Guyana News

President Irfaan Ali received a courtesy visit from an executive team from Caribbean Airlines (CAL) today at State House.

Calwyn Croal, a 53-year-old construction worker of Lot 178 Blueberry Hill Wismar, Linden was today charged with the attempted murder of Linden businessman, Nigel Somersall, the police said.

After Senior Magistrate Leron Daly temporarily remanded Police Legal Advisor Mandel Moore over his failure to submit promised evidence in the cybercrime proceedings against Detective Sergeant Dion Bascom, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has written to the Chancellor of the Judiciary seeking to have the trial reassigned.

While highlighting that Guyana’s fiscal policy has been appropriately supporting growth and “considerably” reducing the fiscal deficit, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called on the government to gradually reverse tax subsidies aimed at easing the cost of living.

Dorwain Bess, the businessman who is linked to an alleged plot to extort a city businessman Afras Mohammed, was yesterday charged and placed on bail, while the Guyana Police Force (GPF) issued a wanted bulletin for overseas-based Guyanese Rickford Burke in relation to the same crime.

A total of $24 million has been spent to improve the Mibikuri Magistrate’s Court, located in Black Bush Polder, in order to offer better services to the people of the community and its environs.

When Dr Beverly Aiyanyor planned what she described as her solo trip to Guyana for vacation, it was for just that – vacation – and so obviously, nowhere in her plans was work included.

After a two-year hiatus, Guyana’s premier natural hair event Curl Fete promises to be day filled with exciting activities.

With its annual wages and salary negotiations underway, the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) is seeking an across-the-board 16% hike for sugar workers.

St8ment Investment Inc, the company responsible for the construction of the Primary School at Bamia/Amelia’s Ward, Linden has stalled works for almost two months now and is yet to provide the Regional Administration with reasons for the move.

Having received US$20 million from the World Bank in 2020, the Ministry of Natural Resources is using some of the funds to find a consulting firm to help review and evaluate ExxonMobil’s Uaru project.

The hearing of the challenge to the non-appointment of a substantive Chancellor and Chief Justice has been set for November 23rd at 1:30 pm.

Guyana’s first online ferry booking system will be launched on Saturday for persons travelling the Parika/Supenaam route by the Transport and Harbours (TH&D) Department, according to acting Director of Tourism Kamrul Baksh.

An autopsy has ruled out foul play in the death of 30-year-old Simon Peters, whose lifeless body was discovered in a canal at Land of Canaan, East Bank Demerara last week.

A security guard was on Wednesday granted bail in the sum of $140,000 after she was slapped with two cybercrime charges of posting derogatory statements about two women.

Two sets of bids were opened on Tuesday at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) for the construction of two wells for the Guyana Water Inc (GWI).

The Region 10 Regional Democratic Council (RDC) has invited contractors to bid for contracts for the construction of two health centres.

The Ministry of Health on Thursday recorded a total of 5 new COVID-19 cases from from the results of 250 tests.

Brazilian Dr Barbosa da Silva Jr was on Wednesday elected the new Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).

Dorwain Bess, a 45-year-old businessman of Bel Air Park, Georgetown was arrested by ranks from the Police Major Crimes Unit at CID Headquarters, Eve Leary on 2022/08/26 and charged today  with Conspiracy to Commit a Felony Contrary to Section 33 of the Criminal Law (Offences) Act, Chapter 8:01, the police said.