Guyana News

-but will work to make GPL, GWI more efficient The PNCR is seeking to assure citizens that any government led by the party will continue to maintain water and electricity subsidies and has no intention of scrapping them as may have been suggested otherwise.

Station Officer Clayton Pantlitz of the Guyana Fire Service was on July 18, 2024 intercepted by Police at Melanie, East Coast Demerara with  a large amount of illegal alcohol.

– Jagdeo says on allegation against Brutus Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday alluded to the allegations against a senior member of the Guyana Police Force during his outreach in Region Six where he said that the matter is being investigated and the chips will fall where they may.

-foul play not suspected The body of a 22-year-old miner believed to have drowned at about 9 am yesterday at St Elizabeth Backdam, Potaro, Region Eight, while he and a co-worker were floating on a drum in a mining pit was found in the afternoon.

While a “worrying” increase of AIDS-related deaths has been reported in Belize, Cuba, Guyana and Suriname, a recent UNAIDS report is advocating that the end of the AIDS epidemic can be achieved by 2030 if leaders take bold actions.

Continental Agencies Limited, in collaboration with Parle Products, officially introduced the well-known Indian brand to the Guyanese market yesterday.

Bethany, a picturesque village nestled in the Supenaam Creek, in Region Two, recently opened its doors to tourists with the launch of a new guest house. 

Devanand Lall, a 49-year-old labourer of Sparta, Essequibo Coast, was charged with the possession of four grammes of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) yesterday donated equipment valued at US$92,575 to the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Thirty-year-old Yin Xin Zu, a travel agent employed at the Muneshwers Limited Travel Service, on Monday made a second appearance before Magistrate Dylon Bess at the Diamond Magistrates’ Court where she was granted bail in the sum of $400,000 on charges of possession of a firearm without a licence and possession of ammunition without a licence.

The International Building Expo 2024 is gearing up for its grand opening, and according to a release from the Department of Public Information (DPI), some 353 exhibitors from over 14 countries have already registered.

Guyana will import another 50,000 high-yielding coconut plants from Costa Rica to further advance its industry, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).

Residents of De Hoop, Mahaica, have been assured that the $294.3 million infrastructural works on the main access road will be completed by the end of August, the Department of Public Information (DPI) said today.

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI)  yesterday expressed deep concern over recent revelations of corruption and financial impropriety within the Guyana Police Force (GPF) and is calling for an immediate independent investigation into the matter.

-boyfriend critically injured Two families are now left to pick up the pieces after a devastating crash along the Corentyne Public Road left an 18-year-old dead and her 24-year-old boyfriend critically injured.

The second man implicated in the murder of transgender woman, Shawn Anthony Simon was yesterday remanded to prison by acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty before whom he appeared virtually in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

The European Union (EU) and the  Inter American Institute for Co-operation on Agriculture (IICA)  yesterday signed an agreement  which will enable support here for a landmark forest governance pact.

A 27-year-old man was yesterday granted bail in the sum of $700,000  after he appeared before Magistrate Clive Nurse charged with robbing an employee of Toucan Distributors of $10m in the Young Street, Kingston compound of the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI).

Two Guyana Defence Force (GDF)  ranks appeared before Magistrate Sunil Scarce  charged with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking and were remanded to prison.

The Ministry of Agriculture yesterday began spraying rice fields in Region Six  to address the paddy bug issue, the Department of Public Information (DPI) reported.