Guyana News

A 45-year-old Mibicuri resident was arrested by the police on Thursday after he was found with three blowers suspected to have been stolen.

Forty-year-old Brenton Charles of Lot 9 D’Urban and Camp streets, Werk-en-Rust, George-town, appeared on Friday before Magistrate Annette Singh at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court where he was charged with two counts of simple larceny.

A fire of unknown origin on Thursday evening completely destroyed a two-storey house along the Canje Public Road.

A 24-year-old man was arrested early yesterday morning by police at a street party on Pike Street with an orange-coloured improvised firearm and three 9mm rounds of ammunition..

Police on a cordon and search exercise near Bourda Market, Merriman’s Mall and North Road arrested a 37-year-old businessman on Thursday with 6.3 grammes of cocaine and a quantity of local currency.

-repaid the victim in court Twenty-three-year-old Daniel Wilson, a forklift operator, appeared before Magistrate Annette Singh at the Georgetown Magis-rates’ Court where he was charged with simple larceny.

A 19-year-old security guard was on Wednesday sentenced to six years in prison for escaping from lawful custody and break and enter and larceny.

The ongoing conflict between Mayor Sharma Solomon and Town Clerk Gasper highlights a deeply entrenched dispute over the governance and financial management of the Linden Town Council.

Thirty-four-year-old Marvin Blackman appear-ed at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court before Magistrate Annette Singh where he was charged with discharging a loaded firearm with intent.

Police and Coast Guard ranks in Berbice conducted narcotic eradication exercises yesterday, which resulted in the discovery of a rifle, more than 500 cartridges and a farm with more than $2.5 billion worth of cannabis at DeVeldt, Berbice River.

One man is now in police custody after police responded to a report of a protest and blockage on Dennis Street, Sophia allegedly caused by the rejection of the proposed teacher’s salary increase.  According to a police press release, on arrival at the location, police found the road blocked with about 15 tyres, suspected to have been placed there by three men on two motorcycles.

Alliance for Change (AFC) Executive and MP Beverley Alert has called on the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to overhaul its systems before the upcoming General and Regional Elections in 2025.

Road users are advised of a temporary traffic disruption along the Rupert Craig Highway to facilitate emergency repair of the Triumph Bridge (southern lane).

Guyana Shore Base Inc. (GYSBI), in collaboration with its parent company, Muneshwers Limited, and its Joint Venture partners, will host a career fair on Saturday, August 24th, 2024, at the Everest Cricket Club, Camp Road, Georgetown, from 09:00 hrs to 16:00 hrs.

-flushing may take a few days Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Guyana Water Inc (GWI), Shaik Baksh yesterday said that unpre-cedented sedimentation from the East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC) had fouled the city’s water supply and flushing of the system may take a few days.

-reviewing new Production Sharing Agreement All six companies that had been awarded oil blocks from Guyana’s first auction have been granted approval by government and have indicated that they are willing to pay the respective signing bonuses, as such, they have been issued the new Pro-duction Sharing Agreement (PSA) for perusal, pending signing, Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat,  announced on Wednesday.

Preliminary results showed  that Guyana scored 66.36% in a recent International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) safety audit.

Construction of new state-of-the-art facilities for the Police Academy is set to begin soon, as three building contracts were officially handed over to contractors during a ceremony held on location at Dora, Soesdyke/ Linden Highway yesterday.