Guyana News

While acknowledging the enormous quantity of oil discovered offshore Guyana, the United Kingdom’s COP26 Envoy Dr John Murton says Guyana is now in a unique position to use the massive growth from its oil and gas industry to invest in the clean energy transition.

Twenty-four-year-old Shannon Cox now awaits sentencing after being found guilty of the 2017 unlawful killing of schoolboy, Brian Charles Yearwood, who was stabbed while attending a school concert.

By Lakhram Bhagirat Prime Minister Mark Phillips is of the view that in order for Guyana and the wider Caribbean to successfully transition to more sustainable energy sources significant systemic changes would be required.

A Venezuelan national was yesterday remanded after being charged with killing Beauford Watson, a miner.

A man is fortunate to still be alive after falling through the Parika wharf on the Essequibo River.

A police constable is currently under close arrest after he allegedly assaulted a 35-year-old disabled man at Orinduik, Region Eight during last week.

Police in Regional Division #6 yesterday eradicated an estimated $90 million worth of cannabis at a farm in Gateroy Village, Berbice River, and unearthed parcels of narcotics, along with firearms, stashed at Canje River, Berbice.

Prompt action by a handyman and firefighters attached to the Linden fire station spared the Christianburg-Wismar Secondary School in Region Ten from major damage.

Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) on Friday completed the installation of a new well in Wakenaam, Region Three.

Aimed at reducing recidivism and supporting reintegration of prisoners into society, the Government has set aside a sum of $88.9 million this year to train prisoners through the “Fresh Start” Initiative.

A labourer was on Wednesday remanded for allegedly robbing a woman while she was in front of her yard and injuring her.

A Karasabai, Region Nine resident has raised concerns about the condition of the Karasabai Police Station.

The Ministry of Health yesterday recorded one more COVID-19 fatality which pushes the death toll from the pandemic to 1,203.

Local machining company Guysons has clinched a US$60m joint venture for oilfield manufacturing at Enmore that will see the GuySuCo sugar packaging plant being transformed into a fabrication facility.

Construction of the pipeline for government’s gas to shore project will begin by the end of this year as a final investment plan will be made then, Project Lead, Winston Brassington, yesterday announced.

Major works are soon to start on the CGX Energy Inc deepwater port in Berbice and  the company’s Executive Chairman Dr Suresh Narine says that as Guyana seeks to strike a balance between preservation and development of its oil and gas sector some disruption to the environment has to be expected.

A US$20m venture between 3t EnerMech and Orinduik Development Incorporated Training Centre will deliver a  training facility for the local workforce to support the development of the country’s offshore oil and gas sector.

Davanand Narine who stabbed and killed his wife back in 2019 and attempted to commit suicide after, is now awaiting sentence after pleading guilty when his matter was called yesterday morning at the High Court at Suddie.

Three unvaccinated men have succumbed to COVID and 105 new cases of the virus were reported yesterday.

Government has allocated $931 million for the switching out of some of the older antiretroviral (ARV) medications used to treat persons living with HIV/AIDS, according to Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony.