Guyana News

Customers in sections of the West Coast and West Bank Demerara were yesterday notified by GPL that power restoration had been delayed due to an explosion at the Vreed-en-Hoop Substation which houses the switchgear.

Parliament yesterday approved $4b  in supplementary funds for operational costs for the Guyana Power and Light through the Office of the Prime Minister for the period from April 1 to July 30, 2024.

Paul Chan and Troy Abrams both pled guilty when they appeared before Justice Navindra Singh at the High Court in Demerara on August 6 for the 2019 murders of money changer, Aaron Latchman, and his 18-year-old daughter, Arianna Latchman, at Better Hope, East Coast Demerara.

Convicted escaped prisoner, Jose Awad, a 30-year-old from Lima Sands, Essequibo, was recaptured yesterday, the police said in a statement.

The Women’s Association of the Guyana Police Force convened a meeting on Wednesday at the Police Officers’ Mess Annexe, Eve Leary, Georgetown on gender equality and more females in leadership positions.

The Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry Ltd (GBTI) has brought the dream of home ownership a step closer to reality for its customers with the launching of its new HomeStart Advantage savings account.

Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand yesterday turned the sod for the construction of a new block at the Tucville Secondary School.

The PNCR is challenging the government’s understanding of macro-economic theory as it pushes back against President Irfaan Ali’s assertion that the PPP/C government has done “a lot” to cushion the cost of living, while criticising the administration’s inability (or refusal) to publish pertinent data.

Saied Mohamed, a 24-year-old labourer of Affiance, Essequibo Coast was charged with the rape of a child under 16 years.

Tevin Joseph, a 29-year-old vendor, of Lot 5A Meadowbrook, Georgetown, appeared yesterday before Magistrate Annette Singh at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court where he was charged with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.

Matthew Beharry, a 33-year-old fisherman of New Amsterdam, Berbice, has been charged with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking (134.5 grams of Cannabis).

Two 12-gauge shotguns without serial numbers, along with a quantity of marijuana, were found by Police during an intelligence-led operation between 11 am and 6 pm on Thursday at Ebini, Upper Berbice River.

Deputy Commander of Regional Division 4 ‘A’ Superintendent Barker led a team of Police officers and ranks from the division on a walkabout at Stabroek Market and its immediate environs on Thursday morning.

Guyana and Brazil have launched a joint probe into the alleged smuggling and trafficking of underage girls.

The tourism and hospitality sector in Region Six is set to receive another boost with the Guyana Office for Investment’s (G-Invest) signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the construction of a modern hotel and convention centre.

By Shuntel Glasgow Hundreds gathered at the Guyana National Stadium yesterday  for the opening of International Building Expo 2024 and President Irfaan Ali declared that the planned Silica City will be a “masterpiece”.

Attorney, Richard Layne, 35, was on Thursday night found dead in a locked car outside his D’Urban Backlands residence and CCTV footage will be  pivotal in elucidating what happened as there are gaps in the varying accounts. 

Eleven-year-old Chitwrattie Rohan (Fareena) was allegedly choked to death by her 12-year-old relative while engaging in a ‘play fight’ yesterday morning at her grandfather’s Martyrs’ Ville home on the East Coast of Demerara.

Police have arrested four persons and seized three Glock pistols as they investigate an alleged shooting incident on Samora Haddaway, a 41-year-old driver from Timehri, which occurred at about 11 pm on August 06th, 2024, at Garnett and Middleton streets, Georgetown.

One hundred and eighty-six recruits, including 55 females, have earned their rites of passage into the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) following the successful completion of the Basic Recruit Specialisation Course 2024-01 (BRSC 2024-01).