Guyana News

A Mazaruni prisoner, who was serving a sentence for armed robbery, has escaped.

With the Hydromet Department predicting instances of high-intensity rainfall over the next few days, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha has said it is hoped that two recently acquired drainage pumps that were installed in the city would prevent major flooding.

Despite floodwaters receding from Aranka, Cuyuni-Mazaruni (Region 7), some mines remain inundated and the water level in some creeks remains high.

Vitality Accounting and Consultancy Inc. on Friday presented a cheque valued $1,062,300 to the Human Services Minister Dr Vindhya Persaud to assist Ernesta Lara, a mother of six, rebuild her home in Matthew’s Ridge, North West District, Region One, which collapsed last year due to high winds.

With the COVID-19 pandemic still a threat to large gatherings, additional shelters will be sought by the Region Nine Regional Democratic Council (RDC) as it prepares for the upcoming rainy season, Regional Chairman Bryan Allicock said yesterday.

A case file is being prepared to solicit legal advice on the accident that claimed the life of Samuel Colin Ming, who died last Friday following a collision with an ambulance at JB Singh Road and Thomas Lands, Georgetown.

Arrest warrants have been issued for 21 persons who were due to be formally charged with breaching restrictions on social activities. 

Three persons were charged on the West Coast of Demerara on Friday with breaching the COVID-19 emergency measures.

A Paradise man was remanded to prison on Thursday after a court heard that he fled from his home when Customs Anti Narcotic Unit (CANU) officers attempted to arrest him for suspected possession of narcotics.

Kevin LaFleur ,25, today fled the Mazaruni  Prison, Region Seven. Enquiries, police say, revealed that LaFleur, whose last known address is listed as 84 Providence Housing Scheme EBD, was serving a sentence of 56 Months for Robbery Under Arms.

The Guyana Police Force today rejected social media claims that there had been a series of kidnappings and that reports of missing persons are not being addressed by the force.

Attorney General Anil Nandlall SC has requested assistance from Canada on electoral reforms, forensic sciences and ballistics among other areas.

  Rondell Bacchus, the man who was arrested by the police earlier this week in relation to the execution-style killing of gold dealer Ricardo Fagundes, was this afternoon released from police custody.

Educations Minister Priya Manickchand has met with Delisha Budhu who wrote a letter in the last Sunday Stabroek setting out the plight of young persons in Black Bush Polder, Corentyne  who need access to jobs, training and other opportunities.

Canada and UNICEF yesterday announced a three-year project worth $495m geared to provide services to vulnerable residents of Region One (Barima/ Waini).

Today  will mark 28 years since Monica Reece was murdered and her body dumped on Main Street and while the killing remains unsolved to date, Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum has assured that the investigation remains open.

The construction of the $1 billion Westminster Secondary School located in La Parfait Harmonie, Region Three, has finally been completed.

Eva Pearson, the woman who is accused of stabbing her former partner during an argument last Thurs-day, was yesterday remanded to prison on a murder charge.

A newborn suffered a fractured shoulder and respiratory failure during delivery at the Georgetown Public Hospital and his mother is laying the blame squarely on the shoulders of the hospital staff.

A suspect, who police say confessed to the killing of Roy Ross, the man who was found dead in his home at Swan Village, Kuru Kururu, Soesdyke-Linden Highway on Monday, has been charged with the crime.