Guyana News

Even though it noted that the operation of an asphalt plant on the Linden Highway could temporarily impact air quality, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said that an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) was not required.

President Irfaan Ali and members of his cabinet yesterday held discussions with visiting United Arab Emirates’ Minister of State for International Cooperation Reem Al Hashimy and her team.

Chief Hydrometeorological Officer Dr Garvin Cummings has become the first Guyanese to serve on the Executive Council of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), following his recent election.

A quantity of suspected narcotics along with cash was discovered by police during a cordon and search exercise in Buxton.

Noting that the environmental impacts on the construction and operation of a wharf and mobile concrete batching facility will be minimal, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) yesterday announced that it has waived the requirement of an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) on the project.

The Green Economy Committee of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) wants the private sector to use its influence to find solutions to plastic pollution and educate residents of the city about the dangers of littering.

A 39-year-old Sophia man was on Sunday found with a 9mm pistol and 15 9mm live rounds of ammunition during a search by police on mobile patrol in the vicinity of Main and Church streets, New Amsterdam, Berbice.

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.