Guyana News

On Friday 19th April 2024, Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) Officers conducted an operation in the vicinity of North Road and Bourda Market, where they intercepted a male carrying a white bulky plastic bag.

Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) President Mark Lyte said that the union will await responses from the Ministry of Education before taking next steps in the wake of the court ruling that the teachers’ strike in February, was legal.

Former auditor general Anand Goolsarran believes that the Cabinet is required to object to the award of a contract if it determines that the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) failed to comply with the applicable procurement procedures.

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo, through his lawyer, has asked the court for ex parte judgement in the $50 million lawsuit he brought against controversial naturalised Chinese businessman Su Zhirong, who has never made an appearance in his defence.

A 14-year-old Belladrum Secondary School student was killed yesterday afternoon after she reportedly ran into the path of an oncoming car on the Number 41 Public Road, West Coast Berbice.

Several residents of Mabaruma in Region One Barima-Waini) complained about deplorable public infrastructure during an APNU outreach to the area yesterday.

The adjudication board discussions on the US$50 million dispute between government and gas to energy contractor CH4/Lindsayca will not affect this country’s current US$660 million loan application with the US EXIM Bank, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo last Thursday said.

Stabroek News spoke to members of the public in the area of Fyrish, Corentyne, Berbice about the rising cost of living and how it is affecting them.

Over 250 exhibitors were facilitated at the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security’s “We Lift 4” women-owned business exhibition at the National Aquatic Centre on Saturday and yesterday.

The Public Procurement Commission (PPC) is seeking a Head of Operations, who will report to the Chief Executive Officer.

Police are investigating the unnatural death of a 20-year-old miner at Rock Point Backdam, Jawalla Village, Upper Mazaruni.

Kevin Mohamed, called ‘Pumpkin’, a 28-year-old farmer of Good Hope, East Coast Demerara was charged on Thursday with the possession of a firearm and ammunition without licence.

After recently expressing disappointment at the Speaker of the National Assembly for not approving funds for members of the Economics Services Committee to conduct outreaches in alignment with their duties, Committee chair Shurwayne Holder has said that he will re-engage Manzoor Nadir on this subject.

Niomi Carter, a 26-year-old housewife of Lime Dam, Queenstown, Essequibo Coast was charged with three counts of assault causing actual bodily harm.

Police Regional Division 4’C’ today conducted a training session for its ranks on use of the newly acquired body cameras and their functions.

The 115 Defiant monohull patrol vessel, designed and built by US company Metal Shark, has arrived in Guyana to join the Guyana Defence Force’s fleet, a release from the Office of the President said.

-following court ruling Now that the court has ruled that the strike launched by the GTU for collective bargaining was legal and justified, General Secretary Coretta McDonald said that the union will now re-engage the Ministry of Education to discuss the way forward.

-wants restructuring of NPTAB The Alliance For Change (AFC) on Friday called for the resignation of the government nominees on the procurement commission over their failure to sanction a pump station contract to Tepui Inc and it also called for a restructuring of  the national tender board.

A man remains critically injured following the collision on Friday night on the Williamsburg Public Road that left two motorcyclists dead.

The Caribbean Heart Institute (CHI) says it yesterday performed the first successful Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI), also known as Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), in Guyana.