Guyana News

There continues to be a clear and concerted effort to overturn the democratic will of the people as expressed on March 2nd.

A Region One woman is in Police custody following the death of her common law husband allegedly at her hands.

One man is reported dead and another injured after the vehicle in which they were travelling collided with a cow in the vicinity of Lusignan last evening.

A Courtland, Albion, Corentyne man was yesterday at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court remanded to prison after he was charged with two counts of attempted murder committed on his girlfriend and her daughter, on Wednesday last.

The police in Region 10 are on the hunt for a lone gunman after Monday night’s execution-style killing of clothes vendor Glenroy Chapman, who was gunned down at his Linden home.

Well-known Guyanese doctor Ramesh Sugrim is presently hospitalised in a critical condition at a hospital in the United States of America after he tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). 

A week after sugar-producing operations were halted at two Berbice estates, some workers have resumed their duties while others are expected to return to work today.

The two suspects who were arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of Timehri, East Bank Demerara resident Lawrence Raymond Benjamin, are expected to be charged with murder today.

The Ministry of Public Health has confirmed that four Venezuelan migrants have been detained after they breached home quarantine protocols in an attempt to travel to another region of Guyana.

A Moleson Creek youth yesterday morning succumbed to the injuries he sustained in a hit and run on Monday.

In an effort to aid in more accessible communication between prisoners and their families during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Ministry of Public Telecommunications (MoPT) has donated 30 tablets to the Guyana Prison Service.

The number of persons tested in Guyana for the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) has increased significantly over the previous eight days, during which time confirmed cases have risen to 48.

Suraj Veersammy, the man accused of murdering his partner and then stuffing her body into a barrel which he dumped in a trench, was yesterday charged with her murder and remanded to prison. 

Well-known Guyanese writer and actor Dr. Michael Gilkes died yesterday morning in the United Kingdom (UK) following a brief illness.

While several industries have reported that they are negatively impacted by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the local food manufacturing industry has been experiencing a high demand for its products.

Scores of American citizens were given the opportunity to return home yesterday via a special flight by Eastern Airlines.

Four persons, including the driver of the gateway car used in last Friday’s home invasion at Republic Park, East Bank Demerara (EBD), where a businessman and his family were robbed of over $1 million in cash and gold jewellery, remain in police custody as the probe continues, Regional Commander Kurleigh Simon has said.

Several persons were arrested and subsequently released on station bail as the police investigate a standoff between two groups of men at a mining ground at Unamco Road, Upper Berbice during which death threats were allegedly made.

The Ministry of Social Protection is safeguarding residents of the Palms Geriatric Home and the Night Shelter from the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) through the enforcement of strict hygiene practices and the use of protective gear. 

Murder accused Marcus Bisram has approached the High Court to challenge orders from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) instructing that he be committed to stand trial.