Guyana News

Executive Vice-President of the European Commission, Frans Timmermans, will visit Guyana on Wednesday, June 14 and Suriname on Thursday, June 15 to discuss with government representatives, stakeholders and civil society the path towards the upcoming COP28 UN Climate Change Conference.

President Irfaan Ali and members of his Cabinet today held discussions with the United Arab Emirates’  Minister of State for International Cooperation, Reem Al Hashimy and her delegation at State House.

The government on Wednesday met with a delegation of major US and Global Fund managers and discussed among other issues, the potential investment power of this country’s Natural Resource Fund (NRF) but said that it would not be ready until sometime between 2028 and 2030.

New Amsterdam Mayor  Winifred Haywood last night blasted the ruling PPP/C for neglecting the town for a long time.

The medical fraternity is mourning the loss of one of its own after a horrific accident on the Rupert Craig Highway on Friday night.

Friday’s announcement by President Irfaan Ali that taxes will be removed from cell phones will transform the communications sector.

A grandmother is calling for help and justice for her three-year-old grandson who was left in the car of a daycare owner on Friday morning and had to then be rushed to the GPHC for treatment.

As the two major political parties continue their political campaigning within New Amsterdam, two independent candidates are also vying for constituencies 4 and 5 at tomorrow’s Local Government Elections (LGEs).

The Ministry of Public Works (MOPW) yesterday said that it wished to notify the general public that the Ogle Airport Access Road is being maintained in its current state until its planned expansion into a four-lane carriageway.

By Abigail Headley Dawn Stewart, a practising Clinical Psychologist is one of the three candidates in the running to represent Constituency 8 (Stabroek – Wortmanville/ Werk-en-Rust) in tomorrow’s Local Government Elections (LGE).

Just under half of the members of the joint services voted in the Local Government Election (LGE) on June 2nd.

A father and son who had pleaded guilty to the 2018 killing of 23-year-old labourer Brian Dwarka, appeared before Justice Sandil Kissoon on Thursday for sentencing; but only the son was sentenced as the judge said that a review of the evidence showed that there had been no culpability on the father’s part.

Twenty-five-year-old Veshan Bharrat of Reliance, Essequibo Coast, appeared at the Suddie Magistrate’s Court on Thursday June 08, before Magistrate Esther Sam where he was charged with Larceny of Cattle which occurred between May 28 and June 01, at Henrietta, Essequibo Coast.

The Guyana Police Force says that it has been advised that an inquest should be held into the killing of Calvin George whose body was found with stab wounds in Frenchman’s Backdam, Upper Demerara River, Region Ten, on February 24, 2023.

The visiting Qatari Government delegation was on Thursday led on a guided tour of possible sites for the Qatar Embassy here by Director of Projects-Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA),  Omar Narine.

An elderly woman has been arrested by the police after being found in possession of narcotics.

A 29-year-old man from Charity was arrested after police discovered a quantity of cannabis during a search at his home.

The Caribbean Association of National Telecommunications Operators (CANTO) has congratulated the Guyana Government on the intended removal of all taxes on cell phones.

The Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC) today expressed sadness at the passing of one of its managers in an accident at Liliendaal last night.

By Shuntel Glasgow Following controversy over the custody of the remains of notorious murder convict, Royden Williams, the Guyana Prison Service (GPS) yesterday cremated the body despite objections and requests made by the family for it to be handed over to them for burial.