Guyana News

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Ministry of Agriculture’s Hydro-meteorological Service yesterday signed a handover agreement for 45 rain gauges and 90 measuring jars to support Guyana’s sustainable disaster preparedness and response initiatives. 

A 19-year-old man is currently hospitalised after he was stabbed during a scuffle on Tuesday night at the Unity, Mahaica seawall.

President Irfaan Ali today appointed the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) board and named Major General (Rtd) Joe Singh as the Chairman.

(ESPN Cricinfo) West Indies limited-overs captain Kieron Pollard has retired from international cricket, announcing the decision on social media on Wednesday, a day before his IPL franchise Mumbai Indians’ game against Chennai Super Kings.

Attorney-at-Law Nirvan Singh was this morning charged at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court with allegedly directing racial remarks towards Police Constable Shaunette Bollers.

The PNCR today expressed condolences at the sudden passing of Kadim ‘Kads’ Khan this morning.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected here in June this year, sources say, which would make him the second holder of that office to visit this country in less than two years.

Fibre Tech Industrial Plastics (FTIP) yesterday became the first Guyanese company to achieve certification under the Guyana National Bureau of Standards’ (GNBS) Made in Guyana Certification Mark Programme.

A 41-year-old mother of two was on Monday night fatally struck down while crossing the Mon Repos Public Road, East Coast Demerara, and the driver has since been taken into custody by the police.

A 24-year-old security guard died on Monday night after crashing into a motorcar on the Ogle railway embankment, East Coast Demerara (ECD).

A businessman has installed a camera on the overhead walkway across the East Bank Highway in the vicinity of the Demerara Harbour Bridge, and also at Houston, East Bank Demerara, to help motorists plan ahead when having to traverse the busy East Bank Highway.

The 21-year-old man who allegedly fatally stabbed his co-worker in the mining camp they shared at the North West District (NWD), Region One, was remanded last week to prison. 

The two men who were busted by the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) last Saturday in Lamaha Gardens were remanded to prison yesterday for allegedly having in their possession a quantity of cocaine and ganja.

A 17-year-old is now dead after he was stabbed by his foster father while his cousin who was also stabbed by the suspect, is critical.

Police have issued a wanted bulletin for Venezuelan national, Luis Jose Medina Zapata, also known as ‘Kemos’ in relation to the murder of Venezuelan national Felipe Galaviz which occurred on Friday, April 15.

A 44-year-old man of Kumaka Waterfront, North West District, died on Monday night after he was stabbed during an Easter Day celebration at Mabaruma Settlement Ground.

Rafeek Khan, Managing Director of Woods Direct, was yesterday re-elected unopposed as President of the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA).

 A 41-year-old mechanic of Wismar Housing Scheme, Wismar, is currently a patient at the Linden Hospital Complex after he was shot on Monday night by a man who also snatched his chain and wedding ring, valued at a total of $420,000.

A two-storey guest house is currently under construction in the Amerindian community of Bethany in Region Two.

It is now up to President Irfaan Ali to determine when the Natural Resource Fund Board will be established and new Public Procurement Commission commissioners sworn in as the National Assembly last Wednesday cleared the names for both bodies.