Guyana News

The statutory 60-day scrutiny process for ExxonMobil and partners’ offshore Yellowtail Project in the Stabroek Blocks recently came to an  end but questions about the work of consultancy firm and local affiliate of the United Kingdom-headquartered Environmental Resources Management (ERM) remain unanswered.

The Ministry of Health today said that as of December 25, 2021, three more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) today said that 13 persons are homeless after three Christmas Day fires.

Police on the East Coast of Demerara (Division 4 ‘C’) say they are probing the discovery of  the skeletal remains  suspected to be those of  Dhanmattie Paul Deopaul, according a 57-year-old female of East Indian descent.

Deon Charles, 28, of Lot 42 Middle Road, La Penitence was gunned down just before midnight yesterday.

The police today said that  Garfield Newton age 36 years, a training officer/ bodyguard employed at Beharry Group of Companies and of Lot 454 Mandela Avenue was killed during a robbery yesterday.

The People’s National Congress Reform today expressed  its sympathy at the passing of Professor Joycelynne Eleanor Loncke, AA, CCH, on Friday 24th December 2021 at the St.

The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU)  today said it is shocked with the unprofessional and unethical conduct of the Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Nigel Dharamlall, who on Tuesday, December 21, 2021 bluntly accused two female Court of Appeal Judges, namely, the Honourable Acting Chancellor of the Judiciary, Yonette Cummings and the Honourable Justice of Appeal, Dawn Gregory, of bias and suggested that they be defrocked. 

The Ministry of Health today said that as of December 24, 2021, three more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

John Fernandes Limited (JFL) has pulled out of an agreement of sale for 143.10 acres of land for $35m with the BV/Triumph Neighbourhood Democratic Council, following public objection and protests from owners of the land who not only criticised the deal but called the price a “vulgar undervalue.”

Retired Professor, Dr. Joycelynne Loncke passed away yesterday. This was revealed to Stabroek News in a letter from Hamilton Green which stated that the professor died yesterday shortly after noon at the St.

More than three months after Orin Boston was shot dead in his bed at Dartmouth by a SWAT cop, the authorities are yet to conclude their investigation and the police are refusing to release the name of the shooter to the family so that a private criminal charge could be laid.

Intensive rainfall earlier this year coupled with an infestation of paddy bugs have negatively impacted this year’s rice production as farmers across the country were forced to cut back on the acreage they cultivated.

Auditor General Deodat Sharma says that the Regional Administration of Region Five (Demerara-Mahaica) breached Section 14 of the Procurement Act of 2003 when it split a contract for $29.530 million to avoid the involvement of the National Procurement Tender Administration Board (NPTAB).

Despite the absence of a design for the new bridge across the Demerara River, Head of the EPA Kemraj Parsram is maintaining that a full scale Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is not required for the project to be approved.

Declaring that the outlook for 2022 is exciting, President Irfaan Ali last night said that it will not be without challenges as the country continues  to face a worsening global supply chain.

The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) yesterday declared its preliminary results for 2021 and touched on several issues that affected its production and profitability. 

Despite having to trek muddy dams in mostly rain, a Yakusari, Black Bush Polder (BBP) girl topped her primary school at the last National Grade Six Examination (NGSE) leaving her family proud and in awe of her achievement.

Christmas is a grand occasion in the Amerindian community of Moraikobai, with many former residents returning to celebrate with their relatives. 

Most of the members of the Harbour Light Baptist Church at Bushy Park, Parika, East Bank Essequibo come from impoverished backgrounds and the church leaders are on a mission to tackle it, not just at Christmastime.