Guyana News

Clerk of the National Assembly Sherlock Isaacs last evening said he is seeking legal advice on the documentation submitted by Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce Oneidge Walrond related to the renunciation of her US Citizenship.

A Venezuelan national was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with the murder of Sanjay Hanoman, the construction worker who reportedly bled to death after he was wounded on Sunday night.

Guyana’s COVID-19 death toll now stands at 123 as two more deaths were recorded yesterday.

At the trial of Curt Thomas for the murder of Parika fuel dealer Seeram Singh, the court yesterday heard that clothing belonging to the accused as well as his hand had been tested positive for gun-shot residue (GSR).

Police have arrested a juvenile in the murder of 18-year-old Adrian Purlette.

Four of the eight Success residents who were injured last Friday after a tree fell onto the shed they were under are back on the land and in need of assistance.

Sentenced back in 2017 to 65 years for the murder of his brother-in-law, Lakeraj Fredericks filed an appeal against his conviction and sentence arguing among other things that the trial judge did not properly put his defence to the jury, and that the sentence imposed is severe.

A no-case submission was on Monday made to the Magis-trate’s Court by attorney Nigel Hughes in the Gary Best death-by-dangerous-driving trial.

Huge tenders were on Tuesday opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for the procurement of hydraulic excavators and bulldozers for the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority in Region Five.

Relatives of prison inmate, Earl Graham, who was shot and killed during an alleged breakout attempt on September 19 at the Lusignan Prison are asking that an investigation be conducted into the circumstances surrounding his death.

An accident along the Number 60 Public Road, Coren-tyne on Tuesday around 9.30 pm has left a police constable seriously injured in the New Amsterdam Public Hospital. 

Guyana  will today virtually host a  Group of 77+ China ministerial and technical meeting which will  highlight initiatives aimed at combatting climate change.

Local entrepreneurs are set to benefit from a Guyanese American Chamber of Commerce (GACC) initiative that seeks educate them on what needs to be done in order to introduce their products into the US market.

GOODYEAR, Ariz./WILMINGTON, Del.,  (Reuters) – With less than a week before Election Day, President Donald Trump held a pair of in-person campaign rallies in Arizona yesterday despite a U.S.

The President’s Youth Award: Republic of Guyana (PYARG) on Tuesday received a boost in its drive to assist the nation’s youth with a donation of food supplies from the FoodMaxx Superstore, a member of the Giftland Group of Companies.

The police are probing the suspected suicide yesterday of 15-year-old Ahren Singh.

A 21-year-old man has been charged with larceny committed on a Canefield couple last Wednesday evening. 

Minister of Labour, Joseph Hamilton on Tuesday congratulated 26 graduates from the Ministry’s six-week, heavy-duty equipment operator training held in Mahdia, Potaro-Siparuni (Region Eight).

The Office of the President today announced that after consultation with Justice Yonette Cummings OR, Chancellor of the Judiciary (ag), President Irfaan Ali, will appoint Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Mohabir Anil Nandlall, M.P.

From November 1st , Caribbean Airlines (CAL) will offer a twice weekly service between the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Guyana and Lester B.