Guyana News

A total of over one tonne of cocaine and cannabis was seized last year by police ranks.

For last year, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) seized a total of 71 illegal firearms.

Despite a court order, the Ministry of Education is yet to recoup money to cover the cost of stolen fuel by a former employee, according to Permanent Secretary Alfred King.

 The Guyana Association of Professional Engineers (GAPE) and Guyana’s engineering fraternity are mourning the loss of  engineer, Dionne Amsterdam, MSc (Eng.),

Trudy DeHaarte, 48, a well-known animal rights activist, fatally shot herself at the Brickdam Police Station this morning. 

The Inter-American Development Bank’s rejection of the Guyana Shore Base Inc’s (GYSBI) expansion loan on the ground that new oil and gas operations won’t be funded has serious implications for this country, according to industry officials.

The Government of Guyana will this week lift physical distancing measures having recently recorded low numbers of positive COVID-19 cases and deaths, Director of the National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) Colonel Nazrul Hussain yesterday said.

A deal for the New Demerara Harbour Bridge could soon be reached as government yesterday said that it was anticipating closing negotiations soon.

Around 800 persons were expected to become landowners on Friday during the CH&PA’s first ‘Dream Realised’ Housing Drive for 2022.

The Ministry of Labour’s Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Department has conducted thorough investigations of workplace deaths that were reported between 2020 and 2022, according to the department’s head Gweneth King, who has said two employers are before the courts as a result.

Civil Society group Article 13 has criticised Chief Election Officer (CEO), Vishnu Persaud over his response to questions on the elections expenses returns from the parties which contested the March 2020 General and Regional polls.

Builders Engineering and Architectural Consultancy on Friday signed a contract with the Government of Guyana for the Construction of a Poultry Rearing and Processing Facility at One Mile, Matarkai, Region One.

Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh on Tuesday met with British High Commissioner to Guyana, Jane Miller, and two visiting officials from the United Kingdom,  Nicholas Lea, Deputy Chief Economist of the Foreign Commonwealth and Department Office (FCDO), and Katerina Evzona, Inclusive Growth Team Leader in the Caribbean Development Team (FCDO).

Police have arrested seven men after they discovered two firearms and four rounds of ammunition in a house at Stevedore Dam, Georgetown following a raid.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that 10 new cases of COVID-19 have been recorded.

The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) says that at approximately 11.15 am yesterday, the L2 and L5 Transmission Lines which link the company’s Golden Grove to Sophia and Sophia to Kingston Substations respectively tripped.

The Environmental Assessment Board (EAB) has set a public hearing for Tuesday, March 29 on the decision by the EPA not to require an impact study for the proposed new bridge over the Demerara River.

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hugh Todd (right) on March 9th received a courtesy call from Jairo Valverde, Resident Representative on the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

The Judiciary of Guyana is mourning the passing of former Chancellor of the Judiciary Cecil Kennard.

An East Canje, Berbice bar fight during the wee hours of today has left a 24-year-old dead after he was chopped about his body.