Guyana News

Amaziah Hohenkirk, a  36-year-old labourer of Lot 1803 Unity Place, Festival City, Georgetown, died yesterday after he was allegedly stabbed by a 42-year-old housewife of Lot 3 Perry Street, Tucville, Georgetown.

Forty-eight-year-old Lee Holder, of Lot 661 Paradise, East Coast Demerara, appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday charged with causing death by dangerous driving.

(Reuters) – The United States yesterday announced an entry ban on former Surinamese President Desi Bouterse and six former military officials, citing alleged involvement in the extrajudicial killings of political opponents in the 1980s.

Over 1,000 Region Three families were allocated house lots yesterday in the new Wales Housing Development Scheme on the West Bank of Demerara, as the first ‘Dream Realised’ House Lot Allocation exercise for 2024 was held.

The mortality and disability associated with cervical cancer are set to drop significantly with the introduction of a new 2024-2030 National Action Plan.

Juan Edghill, Minister of Public Works, yesterday morning visited several infrastructural projects in Region 3.

A Corentyne family is now mourning the loss of their mother after she was found brutally murdered yesterday morning in the Corentyne backlands. 

Sheriff Construction,  a subsidiary of the Sheriff Group of Companies, has announced that it has successfully transitioned from private to public projects with the completion of a Guyana Sugar Corporation revetment project at the Albion estate.

AThirty-three-year old, Junior DaSilva, a Brazilian national, of Lot 23 Hadfield Street, Georgetown, appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court concerning the matter of his extradition to Brazil.

Yesterday, officers from the Ministry of Labour’s Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Department inspected multiple construction sites along Oronoque, Robb, and Charlotte streets in Georgetown.

Lawrence Fanfair, a 38-year-old taxi driver was allegedly shot by his brother on Thursday night at their Lot 21 Castello Housing Scheme, La Penitence home during an argument over a woman.

Rophro Peters, a 27-year-old pastry maker of Lot 301 Middle Road, East La Penitence, Georgetown, appeared before Magistrate Clive Nurse at the George-town Magistrate’s Court yesterday charged with robbery with violence.

The residents of Wailang/Kurobrang, in District Two of Region Eight will now have some of their transport woes alleviated with the acquisition of a pick-up truck.

Mark Anthony Young, of Lot 183 East La Penitence, Georgetown, appeared before Magistrate Clive Nurse at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday where he was charged with simple larceny.

Prime Minister Mark Phillips met with the Ambassador of the Dominican Republic to Guyana,  Ernesto Torres Pereyra, and the Chief Executive Officer of Grupo Cavel, the parent company of Electric Motors, Joel Tavarez and team, yesterday afternoon at the Office of the Prime Minister on Camp Street.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) has disclosed that as part of its efforts to modernise the institution it will be changing its approach to promotions.

The Police say they are investigating the murder of Ninawattie Nandalall called Sharda, 52, of Lot 43 No.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. officials met representatives of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Mexico this week to express concerns about Venezuela’s electoral process, a White House official said today.

ExxonMobil today said that it has made a final investment decision for the Whiptail development offshore Guyana, after receiving the required government and regulatory approvals.

By Marcelle Thomas As Guyana Power and Light (GPL) consumers across the country continue to grapple with the nearly daily blackouts, government yesterday announced that it is close to sealing a two-year deal with Turkish power supply company – Karpowership – for 36 megawatts (MW) from a ship to help offset peak demand.