Guyana News

The Ministry of Legal Affairs yesterday handed over a speedboat and a 200-horsepower engine, valued at some $8 million, to the Guyana Prison Service (GPS) in an effort to boost the Service’s operational efficiency, a GPS release stated.

(Reuters) – A U.S. judge yesterday allowed a lawsuit filed by Exxon Mobil against two activist groups seeking to bar their climate resolution to go ahead against one of the groups.

By Khadidja Ba At the Memorial Service for Justice Désirée Bernard held at the St.

-over 160 seized so far As part of its mandate to ensure that measuring instruments used in retail trade were verified, the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) announced in a release yesterday that inspectors from its Legal Metrology Department, are currently conducting surveillance exercises at shops and markets countrywide.

-suspect flees Police ranks of Regional Division 4 ‘C’, during an intel-led operation on  Tuesday, May 21, 2024 recovered a 9X Glock 19 pistol, eleven  9mm rounds of ammunition and a quantity of cannabis in a car at Second Street, Montrose, East Coast Demerara.

Wayne Summer, 58, and Shawn Baynes, 45,  both of Victoria Village, East Coast Demarara, were arrested on May 17, 2024 by the Police for the offence of harbouring a wanted person.

Prime Minister Mark Phillips yesterday reiterated the Government’s commitment to providing reliable energy to the country through a diverse energy matrix.

Detectives in Regional Division 4A are probing an incident involving a 42-year-old man, Carl Cato of Vryheid’s Lust, East Coast Demerara, who was reportedly shot in his left foot, by a 28-year-old security guard employed by Sheriff Security Services.

Dexter McDonald, 31,  of Buxton Middle Walk, East Coast Demerara was arrested on Friday, May 17, 2024, and charged with  the following offences: Armed robbery committed on Sharon Sarjoo.

–President tells Bonasika outreach Farmers here  reaped more than 20 million pounds of cassava in 2024.

On Tuesday, May 21, 2024, at about 8.15 pm, the police said that a serious accident occurred on Independence Boulevard and Hill Street, Albouystown involving PAE 3982 owned by Denvor Rankin of Non Pariel, East Coast Demerara  and driven by Rudy Van-Der-Meer, age 28, a deliveryman of Lot 15 Norton Street Werk-en-Rust Georgetown, and  a motorcycle (unregistered) ridden by Nicholie De Souza, age 19, a mechanic of 27 D’Urban Street, Lodge, Georgetown.

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has sent a message of congratulations to Guyana on the celebration of its 58th Anniversary of Independence, as well as its appreciation for this country’s stewardship as current Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government.

-processing hub for Bonasika An entrepreneurship programme targeting especially youth and women will be launched in the small Essequibo farming village of Bonasika and President Irfaan Ali also announced that the planned CARICOM ferry will operate from Parika.

By Khadidja Ba Diabetic drug Ozempic which has triggered a global rush as it has been employed for weight loss is being dispensed in Guyana through medical spas, bottom-houses and a thriving suitcase trade but the authorities have warned that it has not been registered here for use.

-Hussain says teacher  given seven days for written explanation, apology Child protection agency, ChildlinK, has come out in strong condemnation of an incident on May 16 where several students at Queen’s College (QC)  were flogged for alleged bad behaviour.

Two brothers, Brian Hermanstyne and Elden Hermanstyne both of Red Crescent Road, Mackenzie, who were accused of pushing a boat captain, Elick Alexander, overboard back in November 2022, were found not guilty yesterday by High Court Judge Jo-Ann Barlow yesterday.

Dexter McDonald called ‘Labba’, a 31-year-old labourer of Lot 73 Buxton Middle Walk, East Coast Demerara who was arrested on May 17 for the shooting of Azim Khan, and burglary on Junior Blair and Roxanne Blair, was yesterday remanded to prison on all charges.

-two others awaiting trial One of the three men who had been charged with the 2019 murder of Better Hope moneychanger Aaron Latchman and his daughter Arianna, has been freed of the indictment.

GuySuCo for its first crop of 2024 has produced just over 6, 737 tonnes of sugar as opposed to the 16,000 tonnes targeted.

-biometric system will include facial recognition and iris scans Commissioner of Police  Clifton Hicken and members of his Executive Leadership Team yesterday met with US Embassy officials on enhancing its security measures.