Stabroek News

-after failure by gov’t to hold talks for 2019-2024 After a bruising four-week strike, the GTU will resume its industrial action tomorrow  over the government’s refusal to hold collective bargaining from 2019 to 2024.

Police in Region Ten are currently investigating the drowning of an 18-year-old student on Monday at about 13:00 while he was on a sight-seeing expedition at Rockstone, Essequibo River, with his friends.

The Suriname-Guyana Chamber of Commerce (SGCC) has announced the signing of a groundbreaking Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with Berbice business bodies.

Kevin Springer, a 28-year-old contractor of Lot 5 Sparendaam, East Coast Demerara (ECD) and Denzil Scott, a 30-year-old self-employed resident of Lot 74 Sparendaam appeared yesterday before Magistrate Rochelle Liverpool at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court where they were jointly charged attempting to murder Jermain Williams, a 50-year-old, unemployed man of Lot 88 Prince William, Street, Plaisance, East Coast Demerara.

Western Tigers defeated Den Amstel 4-2 in their final match of round one in the KFC Elite League yesterday at the National Training Centre, Providence, East Bank Demerara.

The case involving former Chief Election Officer (CEO), Keith Lowenfield; former Deputy Chief Election Officer (DCEO), Roxanne Myers; and former Region Four Returning Officer (RO), Clairmont Mingo, among others, accused of electoral fraud, has been adjourned until May 29.

– fixtures will decide roster berths for local players The Golden Jaguars senior men’s outfit will contest two international friendlies against arch-nemesis Trinidad and Tobago, which will be used to select the remaining roster spots for locally based players for the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers.

The body that was pulled from a trench at Dennis Street between ‘C’ and ‘D’ Fields, Sophia, Georgetown, on Monday afternoon has been identified as that of Monella Hamer of Pattensen Access Road, Turkeyen.

Dear Editor In a functioning democracy, the relationship between government and its citizens should be one of mutual respect, especially when it comes to addressing the concerns of vital professions such as teaching and nursing. 

Local gold miners were recently given a boost with the distribution by the Guyana Geology & Mines Commission (GGMC) of mining blocks across four mining districts.

LIMA, (Reuters) – The Chinese state-owned company at the centre of a dispute over operations of a megaport it is building on Peru’s Pacific coast insisted yesterday on terms agreed with the government, as some local officials have sought to backtrack on the deal.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. issued visa restrictions against executives of several Colombia maritime companies allegedly linked to migrant transportation to the Colombia-Panama border, a senior U.S.

The Guyana Customs House Brokers and Clerks Association held their AGM on Saturday May 4th and Colin Moore was returned unopposed as the President for a second term.

Dear Editor, I’ve got something on my mind that I just can’t shake regarding the allocation of house lots in Essequibo or lack thereof.

Twenty-five-year-old Trifon Landry appeared before Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday, where he was charged with robbery and robbery with violence.

Dear Editor, The critique posited by Roysdale in his recent letter about President Irfaan Ali’s dancing at the PPP/C congress is, frankly, a case of misplaced priorities and a gross misunderstanding of what truly affects the dignity of a democracy.

(Trinidad Express) Renowned Caribbean health researcher and scholar Professor Emeritus David Picou has died at the age of 97.

Dear Editor, I have lots of issues with ‘live’ cricket broadcasting in the region, and the world at large, but my  particular concern is  with some of the Guyanese, who are involved currently in this profession.

Jermaine Williams, 31, a boat captain of Leonora, West Coast Demerara, appeared yesterday at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Teriq Mohamed where he was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm without a licence, and unlawful possession of ammunition without a licence.

ELDORADO DO SUL, Brazil, (Reuters) – Rescuers rushed to evacuate people stranded by devastating floods across the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul yesterday, with at least 90 dead, thousands left homeless, and desperate survivors seeking food and basic supplies.