More than 2,800 rice farmers in Regions Five and Six have so far been verified to receive assistance under government’s recently announced support programme for rice producers, according to the Ministry of Agriculture.
Three Brazilians appeared before the Port Kaituma Magistrate’s Court yesterday after being charged with overstaying their permitted period in Guyana.
A 21-year-old labourer of Patentia, West Bank Demerara, was arrested yesterday after police found small quantities of suspected cannabis and cocaine in his possession during an operation on the Providence Public Road, East Bank Demerara.
Shaquawn Alleyne, called ‘Iswe’, was today sentenced to 25 years imprisonment by Justice Sandil Kissoon for the murder of his girlfriend, 20-year-old Shonette Dover.
The Ministry of Public Works says that the physical linking of the Soesdyke-Linden Highway Rehabilitation Project and the Good Success to Timehri Road Expansion Project is steadily approaching.
(Ministry of Tourism release) After two exciting days of learning, creativity, and hands-on pizza making, the Pizza Napoletana STG Masterclass in Guyana has officially come to a close!
Shadow Minister of Home Affairs Toshana Famey has called for a thorough investigation into the recent seizure of 23 AK-47 assault rifles and more than 500 rounds of ammunition, describing the discovery as a matter of serious national concern.
Police Sergeant David Lall was on Tuesday remanded to prison after appearing before the Friendship Magistrate’s Court charged in connection with a shooting incident that left 37-year-old gold miner Carlos Trotman without a leg.
Three men were on Tuesday remanded to prison after being charged with the murder of Robert Noble, called `Curry’ at Honey Camp Landing, Middle Mazaruni River, on June 9.
Devon Harry was yesterday sentenced to 21 years’ imprisonment by Justice Gino Persaud for the 2021 murder of Keon McPherson.
Police in Region Seven are investigating two armed robberies at Sewanda Backdam, Region Seven, during which two Brazilian gold miners were reportedly robbed of cash, raw gold, jewellery and other items valued at more than $44 million.
PNCR leader Aubrey Norton has rejected the view advanced by Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed regarding the proposed appointment of three new opposition commissioners to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), arguing that the interpretation of the Constitution being relied upon by the We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) is “fundamentally flawed” both in law and in fact.
A 32-year-old man of Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara, who is another victim of the housing fraud allegedly led by businessman Omar Malik, said he decided to complete the house on his own when he realised that the government and bank would not come to his rescue in any way.
Forty persons have been convicted on charges stemming from a Joint Services operation carried out in the Iwokrama Protected Area over two days earlier this month, while another man has been remanded on a firearm charge.
Mahendra Phagwah, the Coordinator of the schools National Breakfast Programme on Tuesday announced that he had resigned from the post several weeks ago.
A 71-year-old businessman is using a Father’s Day message to call for the repeal of laws criminalising same-sex intimacy between men and the introduction of protections against discrimination for LGBT workers, saying his advocacy is motivated by his love for his son and the loss Guyana has suffered through migration.
President Irfaan Ali on Tuesday reiterated his administration’s commitment to increasing the income tax threshold to $200,000 before the end of its current term in office, saying the measure forms part of ongoing efforts to improve workers’ disposable income.
Swift action by members of the Guyana Fire Service yesterday morning avoided what could have been a major fire on Robb Street at a Chinese-owned store.
A police inspector, Abosola Flatts, who is stationed in Regional Police Division 4A, was yesterday granted $150,000 bail after pleading not guilty to a charge of unlawful transfer of ammunition.
Sheldon Bess, a 37-year-old shop owner of Itaballi Village, Lower Mazaruni River, has been charged with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking, the police said yesterday.
