Guyana News

A father of two was recently sentenced to three months imprisonment after pleading guilty to stealing a gold chain.

The Regional Administration of Region Six is now equipped with a new engine at the cost of $4,560,000 to enable boat trips to riverine communities in the region, and also a new pickup truck valued $7, 980,000, both the result of an intervention by Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Nigel Dharamlall.

A Rasville man was recently  released on bail after he pleaded not guilty to stealing from two men.

Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan recently remanded Odel Alves when he was brought before the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on charges of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking and two counts of robbery.

A Linden man was recently released on $300,000 bail after he was brought before the court on two counts of simple larceny.

A Venezuelan national who was allegedly found with a firearm and ammunition was recently  charged and remanded to prison.

The Ministry of Health today said that as of May 31, 2021, two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

GECOM Chair, Justice (retired) Claudette Singh has written to Deputy Chief Election Officer (CEO) Roxanne Myers giving her up to June 15th to show cause why she shouldn’t be dismissed.

A motion was today tabled at GECOM’s meeting for the dismissal of embattled Chief Election Officer (CEO) Keith Lowenfield.

The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) today said that in collaboration with regional authorities it is currently accommodating 53 residents at shelters countrywide following severe flooding.

A miner died yesterday after a tree fell into a mining pit at the Sandhills Backdam, Cuyuni during heavy rain.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday denied attempting to influence the work of the Police Service Commission (PSC), a charge levelled by the Chairman, former Assistant Commissioner Paul Slowe.

Following a ruling by the Guyana Court of Appeal yesterday, which found that the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) did not act unconstitutionally by ordering that Marcus Bisram be tried for the murder of Faiyaz Narinedatt, the former accused is expected to be placed back into custody.

Long-serving Administrator of the National Cultural Centre Daphne Rogers died on Sunday morning after an almost year-long battle with breast cancer, according to her foster daughter.

Photos by Orlando Charles Frustration continued to grow yesterday among farmers of Grass Hook and Big Biaboo, Mahaica River, as floodwater continues to rise, threatening the survival of their remaining crops and livestock.

Close to 199,000 persons have so far received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine even as the health minister yesterday appealed for those vaccinated to come forward for their second dose.

Veteran journalist and entrepreneur Mondale Smith died yesterday after a battle with COVID-19.

While saying that flooding could not have been avoided in Georgetown due to the amount of rainfall that has occurred, City Engineer Colvern Venture has maintained that the City Council did not neglect its responsibilities in minimizing the impact.

A motorcyclist has been placed on bail after being charged with causing the death of a man in an accident in February on the Rupert Craig Highway.

The Ministry of Health yesterday announced that four new COVID-19 deaths occurred between May 29 and 30.