Guyana News

Former General Manager of the Guyana National Printers Limited and artist, Angold Thompson died today after a fire of unknown origin gutted his Campbellville residence.

ExxonMobil Guyana yesterday said that it and its contractors spend $19b here for the first half of 2021 making it a total of $96.4b since 2015.

Four persons have confessed to murdering Rishi Bharrat, a Crabwood Creek Hindu priest, on Saturday night after he attempted to disperse a group of men who were drinking and behaving raucously in front of his residence.

Alwyn Eastman was on Sunday fatally stabbed following an altercation on  Beterverwagting Access Road, East Coast Demerara.

A driver from the Ministry of Health was yesterday remanded after he was charged with breaking into the Ministry’s vaccination centre and stealing vaccination cards.

Shortly after arriving at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC) yesterday, former acting Chief Magistrate Cecil Sullivan died before receiving medical attention.

A suspected thief was chopped to death early yesterday morning after he and two others were allegedly caught stealing chickens from a Perseverance, East Bank Demerara (EBD) farm.

The Chairman of Region Four, Daniel Seeram has labelled attempts by the Alliance for Change (AFC) to remove him from his post as unfortunate and distasteful.

Lakeraj Fredericks who had filed an appeal against his 2017 conviction for the murder of his brother-in-law was yesterday given a reduced sentence after arguing that the 65-year term imposed was severe but his argument that the trial judge did not properly put his defence to the jury was dismissed.

The Ministry of Health is currently monitoring a number of COVID-19 hotspots around the country even as it was noted that new variants may be circulating here as there has been an increase in hospitalisations.

A business trip ended tragically for a popular pastry vendor when he was shot dead during a robbery at Onderneeming Sandpit, Essequibo Coast on Sunday evening.

A Lindener was yesterday charged with murder after the man he chopped succumbed to his injuries while at the hospital.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on Sunday said that a recent agreement between George-town and Paramaribo for Guyanese fishermen pertains to Suriname’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and not the Corentyne River as was stated in the Sunday Stabroek editorial of August 29 entitled `Fishing licences’.

WWF-Guianas yesterday launched its Sweet Water campaign for freshwater protection in Guyana.

Major infrastructural works are needed to rehabilitate key dams and access roads in the flood-hit communities of Mahaica, Mahaicony and Abary.

The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) says it will destroy any barriers impeding its access to fire scenes.

Construction of the first 20 elevated 2-bedroom homes of 1000 for the mining town of Linden, Region Ten has commenced, the Central Housing & Planning Authority said in a press release on August 25.

Georgetown Mayor Ubraj Narine says no city funds were used for his recent trip to a New York, USA rally organised by the group, Guyana Organization Against Racism (GOAR).

The adolescent COVID-19 vaccination programme continued yesterday at the St. Joseph High School on Woolford Avenue and saw another huge turnout.

On Thursday September 16th, Justice Gino Persaud will deliver his ruling on whether President Irfaan Ali’s name will be struck from the action filed by the Police Service Commission (PSC) regarding the annual promotion of police officers.