Guyana News

Guyanese business owners are continuing to showcase their products at the Benab Duty-Free Shop being hosted by the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) at the Umana Yana at Kingston.

A labourer was yesterday sentenced to two years in jail after he told a city magistrate that he was under the influence of alcohol when he stole a car from the Stabroek Market tarmac.

A man was yesterday remanded after being charged with the rape of a child under the age of 16-years-old.

The Ministry of Health today said that as of February 16th, 2022, three more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

A joint venture involving Guysons has acquired 55 acres of land at Enmore for oilfield manufacturing facilities.

Guyana holds an open door policy to investors but strong local content and low interest rates are qualifying criteria, President Irfaan Ali yesterday said.

Guyana is actively pitching selling carbon credits to states and multinational petroleum operators.

The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) yesterday said that the sexual insult directed by a Government Minister, Nigel Dharamlall, on February 9th to a female opposition parliamentarian across the floor of the National Assembly should be seen as a watershed moment rather than treated as the routine ‘rough and tumble’ of Parliament. 

Barbadian Prime Minister Mia Mottley has proposed the establishment of a regional renewable energy fund to finance the transition from fossil fuels to renewable sources of power.

Miner, Lexroy Garraway, called ‘Bam Bam,’ now awaits sentencing after pleading guilty yesterday, to the 2019 killing of his drinking buddy, Eric Nurse. 

As both Guyana and Suriname continue to make significant oil discoveries, Surinamese President Chandrikapersad Santokhi said that the onus is on countries to ensure that they manage their oil and gas resources in a responsible manner.

Interdicted police officer, Wayde Padmore, now faces a retrial after a jury was unable to arrive at a verdict on charges against him of allegedly sexually assaulting a thirteen-year-old girl back in December 2019 and October 2020.

A decision on the establishment of a National Oil Company (NOC) for Guy-ana will be made by the end of September this year, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday announced as he shared insight into government’s position on key developments in the oil & gas sector.

COVID-19 self-testing may soon become an option for Guyanese as it may be among the solutions to curb the spread of the virus, says the Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony.

Ghanaian President Nana Dankwa Akufo-Addo yesterday stated that while the government here should pursue ambitious policies for the sustainability of the oil & gas sector and its co-existence among other industries, if the concerns of some stakeholders are not properly represented, ventures should not be pursued.

Just under a month after suing the Childcare and Protection Agency (C&PA) and the Attorney General (AG) for more than $25 million in damages for what she said was her unlawful detention, the 14-year-old has now filed an almost $200 million suit against the Guyana Police Force.

With no clues on the root cause of the mechanical issues with the Guyana Power and Light’s Garden of Eden generators, management of GPL is  awaiting a report from Wärtsilä, to advise on the way forward.

The nominees for the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) are still to be formally accepted by the members of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC).

The U.S. Embassy yesterday announced the opening of the annual competition for the 2023-2024 Ful-bright Foreign Student Program. The

The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has commenced its first crop for 2022 with the hopes of achieving its targets as well as to bounce back from the devastating floods of 2021.