Police probing suspected murder/suicide at Lime St guest house The police say they are investigating a suspected murder–suicide which occurred today between 05:00hrs and 08:15hrs at a guest house located on Lime Street, Wortmanville, Georgetown. The article Police probing suspected murder/suicide at Lime St guest house appeared first on Stabroek News.
East Coast water supply to be affected on Thursday The article East Coast water supply to be affected on Thursday appeared first on Stabroek News.
Population at end of 2024 estimated at 956,044 -census figure in 2022 was 878,674 The Bureau of Statistics yesterday finally released the Preliminary Results of the Guyana National Population and Housing Census 2022 and said the population on census day was 878,674 and it has projected that the population had grown to 956,044 by the end of 2024. The article Population at end of 2024 estimated at 956,044 appeared first on Stabroek News.
Banks DIH commissions $13.7b malt bottling plant Banks DIH Limited commissioned its new $13.7 billion malt bottling plant at its Thirst Park headquarters, Ruimveldt on Sunday, marking a major expansion of the company’s production capacity and long-term investment in local manufacturing. The article Banks DIH commissions $13.7b malt bottling plant appeared first on Stabroek News.
Census sees huge increase in migration to Guyana Preliminary data from the 2022 Census, released yesterday, reveals a 384.4 percent increase in migration from Guyana’s neighbouring countries over the last decade. The article Census sees huge increase in migration to Guyana appeared first on Stabroek News.
Man, 22, dies in Corentyne crash A 22-year-old Corentyne man died on Sunday night when the car in which he was a passenger slammed into a utility pole and then a vehicle at Number 36 Village, Corentyne, Berbice Dead is Lakhram Etwaroo of Number 35 Village who had left a birthday celebration to drop home a friend, at around 23:00hrs when the accident occurred. The article Man, 22, dies in Corentyne crash appeared first on Stabroek News.
Trans Guyana announces 7% airfare cut to newly rehabilitated airstrips Trans Guyana Airways (TGA) yesterday announced it will be immediately implementing a 7% reduction in airfares to all hinterland airstrips at which the government has completed full rehabilitation and will do so for all hinterland airstrips scheduled for complete upgrading when concluded and for any similarly classified new airstrips. The article Trans Guyana announces 7% airfare cut to newly rehabilitated airstrips appeared first on Stabroek News.
Court awards $10m to Alexander over defamation by DPI, Nandlall The High Court on Monday awarded $10 million in damages to Guyana Elections Commission Commissioner and IDPADA-G Chairperson Vincent Alexander after finding that the state information agency, DPI and the Attorney General, Anil Nandlall SC defamed him by publishing statements made by Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo in 2022. The article Court awards $10m to Alexander over defamation by DPI, Nandlall appeared first on Stabroek News.
Miner stabbed to death at Barakat Landing, brother injured Police are searching for a man who stabbed two brothers during a row at Barakat Landing, Cuyuni River, on Sunday resulting in one of them dying and the other in a critical condition. The article Miner stabbed to death at Barakat Landing, brother injured appeared first on Stabroek News.
GRDB rejects Mohamed’s claims on paddy subsidy -says payments were verified and transparent The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) yesterday dismissed claims by We Invest in Nationhood (WIN ) Leader Azruddin Mohamed that $138 million from the $2.1 billion 2025 second-crop paddy subsidy cannot be accounted for, describing his assertions as misleading and based on flawed assumptions. The article GRDB rejects Mohamed’s claims on paddy subsidy appeared first on Stabroek News.