Guyana News

It has been almost five months since Cummings Lodge resident Michael Banfus disappeared without a trace and while his family is convinced that he is not alive they are seeking closure.

The Supreme Court of Judicature (SCJ) has refuted an article published in the Kaieteur News about alleged shortcomings in the Court’s Information and Technology (IT) Department.

Twenty-five children extracted from difficult circumstances are being cared for at the $250 Million Children and Family Care Centre which opened about five months ago in Plum Park, Sophia.

Ten witnesses are expected to testify against Christopher Garraway and Randy Chester, the duo who were charged with drug trafficking last month.

A homeless man will be spending two months behind bars after pleading guilty to damaging the window of a car.

The Ministry of Public Health and designer Patricia ‘Pat’ Coates have confirmed their collaboration for Mashramani costume designs.

The Minister of Education yesterday presented the Mahdia Secondary School with steel pans  during the opening ceremony of the national levels for the Children’s Mash competitions.

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) is advising the public that contrary to a false report on social media there has been no case of the coronavirus at the GPHC.

Trinuyana Investments Incorporated of Guyana recently signed an Agreement with the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) to develop a world class, select service, internationally branded Hotel – AC Marriott Hotel on the Ogle Airstrip Road.

Voters will soon be able to find their polling stations online as the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has approved the list of 2,352 locations for publication.

Former Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) accountant Peter Ramcharran was yesterday ordered to serve a three-year sentence after he was found guilty of omitting $145 million from the entity’s ledger in 2015.

A man who said he was wrongfully arrested and imprisoned by officials of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is suing the institution for damages in excess of $4M.

Former army Chief of Staff Gary Best, who collided with former national cyclist Jude Bentley over the weekend yesterday announced the suspension of his public campaign appearances in an effort to facilitate the ongoing police investigation into the fatal accident.

Police yesterday arrested one of the suspects in Monday’s robbery of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) kiosk at Giftland Mall.

Despite no progress in resolving the dispute between the Russian Aluminum (RUSAL) subsidiary Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc (BCGI) and its sacked workers, Social Protection Minister Amna Ally remains hopeful that the matter will be resolved soon.

A man who was reportedly beaten after  he allegedly attempted to rob a female  on Monday at her Silver Hill, Soesdyke/Linden Highway grocery shop, succumbed to his injuries at about 1.40 am yesterday at the Diamond Diagnostic Centre.

The police yesterday said that Vibert Marks was on February 6th found guilty of exporting gold without a licence and attempting to bribe a Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) rank and fined.

Ceon Cantzlaar, the barber who was charged with exposing his genitals to a customer and touching her without her consent, was yesterday sentenced to a total of four years in jail.

The Ministry of Public Infra-structure (MPI) through its Central Transport and Planning Unit (CTPU) on Monday held another public consultation on the planned upgrade of the Parika Stelling and it was revealed that the design of the new facility will have a lifespan of 100 years.

After not placing any state advertisements with Stabroek News (SN) for the month of October, 2019,  the Department of Public Information (DPI) has gradually been increasing allocations and the figure for January was roughly 26% of the total number of ads placed with the daily newspapers.