Three fishermen missing after trawler capsizes
The capsizing of a trawler off the coast of Guyana has left at least three fishermen missing and the Coast Guard has launched a search and rescue mission.
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The capsizing of a trawler off the coast of Guyana has left at least three fishermen missing and the Coast Guard has launched a search and rescue mission.
The Indian supplier of the nine non-performing drainage pumps procured under the previous APNU+AFC government has signalled its preparedness to send a team of engineers to resolve the matter and it has also been issued with an ultimatum.
The Guyana Police Force is currently searching for a 44-year-old man who it says disguised himself as a woman and fatally shot his daughter’s boyfriend.
After a prolonged period of silence from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Sunday Stabroek has been able to confirm that no decision has been reached as yet on whether to grant an environmental permit for ExxonMobil’s Yellowtail development project.
A New and United Guyana (ANUG) has announced that executive Kian Jabour would be withdrawing from all of the party’s activities pending the outcome of criminal proceedings against him over the alleged assault of his former girlfriend.
A West Coast Berbice youth is now dead after he crashed into a bus while riding his motorcycle along the Number 8 Village Public Road on Saturday.
After a hiatus over five years, the National Ophthalmology Hospital, located at Port Mourant, has restarted cataract surgeries.
Guyana’s future lies beyond oil and gas, according to Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Office for Investment (GO-Invest) Peter Ramsaroop, who says there are other significant opportunities for development.
Oil exploration within the Repsol-operated Kanuku Block, offshore Guyana, is set to continue with the spudding of the Beebei-Potaro well in May.
The Ministry of Health has confirmed the deaths of two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
The National COVID-19 Task Force on Friday announced that the reopening of the Guyana-Brazil border has been extended to include weekends.
First Lady Arya Ali has secured 100 scholarships for Indigenous women in the hinterland to be trained in the maritime and offshore industry, a release from her office said today.
Police in Regional Division #4A are currently searching for a 44-year-old man who allegedly fatally shot 25-year-old Leon Gittens of Lot 118 Cowan Street, Kingston, in the East La Penitence area before making good his escape.
By Lakhram Bhagirat Guyana’s government is moving ahead with its plan to reap the environmental benefits of the county’s forests by putting at least 8 million carbon credits for sale by July, according to climate change specialist Kevin Hogan.
Government is hoping that it can conclude negotiations with China Railway Group Limited on the Amaila Falls Hydropower Project (AFHP) with the intention of starting construction by the third quarter of 2022, according to the head of the gas-to-shore taskforce Winston Brassington.
Stating that the Guyana Court of Appeal failed in applying binding precedent when it affirmed the 23 years imposed on convicted rapist Calvin Ramcharran, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has reduced his sentence to 12 years.
Businessman and A New and United Guyana (ANUG) executive Kian Jabour was on Friday charged with assaulting his ex-girlfriend and released on $20,000 bail after offering a not guilty plea.
The Ministry of Health on Friday reported five more COVID-19 deaths, including four octogenarians, as well as 48 new infections and Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony urged Guyanese to be careful while participating in upcoming Mashramani celebrations.
In September last year, Trisha Ramdass was rushed to the New Amsterdam Regional Hospital to give birth to her only daughter.
Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Mem-ber of the Council of the Ministers of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is due to visit Guyana today.
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