Guyana News

Police are investigating a shooting incident that occurred on Tuesday about 19.45 hours at Charles Street, Charlestown, Georgetown, which left a 6-year-old hospitalised with a gunshot wound to the head.

The file concerning Jonathan Gomes, a 27-year-old of Canary Street, Tucville, Georgetown, who died in a collision on the Columbia Public Road, in Mahaicony, will be forwarded this week to the Director of Public Prosecutions for legal advice.

Belize’s Chief Justice Louise Blenman yesterday underlined progress that had been made in  the criminal justice system of the Central American state following the groundbreaking Needham’s Point Declaration of last year September.

Prime Minister Mark Phillips has assured the residents of Region Two that government will continue to make the needed investments for their overall well-being and for the development of the country as a whole, a release from the Office of the Prime Minister stated yesterday.

Although it missed the second-quarter timeline for issuance, Prime Minister Mark Phillips said that the government’s eID project was “coming along” and would be delivered, but he could not give a new timeframe. 

As part of its efforts to raise the standard of education across Guyana, the Ministry of Education (MoE) announced plans for its Secondary Sector to intensify its oversight of the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) curriculum.

Yesterday,  Dr. Leslie Satruken Ramsammy presented his Letters of Credence to   Tatiana Valovaya, the Director General of the United Nations Office in Geneva (UNOG), accrediting him as Guyana’s Permanent Representative to the UNOG.

The Guyana Police Force in a release yesterday confirmed that Joel Adams, a 14-year-old of the Sophia Care Centre in Dennis Street, Georgetown, died on Tuesday afternoon after attempting a somersault on the springboard in one of the pools during a training session at the National Aquatic Centre located in Liliendaal, Greater Georgetown.

Three men were yesterday remanded to prison after a ganja bust at Stanleytown, New Amsterdam on Sunday.

Police are investigating an armed robbery where the victim, Hudson Thompson, 28, of Albouystown, Georgetown, was robbed on Tuesday at about 7 pm, of a gold and diamond chain valued at $2 million.

Yesterday, the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies facilitated a role-play tabletop exercise called “KRISIS!”

ExxonMobil yesterday commissioned a brand new capping stack to be housed here, saying it is demonstrative of its commitment to address any offshore spill eventualities, although it hopes to never have to use the well-sealing equipment.

Yesterday at 12:40 pm,  the police said that an inter-agency intelligence operation led to the arrest of three Chinese nationals — two males and one female.

A Corentyne motorcyclist died  on Sunday after he slammed into a cow along the Nurney Public Road. 

A 14-year-old of the Sophia Care Centre in Dennis Street, Georgetown, died yesterday afternoon after attempting a somersault on the springboard in one of the pools during a training session at the National Aquatic Centre located in Liliendaal.

A mother of Zeelugt, East Bank Essequibo, was arrested by police on Monday, after she chopped her 9-year-old daughter in an attempt to kill her.

-says wasn’t paid for extra work Mohamed’s Enterprise is disputing the $858.7 million bid the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB)  said it made for the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) Headquarters contract, saying its bidding and contract documents and receipts shows it bid $614 million and was only paid that amount.

Scores of rice farmers in Siriki, Region Two have called for improved drainage in their community and have also requested chemicals to combat paddy bug infestations. 

A suspect was arrested on Monday evening and is assisting with investigations into the murder of Evelyn Alfonzo Alves who was found dead with a bullet in her head.

-sets timeframe for decision to be made once relevant info submitted -urges `less emotive and combative discourse’ Contrary to contentions made by Banks DIH (BDIH) Limited, a High Court Judge has ruled that the Guyana Securities Council (GSC) did consider an application it had made to incorporate Banks DIH Holdings Inc.,