Guyana News

The Ministry of Labour’s Board of Industrial Training (BIT) Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programme on Tuesday held a graduation ceremony for 122 youths in Region Six, who have attained a variety of skill sets, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).

A Rosignol, West Coast Berbice fisherman is now missing after the boat on which he was on capsized last evening.  

Rising global fuel prices will not affect electricity or water rates here, President Irfaan Ali assured yesterday, while saying government will offset any increase.

Unless the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) can present “fresh evidence” against him, Marcus Bisram will not be prosecuted for the 2016 murder of Berbice carpenter Faiyaz Narinedatt that the police said he had ordered.

A Corentyne taxi driver and his friend are now dead after he lost control of his car during a street race and crashed into a paddy truck at Borlam Turn, Coren-tyne, in the wee hours of Tuesday morning.

Former Leader of the Opposition Joseph Harmon has officially resigned as a Member of Parliament with effect from Tuesday, March 15, 2022, according to Clerk of the National Assembly Sherlock Isaacs.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) was forced to terminate the services of one of its registration clerks after it was discovered that they were a People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) polling agent, according to two Commissioners.

The prime suspect in the murder of Guyana Defency Force (GDF) Medic Chavez Mangal remains hospitalised in a serious condition, while investigators are on the hunt for three accomplices, according to Regional Commander Khalil Pareshram.

Elvis Fitzgerald Thuesday, the Albouystown man who was nabbed at the Eugene F.

Rice farmers in Region Two on Tuesday staged a peaceful protest on the Anna Regina high bridge to demand higher prices for their paddy.

The Ministry of Health has recorded 11 new COVID-19 cases out of 2,396 tests that were done as of Monday.

Saying they are operating at a loss due to a rise in gas prices, Skeldon’s hire car drivers want to hike fares and are seeking government’s approval although they are private operators.

George Paton, one of the three men accused of the 2018 murder of Bourda Market cheese vendor Troy Ramalho, who was shot during a robbery, is now awaiting his sentencing after pleading to the lesser charge of manslaughter.

A now 22-year-old man who back in 2016 had been charged as a juvenile for the murder of Barima farmer Junior Moses is now awaiting sentence after pleading to the lesser offence of manslaughter.

Children with disabilities in Region Two will soon be able to access specialised learning at a special needs school that will be constructed in the region.

A 19-year-old overseas based Guyanese was shot and killed at Buffalo, New York and a reward of US$7,500 is being offered for any information that may lead to his killer/s.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) is presently engaging the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) on regularising the use of electric bikes, Commissioner of Police (ag) Nigel Hoppie has said.

The Management of the Guyana-Suriname Ferry Service has announced that the M.V

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – A federal appeals court today rejected Exxon Mobil Corp’s XOM.N

With the Caribbean Court of Justice today voiding the section of the Criminal Law (Procedure) Act which empowers the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to order the committal of a murder accused for trial, Marcus Bisram no longer has to answer for the 2016 murder of Berbice carpenter Faiyaz Narinedatt.