Stabroek News

A 23-year-old Sophia labourer was fatally shot on Sunday night after he resisted the efforts of two men to rob him of his motorcycle in front of his home.

-leading figures from former Omai Gold Mines Ltd have role Reunion Gold Corporation (RGD) of Canada and G Mining Ventures (GMIN) have struck a deal for gold mining in Oko West in Region Seven.

By Femi Harris-Smith Pacific Development Inc (PDI) has been ordered to refund a woman $6 million dollars for construction of a house it promised, after a court found that the land earmarked for the erection had not been granted by the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA). 

Public Accounts Committee [PAC] member Ganesh Mahipaul has accused the Government of deliberately cancelling yesterday’s sitting of the PAC because it is aware of the damning revelations contained in the 2020, 2021 and 2022 Auditor General’s Reports.

By Michaelangelo Jacobus On Sunday, for the first time since the 2024 cycling season got underway, there was a new winner on the roadways not named Briton John as KFC Evolution cyclist Christopher ‘Chicken Legs’ Griffith took first place in the second Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) Points Road Race.

Dear Editor, The Public Accounts Committee stands as a bastion of transparency and accountability and provides responsible oversight over public funds allocated.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) –  California will conclude a two-year investigation into Exxon and the fossil fuel industry’s role in causing global plastic pollution by summer and decide if it will file a lawsuit against oil giant, its attorney general told Reuters yesterday.

(ESPN) Sunil Narine has ruled himself out of a recall to West Indies’ squad for the forthcoming T20 World Cup in the Caribbean and USA, insisting that “that door is now closed” despite his stellar form for Kolkata Knight Riders at the IPL.

Dear Editor, To the President and Vice President of Guyana, in the lobby of Wells Fargo Bank in San Francisco USA is an original Stagecoach (yes, the ones used in Western Movies), it still has four wheels after 150 years.

The Ministry of Public Works yesterday said that the control tower at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri received a distress call at 15:20 hours yesterday, alerting authorities of a medical emergency onboard AirEuropa’s flight bound to Spain from Peru.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Seasoned Test all-rounder Roston Chase will lead a 15-man West Indies A-side on an historic five-match Twenty20 tour of Nepal starting Saturday.

Dear Editor, I feel severely tempted and figuratively speaking, to put on my armour plate to do battle against the forces of evil standing like gladiators waiting to destroy the independence many of us fought for decades ago.

Chief Labour Officer [CLO] Dhaneshwar Deonarine yesterday declined to comment on scathing criticism from Justice Sandil Kissoon for not discharging his functions in relation to the four-week-long strike by teachers.

Dear Editor, I am writing to express my sincere appreciation for Vice President Jagdeo’s recent response regarding the US$50 million dispute with CH4/Lindsayca and its potential impact on the US EXIM Bank $660 million loan process.

The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) says the recent teachers strike has underlined that Guyanese from all races and communities can come together on issues.

Safely strapped into his trustworthy KTM X-Bow, Vishok Persaud picked up where he left off from last season by turning in stellar performances in Group Four (highest category) races of the Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club (GMR&SC) Circuit Racing Series on Sunday at the South Dakota Circuit.

UNITED NATIONS/BEIRUT,  (Reuters) – Israel has yet to provide evidence for its accusations that hundreds of staff with the U.N.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Rookies Mikyle Louis and Joshua Bishop topped the aggregates during the West Indies Championship which concluded last weekend.

Dear Editor, Today, I saw a most grotesque analogy made by a regular letter writer, GHK Lall.

The autopsy for the Corentyne eight-year-old child who died suddenly at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital on Tuesday last was inconclusive.