Guyana News

A 26-year-old male is currently in custody after he had told investigators what actually transpired regarding the discovery of the decomposed body of Dharmindra Sarabjit, a 57-year-old drainage and irrigation worker whose body was found on June 22 in a swamp, Regional Commander, Shivpersaud Bacchus told the Stabroek News yesterday He also informed that the post-mortem examination which was conducted by Dr Bridgemohan, gave the cause of death as a fractured skull.

The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) has begun installing fiberglass poles in parts of its network.

The Ministry of Education’s Unit of Allied Arts recently hosted its Music Content and Methodology Workshop at the National Racket Centre in Georgetown.

Results of this year’s National Grade Six Assessment will be released on Thursday, July 4th.

The police say they are investigating a river mishap, which occurred at about 14:30 hrs yesterday in the Cuyuni River, in the vicinity of Akabusa/Fumbler Falls, which resulted in the disappearance of Brazilian national Jose De Ribamar Lisboa Silva.

-Washington tells gov’t The Government of Guyana has been advised by the US that information being sought on sanctions against gold dealers, Nazar Mohamed and Azruddin Mohamed and Permanent Secretary Mae Toussaint Jr Thomas would have to be sourced via the Department of Justice (DoJ).

-president hopes for reduction in backlog of cases Ten new puisne judges were sworn in by President Irfaan Ali yesterday, the Department of Public Information (DPI) stated yesterday.

Eleven-year-old Kushal Doobay of Third Avenue, Bartica, in Region Seven, has died as a result of dengue and pneumonia.

A portion of the trail leading into St Cuthbert’s Mission/Pakuri has broken away, leading to restricted vehicular travel into the village.

At about 10.15 on Tuesday night, an accident occurred on the New Mandela to Eccles Inter link (Heroes Highway eastern carriageway) which resulted in the death of Celus Griffith, a 54-year-old pedal cyclist, the police said in a statement yesterday.

Intense rain in Linden over the past few days has led to erosion of a major portion of the Block 22 roadway, restricting traffic.

The Caribbean region will soon have access to a US$250,000 special fund to assist in the goal to reduce its food imports by 2025.

The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) and the Ministry of Education (MOE) held their first day of conciliation yesterday at the Ministry of Labour, marking the start of a 21-day period to resolve their outstanding issues.

A gun was retrieved and four persons have been held after a police raid at Lot 24, Sheet Anchor Village, East Canje Berbice.

Neldon Neblett called ‘Jojo’, a 27-year-old porter of Lot 1 Best Village, West Coast Demerara, was arrested on 2024-06-23 and charged yesterday with the murder of Anuradha Khatoon called ‘Mama’, a 30-year-old vendor.

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)  Country Director, Dr Gillian Smith, told a fisherfolk gathering yesterday that the impacts of climate change, the degradation of fishing habitats, and the intersection of fisheries with other activities have affected the sector on a global scale.

Romario Stoll yesterday appeared before Magistrate Tamieka Clarke at the Suddie Magistrate’s Court where he was sentenced to two years and six months imprisonment, along with a fine of  $30,000 for possession of the cannabis known as `Creepy’ for the purpose of trafficking, a release from CANU said.

On Monday, US  Ambassador Nicole D. Theriot and Minister of Health Dr.

The Ptolemy Reid Rehabilitation Centre yesterday received a charitable donation from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, to benefit persons living with disabilities.

-refuses magistrate’s offer to learn a trade Patrick Goodluck appeared before Magistrate Faith McGusty yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court where he was charged with larceny and sentenced to 15 months in prison after pleading guilty.