88 containers of relief supplies for Venezuela tomorrow
Prime Minister Mark Phillips today said that 88 containers of relief supplies are to be dispatched to quake-hit Venezuela aboard a vessel which is to leave tomorrow.
Guyana News
Business
Three more Starbucks to be opened here before end of year – Prestige Chairman
Three more Starbucks stores are to be opened in Guyana, according to the Chairman of Prestige Holdings, Christian Mouttet.
Seven homeless after fire at Winkle Rd, arson under probe
Seven people have been left homeless after a house was destroyed by fire at Lot 55 Winkle Road, New Amsterdam last night.
Guyana rejects Suriname’s claims over planned Corentyne bridge
Guyana last night rejected claims by Suriname that a May 15 meeting this year between the leaders of the two countries discussed sole financing of the Corentyne River Bridge by Paramaribo.
Regional ferry still to sail
-more than two years after assurance by President Ali More than two years after President Irfaan Ali assured that a regional ferry service would take off it remains in limbo, underlining how the undertaking was more complex than had been originally thought.
Region 10 RDC remains paralysed with continuing electoral deadlock
Nine months after the first and only statutory meeting of the Region 10 Regional Democratic Council (RDC), there is still no substantive Regional Chairman or Deputy Chairman in place, leaving the council unable to hold meetings, establish committees or fully perform its functions.
Guyana, US ties at their strongest – President Ali
President Irfaan Ali on Thursday said Guyana’s relationship with the United States is at its strongest, pointing to growing collaboration in security, healthcare, diplomacy and investment as evidence of an increasingly strategic partnership between the two countries.
GCAA says probing drone activity in Soesdyke-Linden area
The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) yesterday said that it was probing the alleged illegal operation of a drone in the Soesdyke-Linden area.
El Niño conditions heighten threat of wildfires, heat stress – GFS issues fire alert
The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) has issued an appeal for citizens to exercise extreme caution as the country braces for dry and intense weather conditions associated with the El Niño period, warning that even a small spark could quickly escalate into a major grass or structural fire.
Health
Essequibo drug bond to cut medicine delivery from weeks to hours – President
Patients across Region Two and neighbouring communities will soon receive medicines and medical supplies quicker following the commissioning of a new Ministry of Health Drug Bond at Onderneeming, Region Two yesterday.
Crime
Two remanded over Covent Garden armed robbery
Two men were on Friday remanded to prison after they pleaded not guilty to armed robbery of a 20-year-old Covent Garden New Scheme resident.
Crime
Alexander Village businessman on $1m bail over attempted kidnap
Thirty-six-year-old businessman Avishkar Singh of Alexander Village was on Friday granted bail in the sum of $1 million after appearing before Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on a charge of attempting to commit a felony.
Crime
Kairuni woman remanded over attempted murder
A 28-year-old domestic worker of Kairuni, Linden-Soesdyke Highway, was on Friday remanded to prison after being charged with the attempted murder of a man.
Crime
Man charged with Herstelling armed robbery
A 33-year-old man was on Friday granted $100,000 bail after denying an armed robbery charge arising from the robbery of a Herstelling woman.
Crime
Ruimveldt vendor gets bail on drug trafficking charge
A 27-year-old Ruimveldt vendor was yesterday granted $250,000 bail after denying a charge of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking According to a police release, Tyrone DeGroot appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court, where the charge was read to him.
Health
Manawarin gets $30m health centre
The Ministry of Health today commissioned a new $30 million health centre and completed a $30 million staff living quarters at Red Hill, Manawarin, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam).
Business
Nestlé reviewing Trinidad operations
Swiss multinational company Nestlé has begun a strategic review of its Trinidad and Tobago operations as part of a wider global restructuring, with local employees being told yesterday the company is exploring the possible sale of its dairy and juices business .
Unity cop arrested over hit and run that killed two Nabaclis men
The police last night announced that one of their corporals has been detained in relation to the hit and run on the East Coast of Demerara that claimed two lives.
Oil & Gas
Greatest threat to petroleum future is gov’t’s failure to act – Ram
After chronicling dozens of missteps by various administrations in relation to the oil and gas sector, commentator Christopher Ram says the greatest threat to Guyana’s petroleum future is the current government’s failure to act with competence and integrity.
