Guyana News

By Shabna Rahman Amanda Jones, 60, badly wants to move out of the Parika Sea Dam, East Bank Essequibo with her foster daughter, 11,  and five grandchildren, as the area, which is prone to flooding and cannot be provided with water, electricity or good road, is not suitable to raise children. 

The Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) on Friday said it has noted the circulation of a misleading video and the “false allegations” in relation to an arrest made on the 1st February, 2023 of Kirk Browne aka “Coca Tea” at Lot 45 Norton Street, Lodge, Georgetown.

President Irfaan Ali on Friday handed over a house to 62-year-old, Budram Madray, of Number 64 Village, Berbice.

US Ambassador to Guyana, Sarah-Ann Lynch on Friday presented a donation of medical equipment and supplies to Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony at the Linden Hospital. 

City businessman, Azruddin Mohamed, said he has managed to clear his new motor car, a Ferrari 488 Pista Spider, from the US Customs following a ruling from a court in the United States.

Director of Rehabilitation and Disability Services, Dr Ariane Mangar of the Ministry of Health and Assistant Chief Education Officer – SEND,  Keon Cheong have teamed up to bolster and enhance the services offered at special education schools.

The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) on Friday awarded seventeen long-serving members as it observed 56 years as a member of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).

The stadium slated for Palmyra, Region Six is expected to be functional  by the end of 2025 as clearing of land has already commenced at the location, President Irfaan Ali disclosed yesterday as his office wrapped up a two-day programme in Ber-bice. 

Almost a week after one of his accomplices was fatally shot during a robbery in Industry on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD), 35-year-old Sherwayne Freemon was charged and remanded to prison while the police are on the hunt for the other two suspects.

Guyana ranks 67 and remains a flawed democracy, falling two points on the world global democracy index where some 167 countries were analyzed, the 2022 Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) report states.

Wildlife trader, Feezal Shaw, was yesterday found guilty of trafficking in persons following the conclusion of a trial before Magistrate Faith Mc Gusty.

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) yesterday denounced the violent protest action which followed an intelligence-led operation involving the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) in the vicinity of Buxton, East Coast Demerara on February 1, 2023.

At about 2:34 am yesterday the Guyana Fire Service was alerted to a fire at Lot 110 Grove Public Road, East Bank Demerara.

Minister in the Ministry of Public Works, Deodat Indar yesterday upbraided the contractors attached to the Grove road expansion project (construction of concrete drains) for failing to strictly adhere to the guidance provided by the technical officials from the ministry.

Travis Hazel, called ‘50’, a 36-year-old businessman of Lot 24 Silver City, Wismar, Linden, and Royston Hilliman, a 48-year-old businessman of Lot 1831, Main Street, Central Amelia’s Ward, Linden, were charged on Thursday with the wounding of Dwayne Mitchell, a 19-year-old miner of Wisroc.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that a Region Five woman, 26, died from COVID-19 on February 1st.

Several persons including a police officer and two Venezuelans are now homeless after a fire completely destroyed an Agricola residence yesterday afternoon.

The staff of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport Corporation (CJIAC) and the Guyana Police Force were able to join forces and retrieve a missing piece of hand luggage belonging to passenger Oswald Blair.

Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat says that a preliminary report on the US$7.3b audit of cost oil claims submitted by ExxonMobil’s subsidiary, EEPGL has been completed and the final document will be ready by March.

Twenty-three-year-old Stephanie Gamell, a teacher of Richmond Housing Scheme, was yesterday remanded on the charge of murdering her 75-year-old grandmother, Agatha Gamell,  when she appeared virtually before Magistrate Esther Sam at the Suddie Magistrate’s Court.