Convicted rapist and double-murder suspect Akeem Wong, who had escaped from prison and was being hunted, was fatally shot at about 13:40 hrs yesterday at Groete Creek Backdam, Essequibo River in Region Seven by members of a Joint Services team.
An ambassador to Belgium has been identified, even as President Irfaan Ali actively reviews appoint-ments for envoys to Brazil and India, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hugh Todd has said.
The consortium of Ramdihal, Haynes, Vitality Consulting, and Eclisar Financial & Professional (RHVE), which conducted the US$7.3 billion cost audit on Esso Exploration & Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) for 2018-2020 has been sent comments by the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) on the findings and is in the stages of responding, according to sources.
The Ministry of Labour’s (MoL) investigation into the on the job death of Vreed-en-Hoop Shorebase worker, Rusbel Azocar, has been completed and a number of recommendations have been to the company.
Residents of Genip Lane, East Ruimveldt have expressed their disappointment and frustration over the government’s decision to convert a portion of a play area into a 12-ft wide concrete road without their input or consent.
Recently elected Vice Chairman of the Guyana Public Service Cooperative Credit Union Ltd (GPSCCUL) Patrick Mentore said that he has provided the list of names of those who attended the Special General Meeting as well as a list of those who voted.
The University of Guyana (UG) Law Department emerged victorious at the recent “Battle of the Titans Mooting Competi-tion,” which was organised by the University of the West Indies (UWI) Law Society’s Legal Education Committee at Mona in Jamaica.
On Saturday afternoon, acting on information received, the police went to Prince William Street, Plaisance, East Coast Demerara, where they searched an empty lot and found 243 grammes of cannabis.
As the country continues to be faced with daily and intermittent power outages, all of the 17 heavy fuel oil generators which were procured from Honduras last year are still to be installed.
Students from Queen’s College (QC) have come out on top in the inaugural University of Guyana Law Society (UGLS) Inter-School Mooting Competi-tion, which was held in collaboration with Moot Court Guyana (MCG) last Thursday.
The Rotary Club of Garden City Georgetown has installed peace poles and mental health benches at various locations in the city, including the Bishops’ High School, signalling a commitment to fostering peace and harmony within the community.
Some 38 young people graduated recently as the first batch of Biomedical Technicians and are now equipped with a City and Guilds certificate, which enables them to provide much-needed support within the public health sector, according to a release from the Depart-ment of Public Information (DPI).
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has pronounced that a proposed Rupununi ecolodge in Lethem is exempt from conducting an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
According to a notice published in the state-owned newspaper yesterday, the EPA reviewed the application for the permit and has determined that the project, located at 51-53 Commercial Area, Lethem, Region Nine, will have no significant impact on the environment.
Prison escapee and double-murder suspect Akeem Wong was fatally shot at around 13:40 hrs today at ‘Groete Creek’ Backdam, Essequibo River in Region #7, the police say.