Guyana News

A 15-year-old student of the Linden Foundation Secondary School was yesterday afternoon stabbed by a classmate during a fight.

Leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jagdeo has welcomed a declaration by President David Granger that there would be no disorder or lawlessness during the holding of the March 2, 2020 General and Regional Elections.

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure yesterday said that from today  the Manari Bridge in Region 9 will closed for approximately ten  weeks.

The National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) has commissioned its fourth regional office, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MoPI) through its Central Transport and Planning Unit (CTPU) on Tuesday held its first public consultation with a broad section of the community in relation to its plans to transform the Parika Stelling into a modern facility.

A North Sophia pharmacist’s home was robbed yesterday with police arriving on the scene almost five hours after being summoned.

Linden Flavius who is before the courts for attempting to kill a taxi-driver was yesterday freed of two counts of armed robbery.

A Cumberland Village, East Canje Berbice man, sustained one stab wound to his abdomen yesterday morning after a lone perpetrator pounced on him outside of his employer’s building along the East Canje Public Road. 

The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is assuring the Caribbean region there is no cause for alarm as the immediate risk of infection from the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (nCoV) to the general public remains low.

The Carnegie School of Home Economics (CSHE) re-opened its Hibiscus Training Restaurant yesterday for the new batch of students, according to a release from the Ministry of Education.

A 58-year-old vendor who bullied a man for two bottles of high wine was remanded to prison yesterday after he was charged with attempting to kill the man.

Over 100 employees of the Russian-owned Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc (BCGI) have been laid off effective from today and the company has informed employees that the downsizing of operations is a result of a “fuel shortage.”

The European Union today announced the deployment of its March 2 election observer mission here.

President David Granger yesterday met three members of the United States Congress at the Ministry of the Presidency and assured them that the March 2nd General and Regional elections will be free and fair.

The man accused of killing his 19-year-old wife in 2011 was yesterday sentenced to 15 years in prison after confessing to the act. 

Access to justice for residents of East Bank Demerara (EBD) has been broadened with the opening of the $143.5 million Diamond/Golden Grove Magistrates’ Court.

Citibank, the New York, USA-headquartered consumer division of financial services multinational, Citigroup is exploring establishing a presence in Guyana says Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Karen Cummings.

The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) and the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU)  have clinched a MoU which will allow for the exchange of information and intelligence relating to subjects suspected to be involved in or convicted of committing drug-related offences.

Four Mon Repos cattle farmers say they may be forced to sell their cattle after the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA), without notice, and without providing them with an alternative, suddenly reclaimed land they were given to use as pastures, and levelled the grass thereon.

At the hearing of the appeal to a 37-year sentence for sexually assaulting a child, Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Shalimar Ali-Hack said that the penalty imposed upon Linton Pompey was especially warranted given the specific circumstances of the case.