Guyana News

Two men were yesterday jointly charged with the murder of Kenrick Trim, a taxi driver who was found dead at Ogle last Wednesday, a short distance away from his car.

A Leopold Street vendor has been remanded after being charged with starting the fire which destroyed three buildings, including a vulcanising shop and the Elegance Jewellery and Pawn Shop at George Street.

A West Coast Berbice man was yesterday remanded to prison over the murder of his mother, Teshwattie Jaglall, who was found with multiple injuries in her house last Thursday morning.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday handed over 30 tractors with trailers to 30 Amerindian Village Leaders.

There have been two more COVID-19 deaths along with 77 new cases.

A 58-year-old Kilcoy/Chesney man died after he was struck down by a car yesterday morning while trying to cross the road on his bicycle.

CARICOM Heads of Government have agreed to redouble their efforts to acquire adequate supplies of COVID-19 vaccines.

The Ministry of Agriculture is inviting bids for the rehabilitation of 18 kilometres of the Main Access Road at Ituni/Tacama, Region 10 (Upper Demerara/ Upper Berbice).

High Court Judge Franklyn Holder has set September 9th, to rule on whether Magistrate Leron Daly can proceed to conduct a Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the misconduct charges laid against Deputy Chief Election Officer (DCEO) Roxanne Myers.

Farmers in the East Coast village of Nabaclis will now be able to increase their agricultural output with the acquisition by their Water Users Association of a tractor-driven pump. 

Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon on Tuesday lodged with the Clerk of the National Assembly two No Confidence Motions against Minister of Health Dr.

The Ministry of Public Works has advertised several East Bank Essequibo (EBE) roads to be rehabilitated including Naamless to Bendorff at an estimated cost of $158m.

CGX Energy has commenced drilling of the Kawa-1 well site in the Corentyne Block offshore Guyana.

Hundreds of flood-stricken residents in Region Seven have begun the long haul to recovery as floodwaters continue to recede.

A man who recently completed a jail sentence for a robbery has been remanded after he denied escaping lawful custody and another robbery charge.

New Police Commander of Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo), Superintendent Raphael Rose says while there has been no reported murder in the region for the year so far, there has been an increase in sexual offences and trafficking in persons cases.

CARICOM Heads of Government have recognised that Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is a silently expanding global threat with potentially devastating health, social and economic consequences for the Region.

Two women, including Regional Vice Chairperson for Region One, Annansha Peters, are currently patients at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) after the motorcycle they were riding fell into a hole at Moruca yesterday resulting in them sustaining injuries.

A young man who claims he was wrongfully arrested by police has been released on bail after a court heard that he snatched a woman’s shoulder bag.

Eleven persons were arrested on Monday after they were found in possession of a gun and narcotics during a raid carried out by police ranks at Wismar, Linden.