Guyana News

Businessman and ANUG member Kian Jabour yesterday refused to respond to questions pertaining to a video in which he told a young woman that she was mentally unstable as she attempted to evict his Taco Loco business from its Thomas Street location.

The police in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) are investigating the death of a 32-year-old woman on Tuesday night shortly after she reportedly fell ill.

Canadian-owned Guyana Gold-fields Inc (GGI) posted second quarter revenue for 2020 of US$53.7 million while producing 28,500 ounces of gold and it signalled that there may be no further gold production this year at its Aurora site as it transitions to underground operations.

Private criminal charges of misconduct in public office have been filed against Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) retired Justice Claudette Singh, for what complainants  are alleging is her disregard of advice that the recount of votes of the March 2nd elections was unlawful.

A Port Mourant, Corentyne vendor was yesterday arrested after she was busted attempting to smuggle a quantity of suspected cannabis hidden in tennis rolls, into the New Amsterdam Prison.

Two new cases of the novel coronavirus along with four more recoveries were recorded yesterday.

Neleissa LaRose, the four-year-old who was severely burnt about her body during an incident at her Berbice River home more than six months ago return-ed this week from the United States (US), where she was being treated.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) Traffic Department has recorded a total of eighty accidents which resulted in eighty-four deaths for the year thus far and the majority of the victims were motorcyclists, Traffic Chief Linden Isles said.

Five employees from the City Treasurer’s Department have been sent on administrative leave following an allegation of fraud against them.

Private criminal charges of misconduct in public office have been filed against Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) retired Justice Claudette Singh, for what complainants  are alleging is her disregard to have heeded advice that the recount of votes of the March 2nd elections was unlawful.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) will have to fire Keith Lowenfield and appoint someone to perform the duties of Chief Election Officer (CEO) if the Guyana Court of Appeal upholds the recount result tomorrow.

The cash-strapped Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has received another disbursement of funds through the Ministry of Finance that will enable it to pay its staff for this month.

President David Granger and First Lady Sandra Granger were on Monday tested for COVID-19.

Seven new cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were recorded yesterday, increasing Guyana’s current active cases to 195.

With two investigations said to have found gold mining company Troy Resources Guyana Inc (TRGI) liable in the death of geologist Ryan Taylor at its Karouni mine site, his mother, June Taylor, is mulling legal action against the company.

A miner was yesterday sentenced to 13 years behind bars for the murder of Daniel George, who was stabbed during an argument over cigarettes at a Mazaruni River landing in 2018.

A man is now in custody in connection with the murder of a young marketing agent which took place in broad daylight on July 23 in Middle Road, La Penitence, Georgetown.

A Kato miner has been sentenced to nine years in jail for a fatal Boxing Day stabbing that he committed almost five years ago.

Regional Chairman Bryan Allicock believes removing gold mining as an essential service would help contain the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Region Nine and he says recent cases in the North Rupununi have originated from a mining area in Region Eight.

Thieves broke and entered a building which houses the Roman Catholic Church on Friday after which they lit a number of small fires before carting off several items.