Guyana News

On Tuesday, May 21, 2024, at about 8.15 pm, the police said that a serious accident occurred on Independence Boulevard and Hill Street, Albouystown involving PAE 3982 owned by Denvor Rankin of Non Pariel, East Coast Demerara  and driven by Rudy Van-Der-Meer, age 28, a deliveryman of Lot 15 Norton Street Werk-en-Rust Georgetown, and  a motorcycle (unregistered) ridden by Nicholie De Souza, age 19, a mechanic of 27 D’Urban Street, Lodge, Georgetown.

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has sent a message of congratulations to Guyana on the celebration of its 58th Anniversary of Independence, as well as its appreciation for this country’s stewardship as current Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government.

-processing hub for Bonasika An entrepreneurship programme targeting especially youth and women will be launched in the small Essequibo farming village of Bonasika and President Irfaan Ali also announced that the planned CARICOM ferry will operate from Parika.

By Khadidja Ba Diabetic drug Ozempic which has triggered a global rush as it has been employed for weight loss is being dispensed in Guyana through medical spas, bottom-houses and a thriving suitcase trade but the authorities have warned that it has not been registered here for use.

-Hussain says teacher  given seven days for written explanation, apology Child protection agency, ChildlinK, has come out in strong condemnation of an incident on May 16 where several students at Queen’s College (QC)  were flogged for alleged bad behaviour.

Two brothers, Brian Hermanstyne and Elden Hermanstyne both of Red Crescent Road, Mackenzie, who were accused of pushing a boat captain, Elick Alexander, overboard back in November 2022, were found not guilty yesterday by High Court Judge Jo-Ann Barlow yesterday.

Dexter McDonald called ‘Labba’, a 31-year-old labourer of Lot 73 Buxton Middle Walk, East Coast Demerara who was arrested on May 17 for the shooting of Azim Khan, and burglary on Junior Blair and Roxanne Blair, was yesterday remanded to prison on all charges.

-two others awaiting trial One of the three men who had been charged with the 2019 murder of Better Hope moneychanger Aaron Latchman and his daughter Arianna, has been freed of the indictment.

GuySuCo for its first crop of 2024 has produced just over 6, 737 tonnes of sugar as opposed to the 16,000 tonnes targeted.

-biometric system will include facial recognition and iris scans Commissioner of Police  Clifton Hicken and members of his Executive Leadership Team yesterday met with US Embassy officials on enhancing its security measures.

The Government of Guyana yesterday tweaked its eligibility criteria for the student loan write-off which it is offering to past University of Guyana students.

100 small farmers from Crabwood Creek will be receiving help through the Ministry of Agriculture to set up  a shade house each  on their land to plant peppers to be able to supply an agro processing plant in Black Bush Polder – a new pilot strategy which is being embarked on by the government to assist small farmers in that area.

-family incensed Two months after 18-year-old Jared Jagnandan was fatally shot at Shaf Auto Sales, Lusignan East Coast Demerara, the file is yet to be returned from the Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and the family is incensed. 

An unemployed 30-year-old man of Mes Delices, Canal #1, West Bank Demerara, was arrested on Monday May 20, 2024 at the Ministry of Housing (Brickdam) for allegedly trying to defraud another man of $250,000 as payment for a plot of land, the police said in a release yesterday.

Prime Minister Mark Phillips participated yesterday in a  ceremony at Micobie, Region Eight, to commemorate the lives of the 20 children who tragically perished due to a fire at the Mahdia Secondary School dormitory one year ago.

Delon George, a 23-year-old of Lot A21, Section B Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara was arrested on Friday, May 17, 2024 for the armed robbery  committed on Wen Qing Lou Owner of Good Life Supermarket 76 Grove Public Road, East Bank Demerara which occurred on May 07, 2024.

On Sunday 19th May 2024, Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) officers acting on information received, conducted an operation at Cummings Lodge, Greater Georgetown area, where they intercepted three  individuals: one  Guyanese and two  Venezuelans.

Latchman Sankar yesterday appeared before Magistrate Zamilla Ally-Seepaul at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court, where he was found guilty in relation to the charge of trafficking in narcotics to wit 27.866kg of cocaine.

On Monday 20th May 2024, Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) officers whilst conducting a follow-up operation in the Grant Woodland, Lower Pomeroon River area, conducted a search of Gavin Adams’ residence, which led to the discovery of five brick-like parcels containing a whitish powdery substance suspected to be cocaine.

 (Reuters) – CalPERS, the biggest public pension plan in the United States, said yesterday it would vote against all Exxon Mobil board members at its upcoming annual meeting on May 29, citing the oil major’s legal action against activist investors.