Guyana News

Eighteen-year old Triston Chapman of Critchlow Circle, Tucville, Georgetown, appeared yesterday before Acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court charged with robbery with violence.

It is now more than a month since a section of the public road at Sisters Village between Duncan Street and Saw Pit Turn on the West Bank of Demerara has been dug up, filled back, and left unfinished.

The National Weather Watch Centre (NWCC) has issued a special information bulletin, warning of the ongoing effects of a very high concentration of Saharan dust currently sweeping across Guyana and the Caribbean.

-process marred at Education Ministry By Khamisi Slowe Hundreds of public servants across several ministries in the city began collecting their $100,000 cash grant cheques from the government but there was confusion at a Ministry of Education site and the process is set to continue there today.

The acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Guyana Power and Light Inc.

A spanking new $205m magistrate’s court was commissioned yesterday at  Mahaicony.

-vehicles to be detained The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) yesterday said that it has uncovered a racket, which is estimated to have cost  “hundreds of millions in lost taxes” where  unscrupulous importers including some auto dealers, have made false declarations as to the engine capacity (cc) of some luxury motor vehicles contrary to the provisions of the laws.

-need for counselling seen By Khadidja Ba During a four-day visit by Stabroek News to  Mahdia, Campbelltown and Micobie, the parents of 11 of the girls who tragically lost their lives in the dorm fire in May 2023, as well as the parents of the boys who witnessed the horror,  raised serious concerns about unfulfilled promises from the government and feeling silenced by local authorities.

Police are investigating the suspected murder of 23-year-old Marciano Michel Nelon, also known as ‘Dutchie,’ a Surina-mese national employed as a labourer who resided in Bangla-desh, Port Mourant, Corentyne, Berbice.

Customers of the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) were left without withdrawal access to their accounts for around two hours yesterday due to a technical outage affecting the bank’s POS (Point of Sale), ATM, and GO Banking services.

The proprietors of Molly’s General Store are reeling from a harrowing home invasion that occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Every Man, Woman and Child in Guyana Must Become Oil-Minded – Column 148 Introduction The two previous parts set out the parallels between the Canadian Churchill Falls case and Guyana’s 2016 PSA.

Linden’s Town Clerk Lennox Gasper, took to social media last evening via the Linden Mayor and Town Council Facebook page to announce a delay in processing wages and salaries for the Council’s staff of over 119 members across various departments.

The Guyana Police Force has announced traffic arrangements for today with plans for a Christmas parade and  to reduce traffic congestion in the usual shopping areas.

The Home Affairs Ministry has published an advisory to inform the public that individuals seeking to extend their visitor’s stay through the Immigration Support Services (ISS) department can now do so conveniently from home using the Ministry’s online portal at eservices.iss.gov.gy.

Prime Minister Mark Phillips, during a recent visit to Upper and Lower Pomeroon, Region Two, tested and connected the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite devices installed in Karawab, St Monica, Kabakaburi, Aberdeen, Lilydale, and Martindale.

Three weeks after an accident on the access trail leading to St Cuthbert’s Mission/Pakuri Village claimed the lives of three persons, no one has been charged.

Sixty-three small contractors signed contracts yesterday to improve the drainage and irrigation infrastructure in Region Two.

Hundreds of teachers have lined up at the St Stanislaus College on Brickdam to collect the $100,000 cash grant announced by the government.

The Guyana Sugar Corpo-ration (GuySuCo) has been given the necessary resources for a productive first crop and government has read them the ‘riot act’ saying that they have no excuse and must produce or face stern consequences.