Guyana News

A brief temblor said to be of around 6.2 on the Richter Scale struck around 10.13 pm tonight off Venezuela and was felt in Trinidad, Georgetown and other parts of Guyana.

The Guyana Power and Light Inc today apologised for the extended outage experienced by its customers within South Ruimveldt Gardens, Roxanne Burnham Gardens and East & West Ruimveldt areas yesterday.

The police say they are investigating the death of Chris Allicock,30 years, of Aruka River Mouth North West District, which occurred on Sunday October 06, 2013.

Beepat’s bond located at Temple Street, Ogle, East Coast Demerara and at least two houses are on fire, residents and fire officials have confirmed.

A Venezuela frigate yesterday shadowed a research vessel for a US oil explorer in Guyana’s waters and later forced it to the Venezuelan island of Margarita where it is presently detained, sparking a strong protest from Guyana.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) yesterday said it is instituting wind-up proceedings against security company COPS (Guyana) and the holding company for the local KFC operations, Friendship Hotel and Restaurant Holdings over large outstanding tax sums.

Guyana will from this year begin implementing measures to phase out the use of mercury in mining, Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr.

By Erica Williams A businessman and a real estate agent were yesterday remanded to prison after being charged over 36 kilos of cocaine and a quantity of ammunition found at a house at Ogle earlier in the year.

A Bartica boat captain, hailed as a hero by passengers, yesterday died after being snared underwater by his lifejacket when his boat capsized in the rough Cuyuni Rapids.

The dredging of the Demerara River needs to be boosted to 24 hours a day as it is clear that the routine dredging that is currently practised in the river channel is insufficient to optimise the use of ocean-going ships of Port Georgetown, Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr.

The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) yesterday moved to the courts in an attempt to recover more than $52M in rates and interest it says is owed from 1996 to present and among those targeted are Chartered Accountant Christopher Ram and the owners of Kaieteur News.

A former cycling champion of Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice fell to his death from the top of a coconut tree around 8 am yesterday.

An SUV which was transporting Minister in the Ministry of Finance Juan Edghill and four other passengers crashed yesterday morning while travelling along the Linden-Kwakwani dirt road on the way to Aroaima, Berbice River.

The assailant in the killing of a Hosanna Street, Rosignol, West Bank Berbice teenager has been taken into custody.

Eight pioneering women in the aviation industry were honoured for their outstanding contribution to the local aviation sector in Guyana on Wednesday at the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Officers’ Mess, Camp Ayanganna as the first Women in Aviation Stamp Series was launched and unveiled by Prime Minister Samuel Hinds.

The Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC) on Wednesday celebrated several achievements, including the introduction of the InstaPay bill payment system, at observances to mark the Universal Postal Union’s (UPU) 44th World Post Day.

Orlando Fitzgerald and his 17-year-old son Jesse, who were reportedly shot dead by Venezuelan soldiers in the Spanish speaking territory one week ago, were yesterday buried  after a simple funeral service at Wauna, North West District (NWD).

Oasis Café yesterday celebrated eight years since opening its doors at Carmichael Street, Georgetown.

Minister of Public Works and Communication Robeson Benn yesterday declined to give his account of an incident which occurred on Sunday when it is alleged he ordered police to throw Andrew Livingston in the lock-ups for heckling him.

President Donald Ramotar says the lack of cooperation from opposition parties is hindering progress on development projects vital for Guyana’s transformation and vowed to bring them to fruition, at a town hall style meeting held in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.