Launching a broadside at Massy over its profits, Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley called on July 6th for a compact on prices for 30 to 40 food items and sanitary products and there is to be further dialogue on this matter.
Canadian mining companies are continuing to consolidate their interests in the Region Seven Oko West gold mining project in which G Mining Ventures Corp (GMIN) is the lead player.
-at least three died en route from Brazil to Ebini At least three of 300 pregnant heifers died during their transport from Brazil to Ebini in Region 10 and WIN and APNU yesterday flayed the government for what they described as poor arrangements and horrific conditions for the animals even as the livestock authority last night mounted a defence.
-says auto dealer being pressured to change story Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed last night played a recording of a conversation in which it was alleged that the police were trying to fabricate a case against him for the murder of Ricardo Fagundes by linking his former security officer, Mark Richmond to the vehicle that was used in the killing.
-after five failed attempts The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) yesterday held its first meeting of the 13th Parliament after a series of aborted sittings, with members agreeing to meet again on July 27 when several outstanding matters, including proposals to accelerate its work, will be revisited.
The first criminal trial against former Assistant Commissioner of Police Calvin Brutus commenced yesterday before Acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court, where prosecutors outlined allegations that he abused his office to facilitate payments to businesses linked to his wife.
Justice Sherdel Isaacs yesterday upheld a 72-hour extension granted to the Guyana Police Force (GPF) to continue detaining security officer Mark Richmond in connection with the investigation into the March 2021 murder of Ricardo ‘Paper Shorts’ Fagundes.
A post-mortem examination has found that 21-year-old Kerrian Stanford, whose decomposing body was discovered in a shallow grave at Chelsea Park, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara, died from asphyxia and severe spinal injuries.
Almost a decade after rehabilitation works began on the historic Kitty Market, the project remains unfinished despite repeated completion deadlines, and the Mayor and City Council(M&CC) is now saying that the facility should be opened “soon.”
Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) says work is progressing on several major projects under its Grid Modernization Programme, including the construction of new substations, expansion of the transmission network and installation of a battery energy storage system aimed at improving the reliability of the national electricity grid.
The Guyana Police Force (GPF) yesterday announced that it will appeal last week’s dismissal of two cybercrime charges against social media commentator Bryan MacIntosh, called “Bryan Max,” maintaining that the evidence presented during the trial established a prima facie case.
The police are investigating another shooting incident in less than a week at Vigilance South, East Coast Demerara.
An advertisement posted on Sunday on the Sheriff News Network Facebook page showing two Sheriff Security officers holding spades has been removed after drawing public attention in the wake of a viral video of its owner Ameir Ahmed assaulting a man with the same implement.
The police are investigating a fatal industrial accident that claimed the life of a 25-year-old Cuban national during construction works at Providence, East Bank Demerara.
A 32-year-old East Bank Demerara driver was yesterday granted a total of $300,000 bail after denying firearm and ammunition possession charges at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court.
A post on Foreign Secretary Robert Persaud’s page today said that the Mega Motti vessel of BK International carrying relief supplies for quake-hit Venezuela arrived at La Guaira port yesterday.
-says PPP has not heeded this call In the wake of the deepening controversy here over an extensive farm that President Irfaan Ali has admitted to owning, former Speaker of the National Assembly Ralph Ramkarran says that anti-corruption, anti-bribery, transparency and ethics legislation are very much required in Guyana.
A 27-year-old police corporal has been placed under close arrest as investigations continue into the July 4 collision at the intersection of Macaw Road and Lamaha Street, Georgetown, which claimed the life of Kevin London.
The prolonged closure of sections of the Thomas Lands roadway had significantly affected schools in the area, causing backed up traffic and forcing persons to walk a good distance where vehicles could go no further.
Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Susan Rodrigues, yesterday joined the Chairman of Banks DIH Holdings Inc.,
