Guyana News

A group of Guyanese on Thursday held a peaceful protest outside of the Georgetown High Court to protest against rising cost of living and the country’s deal with ExxonMobil.

Aside from contributing to the overall CARICOM aim of reducing food imports by 25 per cent by 2025, Guyana has a number of internal initiatives planned as it has set the same internal target which it hopes to attain through initiatives such as agricultural expansion, modern farming initiatives, while ramping up the production of high value crops and building the infrastructure for easier transport of crops, President Irfaan Ali says.

Rice farmers in Region Two are still owed close to $48 million in total by two leading millers in Region Two for paddy reaped crops ago.

The Health Ministry on Friday reported that 20 new COVID-19 cases had been recorded from the latest batch of tests.

The Charity/Urasara Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) in collaboration with the Regional Administration is continuing with its programme of dismantling vendor’s stalls that are encroaching on the drainage and irrigation system around the market area.

A Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Medic on Monday safely assisted a mother with delivering her baby at the Kaikan Health Post, in Region Seven.

After over four years, some teachers who say they are not being paid their correct salaries are still waiting for the discrepancies to be rectified.

Current President of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) Mark Lyte and former Member of Parliament, Vanessa Kissoon are vying for leadership of the union during its Triennial Elections.

Police in Regional Division #10 are probing the wounding of a security guard during an attack at Saint Aiden’s Primary School at Blueberry Hill, Wismar, by two unidentified males with cutlasses.

Almost two months after his arrest, Linden labourer Jamal Forde was on Thursday charged with raping a minor.

With the cost of wheat skyrocketing, the National Milling Company (NAMILCO) yesterday announced a 15% increase in the price of flour—a move the company says is required to ensure a continued supply on the market.

Matthew Ambedkar, who was driving the vehicle that crashed into a bar at De Willem Public Road, West Coast Demerara (WCD) on Monday night and killed three men, was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged three counts of causing death by dangerous driving.

The Greater Guyana Initiative (GGI) – a 10-year project by ExxonMobil and its Stabroek Block partners – has funded a Hinterland Poultry Project valued more than $120 million (US$608,000).

Rice farmers in regions Two and Six are still dissatisfied and continue to agitate for higher prices from millers for their paddy with farmers at Black Bush Polder in their third day of protest.

Saying that the country’s security needs to be boosted, President Irfaan Ali yesterday charged the Guyana Police Force (GPF) to “up its game” particularly as it relates to crime fighting to meet the needs of the country in light of the economic expansion and transformation that is occurring.

Breaking his silence three weeks after the disappearance of his fellow crewmembers and boat captain along with the vessel at sea, the lone survivor, Vincent Dazell, yesterday said as the boat sank there was nothing that could have been done to save the crew.

Commissioner of Police (ag) Nigel Hoppie yesterday disclosed that a total of forty-five ranks are presently before the court on various charges.

Prices currently being paid by millers for paddy are likely to fall further before any possibility of stability due to internal and external shocks.

Kurt Erskine is now awaiting sentence after a jury yesterday afternoon convicted him of the 2015 unlawful killing of Regent Multiplex Mall owner, Ganesh Ramlall called Boyo, who had been shot eight times.

Linden resident Corwyn Arthur who is currently serving 15 years in jail, now awaits fresh sentencing after a jury convicted him yesterday afternoon for unrelated charges of raping a 16-year-old girl back in 2013.