Guyana News

Prime Minister Mark Phillips on Saturday said that there is no plan by the PPP/C government to increase the power tariff in Linden.

Annai Village Councillor, Lennox George died yesterday morning after the minibus he was driving crashed into a tree in the vicinity of Bina Hill Junction.

The Government of Guyana remains in discussions with the Indian supplier of the nine non-performing drainage pumps procured under the previous APNU+AFC government, according to Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha.

After a two-year gap, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will be visiting Guyana for Article IV consultations where it will meet with government officials and collect information and data as it assesses this country’s economic developments.

An 18-year-old motorcyclist, who was riding without a helmet, died yesterday morning after being involved in an accident on the One Mile Public Road, Wismar, Linden.

With COVID-19 vaccinations at an all-time low, Minister of Health Dr.

Rice harvesting has continued in full swing on the West Coast of Demerara (WCD), despite farmers facing challenges such as the price for diesel and the poor condition of dams. 

Regional Division Three police on Saturday afternoon arrested a 25-year-old labourer from Crane, West Coast Demerara after they discovered a bag containing 34 grams of suspected cannabis in a plant pot about six feet from where the suspect was standing on the road.

GTT Business Solutions says it is aiming to boost businesses by offering internet and voice solutions packages with its new conneX plans.

Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha and Foreign Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Robert Persaud met yesterday with Guyanese living in Suriname.

Seven new hotels are to be constructed this year as the government’s plans for the hospitality sector advance.

Incumbent leader of the Alliance For Change (AFC) Khemraj Ramjattan has confirmed that if nominated he is up for contesting once again for the top post of the party at its upcoming National Conference, which will also decide on its future as part of the former governing coalition with APNU.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) is currently investigating the alleged mishandling of a report filed by a young woman who has alleged that she has been continuously abused and assaulted by her father, a city businessman, over a period of years On Friday night, the GPF said that an investigation was launched to determine whether the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) were followed by the investigating ranks of the Kitty Police Station.

Former Finance Minister Winston Jordan says that hostility from the Chinese contractor for the Marriott Hotel when government tried to get information on it could have possibly delayed auditing of the annual financial records but it is now up to state holding company NICIL to declare what is reflected in its records on the hotel’s balance sheet.

With ExxonMobil ramping up activities offshore Guyana and the government granting more permits to advance the process, a group of environmental activists have written to Chair of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Belizean Prime Minister Johnny Briceño outlining possible risks of the operations.

Almost two weeks after a miner succumbed at a city hospital, the police on Friday issued a wanted bulletin for his alleged killer.

A Roxanne Burnham Gardens, Georgetown woman was yesterday morning taken into police custody after she allegedly set her house on fire.

A 44-year-old fisherman lost his life on Friday night after he was involved in an accident along the Massara Access Road, in the North Rupununi, Region Nine.

The Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU) of the Guyana Police Force on Friday warned of a sharp rise in cases where suspected Nigerian nationals who are in the country illegally as well as some out of Guyana, are working with local accomplices to carry out scams and pyramid schemes on unsuspecting persons.

Police in Region One have apprehended a suspect, who allegedly broke into a Moruca shop and stole more than $100,000 in items last Thursday.