Guyana News

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government will meet in St George’s, Grenada for their 47th Regular Meeting, from July 03 to 05, with legendary Guyanese and West Indies cricketer, Sir Clive Lloyd, slated to receive an award.The

Two siblings in police custody as the investigation into the murder of the Stanleytown man whose body was found along the East Bank Berbice highway earlier this week continues.

The Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) says that Gavin Adams appeared yesterday before Magistrate Rochelle Liverpool at the Sparen-daam Magistrate’s Court, where he changed his plea to guilty to the offence of possession of a narcotic for the purpose of trafficking to wit 3.348 kilograms of cocaine. 

Three men appeared yesterday before Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court where they were charged with possession of  a narcotic for the purpose of trafficking.

Ryan Subryan, a 32-year-old construction worker from Bartica, appeared yesterday at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate  Teriq Mohamed to answer to the charge of sexual activity with a child under 16 years.

-no word yet from Speaker, GECOM Over three months have passed since A New and United Guyana (ANUG) announced Dr Asha Kissoon’s refusal to relinquish her seat in parliament, and to date, there has been no word from the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) concerning the matter.

-urges against knee jerk reaction to sanctions The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) has expressed consternation at what it refers to as “hints” of the removal of certain incentives and concessions that it says it has fought for on behalf of the industry, and is urging the government not to engage in a “knee jerk reaction,” a GGDMA release stated yesterday.

Troy Nurse, a 26-year-old salesman of Timehri North, East Bank Demerara, was yesterday charged with receiving stolen articles.

MACORP, the authorised dealer of Caterpillar machinery in Guyana, recently celebrated the sale of its 100th 320 GX excavator, and to commemorate this achievement, the company hosted a customer appreciation event to thank its customers and recognise the company, Chung’s Global Inc, that purchased the equipment, a MACORP release stated yesterday.

The Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) said that on Thursday Odearie Phillips appeared before Magistrate Fabayo Azore at the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court, where he was found guilty of the offence of possession of a narcotic for the purpose of trafficking, to wit, 23.2 kgs of cannabis.

Sherwin Hinds, a 37-year-old businessman from Bartica, was charged on Thursday with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.

Yesterday between 05:30 and 06:00 hrs, Police carried out a ‘cordon and search’ exercise at Pouderoyen, West Bank Demerara, and found 195.9 grams of marijuana in a plastic bag.

The Ministry of Education today announced that there will be a resumption of duties by teachers across the country.

In the wake of US sanctions on gold dealers, Nazar Mohamed and Azruddin Mohamed, the miners association today expressed concern at “hints” that mining concessions could be removed.

-task force to be set up President Irfaan Ali yesterday stated that even as government awaits information on the allegation of the smuggling of some 10,000 kilograms of gold out of Guyana which led to sanctions on the Mohameds, it was already looking at tightening oversight here to bring “greater rigidity.”

Contenders for leadership of the PNCR at the upcoming congress, Amanza Walton-Desir and Roysdale Forde SC  yesterday in separate statements said that Vanessa Kissoon’s allegations against the party’s current leader Aubrey Norton must be addressed with seriousness through a fair and transparent process.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday defended his association with the United States-sanctioned Mohameds and the use of their bulletproof vehicle during his presidential campaign in 2020 saying he does not believe this paved the way for their alleged wrongdoings nor is he compromised.

Shawn Myron Latchman, called `Bolo’, a 29-year-old fisherman of Charity Squatting Area, Essequibo Coast, was charged on Wednesday with the murder of Avienash Singh, a 30-year-old fisherman of Charity.

Embattled PPP/C local government councillor for the Eccles/ Ramsburg, East Bank Demerara community, Nazar Mohamed has resigned, President Irfaan Ali yesterday announced.

As the Guyana Teachers’ Union prepares for another meeting this morning with the Ministry of Education after months of strike action, President Irfaan Ali yesterday was optimistic that an agreement for resumption could be reached soon.