Guyana News

The government, through its Hinterland Housing Programme is working to improve housing for 20 vulnerable families in the Karisparu Village and Meriwa settlement located in Region Eight.

The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) says it is advancing interventions to ensure better water distribution and sanitation systems in Kwakwani, Region 10, where more than 7,000 persons would stand to benefit from improved services.

The Government of Guyana yesterday signed a US$45 million agreement with the World Bank, for the Coastal Adaptation and Resilience (CARes) project as it continues to ramp up efforts to strengthen the country’s flood adaptation and resilience.

Expressing outrage and condemnation over the recent shooting and killing of Westminster resident Jairam Ramkishun and Venezuelan national Evelyn Alves, the Alliance for Change (AFC) is calling on Guyanese to demand more from the Government and the Guyana Police Force (GPF).

Thirty-two-year-old Jeremy Gordon Smith, an IT technician, appeared yesterday before Magistrate Clive Nurse at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court charged with two offences of publishing obscene videos of his ex-girlfriend and was released on $150,000 bail.

With prosecution witnesses lined up, Budhram Heeralall, a 40-year-old driver of Good Hope Housing Scheme, ECD, went on trial at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Abigail Gibbs over a serious accident in April 2023 that left a city businessman with brain damage.

The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) recently said that its Product Compliance Department seized and destroyed 11,660 pieces of substandard electrical fittings and equipment including wires, cables, lamp holders, circuit breakers, extension cords, power outlets, receptacles, knife switches and plugs.

Jitendra Baljodah, a 35-year-old taxi driver from Onderneeming/Sand Pit, Essequibo Coast on Friday pleaded not guilty to assaulting two peace officers.

Ricardo Singh, a 24-year-old from Onderneeming/Sand Pit, Essequibo Coast, appeared yesterday before Magistrate Teriq Mohammed where he pleaded guilty to armed robbery and was sentenced to 27 months in jail.

Radesh Raghobar, who was the subject of a wanted bulletin issued by the Customs Anti- Narcotic Unit on Saturday, 20th July 2024, in connection with the discovery of two AR-15 rifles, two matching magazines, twenty-five 5.56 rounds, one 7.62 round, one bulletproof vest, and 2.3 kg of cocaine found at his home on Friday, turned himself in today at CANU’s Headquarters.

The Board of Governors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB or the Bank) on Sunday noted the closure of the internal administrative process involving Dr.

A 69-year-old construction worker of Westminster Housing Scheme, West Bank Demerara was shot and killed during a robbery at his home yesterday morning.

Commentator Ralph Ramkarran yesterday suggested that the ruling PPP/C consider the creation of a new national register by house-to-house registration in order to “eliminate what would be a major source of distraction during the election campaign”.

A Pomona Housing Scheme teenage boy lost his life yesterday morning when the driver of the vehicle he was travelling in lost control and crashed into the gate to someone’s yard at Fairfield, Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam).

Regional Health Officer of Region Ten Dr Gregory Isaacs has denied allegations of drug shortages at the Linden Hospital Complex, following claims made by Vice Chairman and Executive Member of the Alliance For Change (AFC) Region Ten Mark Goring.

The murders of Melissa Arokium and her eight-year-old son, Anthony Arokium continue to haunt their family who are continuing their call to the Guyana Police Force to bring their killer(s) to justice.

 As part of government’s efforts to boost agricultural development in Amerindian communities, the Ministry of Agriculture, through the National Agriculture Research and Extension Institute (NAREI), recently handed over a selection of plants along with farming equipment to the residents of Akawini, Lower Pomeroon, in Region Two. 

Stabroek News spoke to members of the public in Mahdia, Region Eight and at Atlantic Ville,  East Coast Demerara about the rising cost of living and how it is affecting them.

Liam Brummel, who was born prematurely at the Suddie Public Hospital last month, and whose mother subsequently died of dengue fever complications, was discharged from that facility’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) on July 20.