By News Source Guyana on December 22, 2022
News, Politics
A post-mortem examination carried out on the body of the 11-year-old girl who was found dead under a hammock in her family’s yard has revealed that she died from suffocation. The young girl, Tinesha Johnson of Corentyne, Berbice was reportedly seen swinging in the old hammock moments before the tragedy. Her mother told Police investigators […]
By News Source Guyana on December 21, 2022
News, Politics
Reflecting on 2022 as a good year for the oil and gas sector in Guyana, President of ExxonMobil Guyana Alistair Routledge today said investments in Guyana’s human capital is paying dividends with more than 4,400 Guyanese currently supporting the local oil and gas Industry, with local suppliers raking in more than G$140 Billion since the […]
By News Source Guyana on December 21, 2022
Caribbean & International, News, Politics
Guyana’s Oil Sector is expected to expand by 113% by the end of 2022 while its non-oil economy is projected to have a better-than-expected turnout of 9.6% as against the 7.7% growth projected at the start of the year. The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) made the disclosures in its quarterly report which was released on […]
By News Source Guyana on December 21, 2022
News, Politics
APNU+AFC Chief Scrutineer Carol Smith-Joseph was placed on bail today totaling $140,000 when she appeared in the Mahaicony Magistrate’s Court to face 14 fraud charges, related to her previous work at the. Mahaica Abary Rice Development Scheme. The West Coast Berbice politician was not required to enter a plea to the indictable charges which were […]
By News Source Guyana on December 21, 2022
News, Politics
President Irfaan Ali today announced that members of the Joint Services will be receiving their one-month annual bonus, in addition to the 8% salary increase and salary adjustments that were recently announced. Addressing ranks of the Guyana Defence Force today, the President said the one month’s bonus is part of his administration’s commitment to provide […]
By News Source Guyana on December 21, 2022
News, Politics
The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry wants the City Council to impose tougher penalties and fines on those businesses that continue to dispose of their garbage improperly. Since the start of the holiday shopping season, there has been a build up of garbage in the main shopping areas, especially along Regent and Robb Streets […]
By News Source Guyana on December 20, 2022
Crime, News
Police in Corentyne are investigating the death of an 11-year-old girl. The young girl, identified as Tinesha Johnson was discovered motionless this morning on the ground beneath an old hammock in the family’s yard. Her mother had just left the yard to purchase fish from a mobile vendor, when one of her other children raised […]
By News Source Guyana on December 20, 2022
News, Politics
The Chief Election Officer of the Guyana Elections Commission will be expected to put together a new work plan and date for Local Government Elections, with the Commission deciding to review the boundaries for local government constituencies. The review is coming on the heels of the Chairman of the Commission ruling that the Local Government […]
By News Source Guyana on December 20, 2022
News
An Upper Pomeroon family has been thrown into mourning following a river tragedy that has claimed the lives of two young siblings on Monday night. Five-year-old Reshanna Atkinson and 1-year-old Josiah Atkinson were in the company of their parents late last night in a boat traveling along the Pomeroon river when tragedy struck. The boat […]
By News Source Guyana on December 19, 2022
Crime, News
The Guyana Police Force is investigating the murder of 40-year-old land surveyor and ranger Ricky Oswald Ambrose from the South Ruimveldt area. Ambrose was working in the Cuyuni River area at the time of the incident. He was attached to the Alphonso Mining Company. His body was discovered in a trail near Guana Sand Trail […]