Guyana News

After more than five decades, Guyana is once again preparing to export manganese as the Chinese-owned Guyana Manganese Inc (GMI), is currently loading ships in Region One with the ore for export.

CARICOM members are still discussing the possibility of boycotting the upcoming Summit of the Americas that is set to take place in Los Angeles, California, from June 6, according to Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley.

Local consortium, PCG Incorporated says it will be in a position to offer its pipe coating services to the oil and gas industry by early 2023, in time for ExxonMobil’s fourth and largest project offshore Guyana – the Yellowtail development.

A family is now mourning the loss of their son who died in an accident yesterday along the Bushy Park Public Road at Mahaicony on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD).

More than a month ago, the government had announced the removal of the excise tax on fuel and this led to a decline in prices, however, as of yesterday there has been another rise particularly in relation to diesel. 

Paul Cheong was yesterday re-elected as Chairman of the Private Sector Commission (PSC) when elections were held at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) and will serve another term from 2022-2023.

A man succumbed to his injuries on Wednesday night at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH), after he was involved in an accident along Mandela Avenue in Georgetown.

Saif Arjune, aged 21 years, of Lot 35 Green Field, East Coast Demerara was yesterday  charged with causing death by dangerous driving.

Commissioner of Police (ag), Clifton Hicken yesterday met with officials from the Child Care and Protection Agency (CPA) to discuss issues relating to children and juveniles who are in conflict with the law.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that 52 new COVID-19 cases have been recorded.

Legislation to govern the real estate sector will soon be developed.

A number of Heads of Government from the Caribbean and Central America have confirmed their participation in the Agri-Investment Forum and Expo, set for next week at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC) at Liliendaal.

The Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) in collaboration with I-Net Communications Inc.

Principal Magistrate, Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus is now the second magistrate to have recused herself from the former Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan’s misconduct case.

Police in Regional Division #5 are investigating an accident that occurred on the Bushy Park Public Road at Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara, which resulted in the death of 25-year-old Eshwar Arjune.

The Government of Guyana may end up executing and operating the Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) plant with Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) being only responsible for the pipeline, according to the gas to shore project manager Friedrich Krispin.

The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT) and its shareholder ATN yesterday announced the launch of a customer service business which will see the transfer of 214 employees of the phone company.

Director of Public Prosecutions Shalimar Ali-Hack found herself in the hot seat on Tuesday before judges of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) whom she tried to dissuade from their apparent view that the evidence used to convict Jarvis Small for the murder of former Queen’s College student—Neesa Gopaul—was “prejudicial” at best.

Following the end of an eight-year court battle with Toolsie Persaud Ltd over riverfront lands at Providence, East Bank Demerara, Nazar ‘Shell’ Mohammed is forging ahead with plans to develop the 25-acre property into a complex to serve his quarry business and the oil & gas sector, he says.

The European Union’s (EU) relationship with Guyana has gotten “even better” and EU Ambassador to Guyana, Dr Fernando Ponz Cantó has pledged continued support to upholding the principles of cooperation, democracy and rule of law here as well as the Government’s ‘One Guyana’ initiative.