Guyana News

Flood-affected residents of Kwakwani, Upper Demerara-Upper Berbice (Region Ten) have been provided with water tanks and other emergency flood relief resources as a result of a collaboration between the Civil Defence Commission (CDC), the Canadian High Commission, and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

A company that recruits workers for one of ExxonMobil’s prime contractors, SBM Offshore has agreed to rectify the overtime rates paid to Guyanese working on the Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) platform.

A company that recruits workers for ExxonMobil has agreed to rectify the overtime rates paid to Guyanese working on the Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) platform.

The Ministry of Home Affairs,  the Guyana Police Force and the GDF Air Corps are currently investigating the circumstances surrounding an illegal aircraft bearing Venezuelan registration # YV506 which was discovered abandoned off an illegal airstrip in Kuruduni some 20 km from the Kurupukari crossing.

APNU+AFC frontbencher Amanza Walton-Desir yesterday hammered the government for its perceived failure to address the effects of inflation and to take better care of the neediest citizens as she opened the parliamentary debate on the $552.9 billion national budget.

Canadian oil explorers CGX Energy Inc and Frontera Energy Corpora-tion yesterday announced a commercial oil find off the Corentyne coast and this is to be further evaluated.

A Guyana Fire Service (GFS) investigation has concluded that the blaze  which gutted a Guyana National Shipping Cor-poration Limited (GNSC) building on Sunday morning was an act of arson.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that as of January 30th, 2022, two more men who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday presented the President’s Medal to the University of Guyana’s 2020/2021 valedictorian, Devindra Kissoon.

Finding the 88 years imposed upon him for the murder of his former girlfriend to have been excessive, the Guyana Court of Appeal has decreased Jermaine Maynard’s sentence to 46 years, from which it ordered further deductions for time so far served since his conviction back in 2016.

Speaker Manzoor Nadir yesterday dismissed the APNU+AFC motion calling for 22 members of the government to be sent to the Privileges Committee for alleged “unparliamentary conduct” on the grounds that a prima facie case was not established.

Residents of several communities within Pomeroon-Supenaam (Region Two), will soon be able to access the internet through the ICT Access and eServices for Hinterland, Poor and Remote Communities Project, under the Office of the Prime Minister.

Construction for the “safe space” recreational area along the Lamaha Street corridor in Georgetown is advancing and the site may be open for public use by Valentine’s Day.

A Garnett Street, Kitty man was yesterday placed on $10,000 bail after being charged with assaulting a peace officer.

A woman charged with stealing over $1 million from her former employers was on Monday sentenced to two years behind bars after being found guilty at the conclusion of her trial.

A number of upgrades are set for the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) for this year, according to Finance Minister, Dr.

A mason was yesterday asked to post a total of $150,000 bail to secure his pre-trial liberty after he was faced with charges of inflicting bodily harm and wounding.

While there are currently over 11,000 active COVID-19 cases in the country, Minister of Health, Dr.

An Albouystown man yesterday told a city magistrate that he was drunk when he walked into an apartment and stole laptops and other items.

Darrell La Fargue, the former Queensway Security Service worker who is accused of stealing millions from the company, was yesterday freed of the charges laid against him after a settlement was reached.