US$5m ferry launched The nearly US$5m Greece-made vessel, MV Konawaruk 1899, which will ply the Parika to Supenaam route was yesterday commissioned with residents expressing gratitude for an added service that government says is part of its transport infrastructure plan aimed at building capacity and stimulating trade within and outside of Essequibo. The article US$5m ferry launched appeared first on Stabroek News.
`Demon’ gets life sentence for murder of miner, Deon Stoll Shane Morgan, also known as Delon Morgan or `Demon’, was on Wednesday sentenced to life imprisonment with the possibility of parole after 25 years for the murder of gold miner Deon Stoll in a shoot-out in October 2019. The article `Demon’ gets life sentence for murder of miner, Deon Stoll appeared first on Stabroek News.
APNU calls President’s speech wish list ‘unmoored from accountability’ The A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) yesterday expressed its dissatisfaction with President Irfaan Ali’s recent State of the Nation speech, noting the failure to lay it before Parliament as convention dictates, and describing it as a “wish list framed as a plan, announcements detached from performance, and ambition unmoored from accountability,” and likely lacking in the requisite feasibility studies. The article APNU calls President’s speech wish list ‘unmoored from accountability’ appeared first on Stabroek News.
Radio veteran ‘Ron’ Robinson laid to rest as fans, family and colleagues honour an ‘unmistakable voice’ By Telesha Ramnarine Elsa Pitt from Mocha, East Bank Demerara had never met the late Guyanese entertainer Canon Ronald Owen ‘Ron’ Robinson in person; she’d only known him from the radio and on television. The article Radio veteran ‘Ron’ Robinson laid to rest as fans, family and colleagues honour an ‘unmistakable voice’ appeared first on Stabroek News.
Mohamed slams President’s flat-rate tax on double-cab pick-ups -says policy benefits `one person’ Opposition parliamentarian and We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) leader Azruddin Mohamed has criticised President Irfaan Ali’s announcement of a flat-rate tax regime for double-cab pick-ups, arguing that the policy is tailored to benefit a single individual rather than the wider population. The article Mohamed slams President’s flat-rate tax on double-cab pick-ups appeared first on Stabroek News.
CARICOM concerned over US entry restrictions on Antiguans, Dominicans The Bureau of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) yesterday said it has noted with concern the proclamation issued by the Government of the United States on 16 December 2025 imposing partial entry restrictions on nationals of Antigua and Barbuda and the Commonwealth of Dominica. The article CARICOM concerned over US entry restrictions on Antiguans, Dominicans appeared first on Stabroek News.
Man gets 12½ years jail for killing boy in Albouystown A 45-year-old man, Lenny Fraser, was on Wednesday sentenced to 12½ years’ imprisonment for the murder of 17-year-old Isaiah Smith, who was stabbed outside Fraser’s home in Albouystown in April 2022. The article Man gets 12½ years jail for killing boy in Albouystown appeared first on Stabroek News.
Digital X-Ray system commissioned at Leonora Hospital President Irfaan Ali, along with Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, yesterday commissioned a new state-of-the-art digital X-ray system at the Leonora Cottage Hospital in Region Three. The article Digital X-Ray system commissioned at Leonora Hospital appeared first on Stabroek News.
Pedestrian dies after struck by car on D’Edward Public Road A pedestrian whose name and address are at this time unknown, is now dead after being struck by an out-of-control car yesterday at about 12.17 pm on the D’Edward Public Road, West Coast Berbice. The article Pedestrian dies after struck by car on D’Edward Public Road appeared first on Stabroek News.
President tells Leguan major developments ahead -power cost to be lowered Residents of Leguan island in Region Three are to benefit from major development initiatives including reduced costs for electricity, additional ferry services and improved drainage. The article President tells Leguan major developments ahead appeared first on Stabroek News.