Guyana News

When the East Montgomery tailings pond collapsed in Region Ten, it washed away sections of the road connecting the communities of Three Friends and Maria Elizabeth, forcing residents to traverse the distance via boat.

The Health Ministry on Friday reported four more COVID-19 fatalities, including a 37-year-old woman, increasing Guyana’s death toll from the virus to 477.

Despite a rising number of COVID-19 cases as well as fatalities in Region Nine, residents of some affect areas are still not adhering to preventative measures as they continue to ignore guidelines issued by relevant authorities.

APNU+AFC parliamentarian Jermaine Figueira was on Friday elected as the new chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC).

Describing his actions as “predatory” and his thoughts “beastly,” Justice Brassington Reynolds yesterday sentenced 44-year-old minibus driver Inteaz Mohamed to serve 25 years in prison for raping a school girl whom he transported to lessons.

On Tuesday, Leroy Williams was sentenced to 15 years in prison after admitting that he was part of a group that beat and killed a 17-year-old miner at Konawaruk Backdam, Potaro, back in 2014.

An aviation officer was yesterday hauled before two city magistrates after answering to four charges, including causing the death of his best friend, following a motorbike crash along Mandela Avenue.

A security guard has been sentenced to one year behind bars after police found him with a live round, which he claims he found at work.

A 25-year-old Linden businessman is being accused of trying to bribe a police officer after a quantity of cannabis was allegedly found at his home.

The police are awaiting advice from the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) concerning the death of Kumar Persaud, who was struck down while riding a bicycle along the Loo Creek Public Road, Linden-Soesdyke Highway almost a month ago.

The Ministry of Labour on Friday commissioned a Labour Office at Anna Regina, Pomeroon-Supenaam.

A post-mortem examination conducted on the remains of Kenrick Trim, who was found dead a short distance away from his car in Ogle, confirmed his cause of death as being due to stab wounds.

Lindener Waletta Rigby, who went missing two weeks ago after the boat she was travelling in capsized in the Takutu River, is still to be found.

The police are searching for a man who chopped a cyclist during an argument on Thursday at Lalli Dam Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo.

With the opening of the borders of Trinidad and Tobago set for July 17, 2021, Caribbean Airlines today revealed its commercial flight schedule.

The Guyana Police Force  says that six of the  nine alleged alibi witnesses for Gladson Henry, who has been charged with the murder of Haresh Singh, were arrested today by the police having been brought in to CID Headquarters,  Eve Leary, by their Attorney.

The Ministry of Health today said  that as of July 01, 2021, four more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

Residents of the Three Friends and Maria Elizabeth communities in Region Ten came together recently to construct a bridge across the divide created by the flash flood they suffered recently.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF)  yesterday denied allegations that it failed to properly investigate an alibi provided for Glaston Henry (aka Gladwin Henry), one of four persons charged this week with the murder of Haresh Singh in September last year.

Describing the flooding disaster as the worst in the community’s history, the Toshao of Moraikobai, Derrick John yesterday said that they are once again expecting the water to rise despite it having significantly receded over the last few days.