By News Source Guyana on July 12, 2023
Crime, News
Three months after the Police discovered skeletal remains of a man in a sand grave at Madewini on the Soesdyke-Linden highway, DNA tests conducted overseas have confirmed the remains to be those of Police Constable Quincy Lewis. The Police Constable was missing for almost three years, when the remains were found. Investigators believe he was […]
By News Source Guyana on July 12, 2023
Crime, News, Politics
One week after the President announced that Nigel Dharamlall has resigned as a Minister of Government and a Member of Parliament, the National Assembly has still not received any letter of resignation from him. While the Speaker of the National Assembly Manzoor Nadir, opted to offer no comment on the issue, other officials at the […]
By News Source Guyana on July 12, 2023
News, Politics
After announcing three weeks ago that he has identified retired Major General Joe Singh to lead the Commission of Inquiry into the deadly fire at the Mahdia Secondary School Dormitory, President Irfaan Ali today said he is still consulting with potential Commissioners. Twenty children lost their lives in the fire. A 15-year-old student of the […]
By News Source Guyana on July 11, 2023
Caribbean & International, News
In a ground-breaking surgery locally, a team at the Caribbean Heart Institute (CHI) led by its Chief Executive Officer, and Guyanese born heart surgeon, Dr Gary Stephens, has successfully conducted an open-heart surgery utilising cow tissue to reconstruct a patient’s heart. In a statement today, CHI said the procedure, is the first-ever open-heart surgery of […]
By News Source Guyana on July 11, 2023
Crime, News
Federal Authorities in Brazil are probing a major money laundering and illegal gold trading operation in the country, with suspected links to a Guyanese businessman. The Guyanese businessman, whose name has not been released, is suspected of laundering millions of dollars worth of gold through several shell companies. While the businessman is not believed to […]
By News Source Guyana on July 11, 2023
News
Faced with what appears to be a shortage of local chicken on the market, the Guyana Government has lifted the ban on poultry imports and has started the importation of chicken itself from Brazil to meet the local demand. Local poultry producers have been dogged by a chicken virus that crippled the industry locally, resulting […]
By News Source Guyana on July 11, 2023
News, Politics
The Demerara Harbour Bridge will be closed to all traffic for three full days from the the night of the 24th July to the 27th July. The closure is to facilitate the logistical replacements for the replacement of one of the spans on the bridge and other related issues. The Minister of Public Works will […]
By News Source Guyana on July 11, 2023
Business, News, Politics
Guyana has recorded the highest inflow of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) for the Caribbean in 2022, according to the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. In 2022, Guyana benefitted from over US$4.3B in investments, the report found. It was noted that the figure represents a 1.5% reduction in Foreign Direct Investment in Guyana […]
By News Source Guyana on July 11, 2023
News, Politics
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has approved a US$76.2 million loan to the Government of Guyana (GOGY) for the Guyana Water Supply Improvement Project. Under the programme, the water supply systems serving five coastal communities will undergo major upgrades, according to a statement from the Caribbean Development Bank. The infrastructure development initiative involves the construction […]
By News Source Guyana on July 11, 2023
News, Politics
Senior legal luminary and co-founder of the Political Affairs Committee, Ashton Chase has died. He passed away yesterday at the age of 96. It was the Political Affairs Committee, which he co-founded that led to the formation of the People’s Progressive Party. However, over the years, he became more involved in the labour movement and […]