Guyana News

-suspect in custody Police are investigating the murder of Avienash Singh, a 30-year-old fisherman of Charity Squatting Area, Essequibo Coast, which occurred on Sunday at a shop in the area operated by the suspect’s reputed wife.

-oil industry seen as fuelling increases By Khadidja Ba Rental prices in the city have risen so much over the past five years  that even renting a habitable one-bedroom apartment for less than $80,000 per month is a challenge.

Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat has invited jewellers and goldsmiths to a meeting today.

Indigenous leaders from across the Caribbean and Canada called for greater economic empowerment, participation in decision-making, and robust protection of rights at an Indigenous Peoples Forum which opened the Carib-bean Development Bank’s (CDB) 54th Annual Meet-ing yesterday in Ottawa, Canada.

Following yesterday’s downpours,  Stabroek News visited several wards of Georgetown and observed varying levels of flooding and blocked drains compounded by garbage accumulation.

Miners and loggers as well as residents of Kwakwani, Region Ten, are expected to benefit from critical infrastructural upgrades – valued at $489 million – which are projected to bolster connectivity and accessibility in the Kwakwani sub-region, a release from the Department of Public Information (DPI) said.

-GPSU says as it celebrates 101st anniversary The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) is celebrating its 101st anniversary and is using the occasion to call on public servants to rise and demand a living wage.

-commits to footing bill for repairs Pritipaul Singh Investments has committed to paying the costs for whatever repairs are needed to the Demerara Harbour Bridge after its vessel accidentally collided with it on June 4, Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill disclosed.

Caribbean Airlines Limited has announced its continued support as the Official Airline for Cricket Carnival Guyana 2024, which marks the second consecutive year of partnership with this event.

On Friday, amidst a gathering at the Kumaka waterfront in Region 1, the Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand presided over the formal commissioning of a newly acquired boat, acting on behalf of Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony.

-First Lady tells UN Conference Persons with disabilities must be empowered to live a life with dignity and respect was the view expressed by Guyana’s First Lady Arya Ali, in her address on June 11 at the 17th Meeting of the Conference of State Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at the United Nations headquarters, New York, USA.

-after suspected gunshot wound The six-year-old child of Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara, who was allegedly shot in the head on Saturday night, remains hospitalised in a critical condition.

Prime Minister Mark Phillips yesterday conducted a walk-through of the construction site of the Enmore Regional Hospital in Enmore on the East Coast of Demerara.

HOUSTON, (Reuters) – A U.S. judge yesterday dismissed a lawsuit Exxon Mobil had filed against activist group Arjuna Capital after the group had agreed not to pursue future proxy filings at the company’s annual meetings.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) recently concluded a series of strategic discussions with the U.S.

-as PPP unwilling to tackle corruption The Opposition has expressed concern over the recent sanctions issued by the United States Department of Treasury and the attendant possibility of a threat to the entire local financial system, which it feels  is an indication that the PPP is unwilling to fight corruption in Guyana.

As the trading of blame continues with respect to the government’s tackling of gold smuggling and corruption here, former president Donald Ramotar yesterday said that during his tenure in office the United States never raised the issue of gold smuggling with him.

A vagrant was killed early Saturday evening during an argument with a man over the man’s missing brother.

A six-year-old girl of Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara has been hospitalised in a critical condition, allegedly with a gunshot wound to the head.

Hours after he celebrated his birthday, a miner was early yesterday morning set afire by another, who found him sleeping in his Wenamu Backdam, Cuyuni River camp, and accused him of having a relationship with his wife.