Guyana Times

A 41-year-old father of seven was on Friday remanded to prison after being slapped with an attempted murder charge, along with several other offences, in connection with two separate incidents at the Stabroek Market area earlier this month. The accused, Oswald Wayne, of 97 Section A, Block Y, Golden Grove, East Bank Demerara (EBD), appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate...

The Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) on Sunday posted a notice on its social media page to remind contractors and heavy-duty machinery operators of the importance in exercising caution when operating machinery in close proximity to GPL’s network infrastructure. According to GPL, it has recorded two separate incidents in recent days at Good Hope and Enmore, East Coast...

Miner, Deryck Smith, 42, of Lot 11 Freeman Street, East La Penitence, Georgetown, was on Friday granted bail after appearing again before Acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court in connection with a cannabis trafficking charge. Smith had initially been remanded on the allegation that on August 5, at a minibus park in Georgetown, he was...

Governor of the Bank of Guyana (BoG), Dr Gobind Ganga, has in a statement publicly upbraided leader of the We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) party and incoming Opposition Leader, Azruddin Mohamed, for misrepresenting the facts from a recent conservation they had. Mohamed, who is currently facing sanctions from the United States (US) Government for gold smuggling, claimed over the...

The Guyana Office for Investment (Go-Invest) is paving the way for certified “Made in Guyana” goods to be marketed in Massy Caribbean stores in the future, as it revealed it is set to begin negotiations with the store for entry into regional markets. According to a Sunday news release, Go-Invest announced that discussions are to begin for the regional integration...

President Dr Irfaan Ali has reiterated his dissatisfaction with the unfair manner in which developing countries are treated when it comes to climate action and financing for adaptation measures. During a recent interview with the New York Times, the Head of State spoke about how Guyana is balancing its nascent oil and gas industry while being a global leader in...

The construction of the Guyana National Control Centre (GNCC) at Goedverwagting, East Coast Demerara (ECD), is moving apace as the Government pushes forward with the infrastructure backbone to modernise the country’s electricity system. Engineers on site have already completed key phases, including the installation of support arches and roof works designed to accommodate solar panels. Crews are also progressing with...

Ranks of the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) on Saturday intercepted more than 147 pounds of cocaine that were about to be placed onboard a KLM flight destined for Amsterdam. The discovery was made when CANU Officers, acting on information received, conducted an operation at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA). According to a statement from CANU, the officers “…intercepted 53 parcels,...

An eight-year-old girl is now dead, and her father is hospitalised with a fractured skull after they were struck by a drunk driver on Friday afternoon. Dead is Supriya Khan of Naamryck Koker, East Bank Essequibo (EBE) , while her injured father has been identified as 32-year-old Imran Khan also of Naamryck Koker. The accident occurred at about 15:05h on the...

The Guyana Government is moving swiftly to address the country’s mounting landfill and garbage disposal challenges, with President Dr Irfaan Ali announcing that a national action plan is being developed to modernise waste management and strengthen environmental responsibility. Speaking at a recent press conference, President Ali revealed that all 14 landfill sites across the country have outgrown their capacity,...