Guyana News

The operations of the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) were boosted yesterday with the addition of four fire tenders to its fleet at a cost of more than $200 million.

Munilall Sarjoo was on Thursday sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Levan Chanderpaul, whose body was found buried in the Number 68 Village, Corentyne backlands in 2016.

Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn yesterday said that the motive for Sunday night execution-style shooting of gold dealer Ricardo Fagundes remains unclear.

Clinton Allen, who previously pleaded guilty to manslaughter, was yesterday sentenced to seven years, two months and six days imprisonment for the crime.

Media and communications specialist, Namela Henry passed away yesterday following her battle with COVID-19.

The novel coronavirus has claimed four more lives in Guyana. This was disclosed by the Ministry of Health yesterday in press statements where it informed that the country’s death toll now stand at 225.

The opposition APNU+AFC yesterday condemned what is said were efforts by the PPP/C government to dismantle the “guardrails” of democracy by trying to force a change in the Chairmanship of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament.

The Ministry of Education yesterday announced that it has commissioned smart classrooms at the Brick-dam Secondary School and the East Ruimveldt Secondary School in George-town.

Civil society group, Policy Forum Guyana (PFG) is urging a more integrated and inclusive approach to Guyanese involvement in decision-making on key issues.

Although generally satisfied with the progress of works done as part of the Sheriff/Mandela Avenue expansion project, Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill has said the quality in some areas did not meet expectations and he has instructed engineers to address how the situation will be remedied.

A Berbice pensioner was yesterday pronounced dead after he reportedly collapsed and fell into the drain he was cleaning which is located in front of his yard.

With official concerns over the evasion of taxes and indifference to the payment of National Insurance Scheme (NIS) contributions by many emerging business enterprises having become an issue of some measure of official concern, Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce Oneidge Walrond last Friday used the forum of the Small Business Bureau (SBB) Small Business awards ceremony to remind  business owners of their obligation to comply with the laws of the land through their payment of taxes and National Insurance Scheme (NIS) contributions.

A logger on Monday died after being pinned by a falling tree at Kaburi Backdam, Region Seven.

The now former Ministry of Education (MoE) Senior Public Relations Officer (PRO) Brushell Blackman is claiming that his dismissal from the post is an attempt to hinder the development and progression of young professionals based on perceived political affiliation but this claim has been rejected by Minister Priya Manickchand.

Rayon Carter now faces a retrial after a jury was unable to arrive at a verdict on the indictment levelled against him for the 2018 murder of former Kane-ville machine operator, Ishwar Ramanah.

Residents of Beehive North, East Coast Demerara  were on Wednesday consulted on a land matter that has been a problem for more than a decade.

A labourer was on Wednesday fined $70,000 after he pleaded guilty to stealing a quantity of clothes from a vendor while his co-accused was granted bail.

A woman who was dealt several chops about her body, allegedly by her husband, is in critical condition, while the man is in police custody.

Guyana Police Force ranks yesterday conducted a narcotics eradication exercise at De Veldt, Upper Berbice River between 5 am and 5.30 pm, where they destroyed hundreds of suspected cannabis plants.

The Guyana Press Association (GPA) has expressed condolences on the passing of media worker Namela Henry.