Casmero Cyril Juan, a 26-year-old from Boa Vista, Brazil, who was involved in a fatal accident on Friday 22nd March, 2024 on Barrack Retreat Public Road, Lethem Commercial Zone appeared yesterday before Magistrate Omadatt Chandan at the Lethem Magistrate’s Court, where he pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving and other offences.
Another person who was injured in the catastrophic boiler explosion at Hack Rice Mill in Region Five on the afternoon of March 14, has shared his traumatic experience.
Last week, World Bank Regional Vice-President for Latin America and the Caribbean, Carlos Felipe Jaramillo and Country Director for the Caribbean, Lilia Burunciuc, travelled to Guyana to engage with the Government of Guyana on the World Bank programme.
Navindra Dhanwa and Elisha Campbell, the Managing Directors of Tokyo Motors, have donated three new motorcycles to the Guyana Police Force Transport Department.
Kevin Liverpool, a 24-year-old labourer from Sparendaam, East Coast Demerara, was arrested on Saturday and charged yesterday with the offence of possession of a narcotic, the police said.
The Ministry of Health yesterday received a donation of 500 units of Haliborange Baby and Toddler Multivitamin Liquid from Massy Distribution, valued at $700,000.
The 18th edition of Earth Hour kicked off on Saturday, March 23, with Guyanese uniting with millions of people around the world from 190 countries and territories in support and celebration of planet Earth.
Commander of Regional Police Division #9, Senior Superintendent Raphael Rose, says that three girls, ages 5, 6 and 8, are reported to have drowned in a ‘fish pond’ in Massara Village, North Rupununi.
France is to establish an embassy here next year, according to a joint communique following a meeting at State House yesterday,
Guyana has also agreed to purchase maritime patrol assets from France.
French Foreign Minister Stėphane Sėjournė has arrived on a visit and it is expected that he will announce that France will open a full-fledged embassy here.
President Irfaan Ali hosted dinner for former US President Bill Clinton, the French Minister of the European Union and Foreign Affairs, Stėphane Sėjournė and a delegation from the Dominican Republic at State House last evening.
Former Auditor General Anand Goolsarran has expressed strong reservations over how the crucial audit of US$7.3b in expenses claimed by ExxonMobil and its partners has been conducted.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday confirmed that the Guyana Government has authorized a recruiting agency to hire 500 Bangladeshi healthcare workers for both the private and public sectors.
Following intense questioning and rebukes over three days, the Guyana Government has submitted additional information to the United Nations Human Rights Committee (CCPR) and has objected to some of the allegations that were put to it.
With the contract signed more than 30 months ago, the pump station for which construction commenced in late 2022 at the head of Adventure Village, Corentyne is yet to come into operation, several sources within Region Six have confirmed.
Azeez Gulab, a 20-year-old motorcyclist died yesterday morning after he was involved in an accident on the Wowetta Public Road, North Rupununi Region Nine.
Shadow Minister of Legal Affairs Roysdale Forde is urging President Irfaan Ali to exercise decisive leadership by convening a national dialogue following Venezuela’s claim that it had created a state in Essequibo.
Police are investigating a fatal accident which occurred at about 1.50 am yesterday on the public road at Bushlot, Corentyne, Berbice, involving a motorcycle (#CL 9018), owned and ridden by Karan Dhuman, a 17-year-old painter from Lot 334 School Street Bushlot Village.
Surinamese President Chandrikapersad Santokhi and President Irfaan Ali met on Saturday for follow-up discussions regarding the construction of a bridge over the Corentyne River and the thorny issue of financing remains to be settled.