Guyana News

A case file containing the details and purported evidence in the murder of West Berbice teenager Haresh Singh has been sent for advice by the Guyana Police Force to the Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

Omela Singh, the La Parfaite Harmonie woman who was left critical after she was stabbed by her estranged partner, succumbed to her injuries on Sunday evening.

Kimbia James Prescod, the Stabroek Market vendor accused of the fatal stabbing of fellow vendor Robert Bizzeth after a clash over a vending spot, was charged with murder yesterday.

Acting Chief Roxane George-Wiltshire SC has ruled that there is nothing unlawful in the Police Service Commission (PSC) not promoting officers who have pending disciplinary matters against them.

Fifty Haitian nationals, including two children, were found on Sunday by law enforcement officials along the Lethem trail.

The announced shipment of 100,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccines ordered by government is due to arrive in Guyana this week, Minister of Health Dr.

A young man succumbed on Sunday after the motorbike on which he was a passenger crashed due to a near-collision with a car along Mandela Avenue.

Forty-nine-year-old Wazir Potter now awaits sentencing after being found guilty yesterday afternoon of raping a 12-year-old boy.

Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd yesterday announced it has closed a transaction with JHI Associates Inc, a private company incorporated in Ontario and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, for Eco to acquire up to a 10% interest in JHI which will allow it access to the Canje offshore block where oil exploration is taking place.

As fifth form students writing the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) turned out for the start of their exams yesterday, Minis-ter of Education Priya Manickchand said that she believes the students are not any less prepared than their predecessors.

Guyana’s COVID-19 fatalities have risen by four to 466. The Ministry of Health announced the deaths in a press release yesterday.

A man who police say pointed a gun at a constable outside of a Burger King was denied bail yesterday after a city magistrate heard that he has similar charges pending in the court system.

The government has promised assistance to Kevin Phillips, the owner of the vulcanizing shop at the corner of D’Urban and George streets, Werk-en-Rust which was destroyed in a fire on Thursday last.

With animals battling to survive in the heavily submerged Kokerite Savan-nah, one cattle farmer in Black Bush Polder recently said that he witnessed a man dealing chops to his five cows and one bull on a dam in the front areas – the result of ongoing conflict with rice growers.

Guided by their motto: “Every animal deserves a second chance,” Winella and Allan Greene are on a mission to rescue strays and dream of one day acquiring a plot of land to establish an animal sanctuary.

First Lady Arya Ali yesterday kept  a commitment made to a local animal welfare group and presented it with a mobile animal clinic and rescue unit.

Members of the Rastafari-an community yesterday continued to protest for the suspension of jail sentences for the possession of small amounts of cannabis along with its use being respected as a religious right.

Tenders were on Tuesday opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for the Rehabilitation and Retrofitting of the Guyana Marketing Corporation’s packing facility at Parika along with other projects.

The Local Government Commission last Friday met with acting Town Clerk Sherry Jerrick and three of the City Council’s Department heads and requested information on the supervision of the city’s drainage infrastructure, garbage collection schedules and defaulting taxpayers.

One person was confirmed dead after a mining pit at Black Water Backdam, Mazaruni, caved in yesterday afternoon.