Guyana News

An Essequibo man is currently on trial before Justice Gino Persaud and a jury at the High Court in Essequibo on charges of raping an 11-year-old girl on two occasions back in 2018.

A construction worker was on Tuesday remanded to prison after he was charged with attempted murder.

A man who previously had to repay persons for defrauding them was again charged with fraud and has been sentenced to two years behind bars.

The police constable involved in the Hibernia, Essequibo Coast accident which killed Symone Williams is still in police custody while the autopsy on the deceased is scheduled to take place on Saturday.

A 50-year-old labourer was yesterday charged for break and enter and larceny committed on Sunday at F.E.

With the recent surge in petroleum prices, Guyana has earned US$61m for its fifth lift of a million barrels of oil – its highest price to date – taking its total earnings inclusive of royalties to US$267.6m.

Former Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GLSC), Trevor Benn was this morning arrested by the police.

With around 100,000 COVID-19 vaccines on hand, the Ministry of Health is today ramping up inoculation of persons who are 60 and over.

Leader of the Opposition, Joseph Harmon has called on President Irfaan Ali to confirm the acting Chancellor of the Judiciary and the Chief Justice. 

The ongoing COVID-19 inoculation process is proceeding well according to Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony while emphasising that healthcare workers should have no fear of losing their jobs should they refuse the vaccine.

The relatives of Vanessa Lewis-Sahadeo yesterday handed over a recording they made of the Regional Health Officer (RHO) Dr Vishalya Sharma to police in hopes that it will help them to find what happened to the now deceased woman’s phone.

The Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) has again pledged to bring an end to the frequent power outages which have been sorely affecting residents on the East Coast and East Bank of Demerara.

Having already been charged with raping three women, questions have been raised as to why Thurston Semple had been consistently granted bail.

The state-owned Guyana Oil Company Limited (GuyOil) has declined a request to comment on allegations by the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) that it abused excise tax exemptions on fuel to skirt tax obligations.

One new COVID-19 fatality was recorded yesterday along with  33 more cases of the virus.

CGX Energy Inc has announced that approximately US$90 million would be spent on its Guyana exploration programme in 2021.

In his submission in the ongoing elections petition case being heard by Chief Justice Roxane George, Attorney General Anil Nandlall has defended the constitutionality of Section 22 of the Elections Laws Amendment Act (ELAA), which was used by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to create the order for the recount of votes from last year’s general and regional elections.

Six People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) councillors resigned from the Rosignol/Zeelust Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) and then did an about-face after meeting with party leaders.

Residents of South Ruimveldt in Georgetown may soon see an end to their flooding woes with the current rehabilitation works to the tune of some $27.8 million on the main drainage sluice in the area.

The prosecution is moving to appeal the decision by Senior Magistrate Leron Daly against summarily handling the misconduct charges laid against Deputy Chief Election Officer (DCEO) Roxanne Myers.