Guyana News

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.

Following the murders of Zaheer Mohammed Sheriff and Donvan Washington in the Arimu Backdam, two miners have been charged with being accessories after the fact.

Shawn Thomas also known as ‘Troy Richards’, ‘Mark Baxter’ and ‘Cutty’, a miner of Pearl Village, East Bank Demerara, was yesterday  charged with murder of Ray Narain at Sand Hill Backdam in Region #7 in September, 2022.

Mortgagors with the New Building Society (NBS) saw rebates of $800m for 2022 and $850m for 2023 after a decision to drop lending rates to as low as 3.5%.

Customs Law enforcement officers of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) on Wednesday detained four persons “in the environs of Annandale” over smuggled chicken, liquor and beer.

The police on Wednesday issued a bulletin for Stephon Branford over the murder of Courtney Young in Sophia on March 21st.

Family and close friends of Derick Barry, a 31-year-old kitchen assistant of Maggie’s Catering are seeking answers from the Guyana Police Force [GPF] following the discovery of his lifeless body at Splashmins Fun Park on Tuesday.

A nine-member Guyana Defence Force (GDF) team led by Major Mwana McDonald is currently in Saint Lucia attending the Regional Security System (RSS) Unity Exercise 2024 (UNEX 24).

On Wednesday, High Court Judge Navindra Singh granted an application filed by Banks DIH Limited for the removal of vendors from outside its Demico House, Stabroek Market Square location – the company having cited fruitless approaches to both the police and the city for remedies.

Keys were handed over yesterday to four families who are now owners of Core Homes.

Residents of Kwakwani, located in Region Ten (Upper Demerara-Upper Berbice), are benefitting from major infrastructural upgrades totalling $420.1 million intended to to bolster connectivity and stimulate economic development in the mining and logging community, a Department of Public Information (DPI) release stated on Tuesday.

On its third day in Matarkai, Region One (Barima-Waini), a team from the Ministry of Labour on Wednesday conducted inspections and awareness sessions at various mining sites, primarily focusing on the gold mining sector.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has announced the names of the members of the Pharmacy Council of Guyana Board whose tenure began on April 01, 2024 and ends on March 31, 2026.

Kellon Adams, 27, a construction worker of Lot 137 Marshall Street, Annandale, East Coast Demerara was arrested on 2023-04-08 and charged on 2024-04-11, with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking and jailed for three years yesterday.