Guyana News

A Corentyne farmer and a labourer were yesterday charged with the murder of fellow resident Parmanand Lakeram, whose body was discovered with multiple gunshot wounds last week, following a claimed dispute centred on a stolen cow.

BENONI, South Africa, CMC – West Indies finished fifth at the ICC Under-19 World Cup after persistent rain wrecked a difficult run chase against Australia and forced a no-result in their playoff match here yesterday.

A construction worker was remanded to prison yesterday after being charged with murdering a drinking companion, whose body was found floating in a New Amsterdam canal last week.

Seon David, who police say shot and killed a Linden man after a row over a card game, has been charged with murder and remanded to prison.

More than a month after a suspect was charged with the murder of Kyle Chase, the South Ruimveldt resident who was stabbed to death late last year during an altercation with his girlfriend’s former partner, the police yesterday issued a wanted bulletin for a second man.

The sugar union GAWU says that GuySuCo today offered a pay increase after denying same for more than four years.

The runway capacity of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) was tested when an Atlas Air (747-400) N475MC cargo aircraft landed at 6:15 am today with ballot papers from Canada.

Steven Archibald, 18,  is wanted by the police for questioning in relation to the murder of Kyle Chase on 2019-12-30 at Guyhoc Park, Georgetown.

The Bridging Deed signed between the government and ExxonMobil and its partners in 2016, which purported to keep alive the 1999 Petroleum Agreement, is legally questionable, attorney and activist Christopher Ram has stated. 

President David Granger yesterday announced that the incumbent government is examining options for the introduction of a single national identification card which can be used for all government transactions.

There was a standoff yesterday morning between sacked workers of the Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc (BCGI) and police who sought to remove a makeshift barrier that had been erected across the Berbice River to obstruct the company’s operations. 

Lethem resident Peter Juan was yesterday sentenced to 14 years in jail for the unlawful killing of his reputed wife, whom he assaulted during an argument over a bicycle tire. 

The European Union (EU) has sent a full-fledged team to observe the March 2nd general elections and their main focus will be to observe that it will be inclusive, transparent and credible.

A Corentyne youth was yesterday cleared of the murders of two Bush Lot farmers, who were fatally shot during a robbery at their mother’s house on the evening of December 31st, 2018.

As Guyana gets ready to vote on March 2, Ballot papers were due from Canada where they were printed by Canadian Bank Note, the same company which prints the country’s currency.

A team from Eastern Airlines LLC met with the Director General, Lt.

Leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday declared that both the Global Witness report and that by the United Kingdom-based law firm Clyde and Company, have shown the world that Guyana was “under-served” by the David Granger led government during the 2016 negotiation with ExxonMobil’s subsidiary Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL).

After weeks of psychiatric evaluation, twenty-four-year-old Devon Johnson has been deemed fit to stand trial for the murders of two vagrants.

At its human rights review by the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland  two weeks ago, Guyana was called out for still having the death penalty on its books, not doing enough for the LGBT community and failing to establish a human rights commission.

A team from JetBlue Airways Corporation (JetBlue) met with the Director General, Lt.