Lawrence Fanfair, a 38-year-old taxi driver of Castello Housing Scheme, La Penitance, Georgetown is nursing a gunshot wound to his left thigh after being shot by his younger brother. Police Headquarters in a statement noted that the incident occurred at approximately 23:00 hrs on Thursday Fanfair and his brother, Rendell…
Police in Region 10 found a quantity of marijuana, a 9MM firearm and eleven (11) matching rounds along with a camouflage shirt in two houses at Half Mile, Wismar, Linden during raid exercises early Friday. A statement from Police Headquarters noted that at about 06:00 hrs, the team of police…
Police in Region Six are investigating the murder of 52-year-old Ninawattie Nandalall called Sharda, a domestic worker who resided at No.0 Village, Corentyne, Berbice. The woman was murdered sometime between 12:30 hrs on April 11 and 07:40 hrs on April 12 at the No. 0 backdam, Coretyne Berbice. Police have…
A confrontation between a mother, her two sons and two men turned deadly Friday morning when the woman stabbed one of the men with whom her son had a disagreement. Police Headquarters reported that the confrontation dragged on from Thursday night but the stabbing took place around 07:00 hrs Friday…
Single mother, Kelwattie Persaud waited for 20 years and just as she was about to give up, one of her dreams became a reality on Friday when she was allocated a house lot in the Wales Development Housing Scheme, West Bank Demerara (WBD). “It’s a great feeling. I applied since…
Regional Commander Shivpersaud Bacchus Friday confirmed that police investigators are probing a suspected murder committed on a Corentyne, Berbice woman The dead woman was only identified as ‘Sharda’ of No.54 Village. Reports are that the woman was found by her son in the backlands of No.54 Village. She had gone…
Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday said one component of the forthcoming gas-to-energy project is facing a three months delay but the entire project is still on track for its end of 2025 deadline. He added that claims for additional payments being sought by the companies executing the project…
SBM Offshore on Friday announced that ExxonMobil Guyana has confirmed the award of contracts for the Whiptail development project located in the Stabroek Block in Guyana. Under these contracts, SBM Offshore will construct and install FPSO Jaguar. Ownership will transfer to Exxon prior to the FPSO’s installation in Guyana, and SBM…
ExxonMobil has made a final investment decision for the Whiptail development offshore Guyana, after receiving the required government and regulatory approvals. Whiptail, the sixth project on the Stabroek block, is expected to add approximately 250,000 barrels of daily capacity by the end of 2027. “Our sixth multi-billion-dollar project in Guyana…
Residents of Albouystown are ecstatic about the recent transformation of several key internal thoroughfares since they no longer have to contend with the previously dilapidated roads. The overhaul of some five kilometres of asphaltic roadworks in the community is the fulfilment of a recent commitment made by the ruling People’s…
