Guyana News

A Corentyne rice farmer, who is accused of being a cattle thief, was evening gunned down in the Number 67 Village, Corentyne backlands on Thursday, while allegedly stealing two cows. 

A 23-year-old woman was remanded to prison yesterday after she was charged with the murder of Latoya Haywood, the mother of two who was fatally stabbed on Christmas morning.

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The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) yesterday condemned what it called the “unacceptable conduct” over the past few days of purported supporters of political parties contesting the upcoming March 2nd general and regional elections.

A Brazilian national is now a remanded prisoner after he was charged yesterday with the murder of Kuru Kuru, Soesdyke-Linden Highway miner David Atkinson, who was killed last October.

A 45-year-old resident of Port Kaituma, who is accused of raping a woman, was remanded to prison yesterday after he was charged with the offence in a city court.

Months after he was charged with attempting to smuggle nearly three dozen live finches from Guyana through the JFK Airport to sell for use in high-stakes bird-singing competitions, a Guyanese man on Thursday admitted to the crime.

A 42-year-old miner is currently hospitalised with burns about his body, which he suffered on Wednesday evening while rescuing children from a burning building at Mahdia, in Region Eight.

Sheria Khalil, a bank teller, was stabbed last night allegedly by her reputed husband, Clifton Richmond who then allegedly ingested poison and plunged into the Demerara River, the police said in a statement today.

HOUSTON,  (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp today reported a 5.2% drop in fourth-quarter profit on weaknesses in chemicals and refining and flat oil and gas output, with asset sales helping to stem the decline.

The Guyana Government today issued an advisory on the Novel Coronavirus and said that persons arriving here from China will be subject to quarantine protocols.

The bullet-riddled body of a rice farmer of Number 68 Village, Corentyne, was this morning found at the Number 67 Village, Corentyne backlands.

Producing statistics and calculations to show that Guyana has an oil deal far below global standards and  will lose out on up to  US$55 Billion over the 40-year period of the licence for the Stabroek Block, international corruption watchdog Global Witness has written to ExxonMobil urging a  renegotiation.

The Opposition People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) has officially complained to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) about calls by various leaders of the APNU+AFC on the campaign trail for their supporters to congregate at polling places after closing on March 2nd and “protect their ballot”  In a letter to the Chair, retired Justice Claudette Singh, the PPP/C said it was  “gravely disturbed” by APNU+AFC leaders urging their supporters to “assemble in large numbers at Polling places at the close of polls to protect their ballot.” 

President David Granger yesterday said that during his proposed “Decade of Development” the Guyana Police Force (GPF) would be restructured and augmented to effectively respond to local and transnational crime as well as interpersonal violence. 

One day before they must prove to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) that they were not citizens of a foreign state on Nomination Day, Lenox Shuman and Valerie Leung are challenging the authority via which the commission is questioning them.

Change Guyana has chosen attorney, Mishka Puran, as its replacement prime ministerial candidate for the upcoming General and Regional Elections saying that her focus will be on women’s rights and empowerment.

After spending six years on remand without a trial, former murder-accused Cloyd Harris has filed a $100 million lawsuit against the state for what he says was the loss of his liberty.

The judiciary in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has embarked on a programme to facilitate remote court participation which will see specialised areas being set up at hospitals, police stations and the prisons, to allow witnesses to testify without having to visit the courts.

A member of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) died during the wee hours of yesterday from injuries sustained after colliding with a motor car on the Capoey Public Road, Essequibo Coast.