Guyana News

Otis Pearson, also known as ‘Otisha’ Already awaiting trial for child molestation, Otis Pearson, also known as ‘Otisha,’ was back before a court yesterday on a new charge.

The attorney for two of the men who were arrested near the St.

A Buxton labourer was murdered on Sunday night following a confrontation with a relative, who injured his mother as she attempted to part a fight.

A two-storey building in the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority’s (NDIA) compound at Tarlogie Farm, Corentyne, was completely destroyed by a fire yesterday afternoon.

Tenders were yesterday opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for the supply, delivery and installation of a baggage scanner at the Guyana Prison Service.

The Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) yesterday said that it had found a quantity of suspected ganja in bush in an abandoned yard in Howes Street, Charlestown.

Nalisa Mohabir, a school teacher of Better Hope, East Coast Demerara became an animal activist because she could not bear to see them suffer and currently shares her home with several cats that she has rescued.

Two Sri Lankan nationals were yesterday fined and ordered deported after they admitted to illegally entering Guyana.

The US and UK envoys here today lauded the peaceful election day yesterday and called on all Guyanese to respect the final results when issued.

GECOM Chair Justice (ret’d) Claudette Singh today declared yesterday’s poll to be free and fair  but the elections secretariat has so far been able to provide only 5% of the results raising the prospects of a lengthy delay in the final result.

Following a day of high emotion and smooth voting, Guyanese are anxiously awaiting the results of the 2020 General and Regional Elections (GRE) and based on a small number of polling statements collected by this newspaper it was a straight fight between the incumbent APNU+AFC and the opposition PPP/C with a smattering of votes for some of the new parties.

An allegation of attempted voter fraud sparked a standoff last evening at Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara, where riot police were summoned to keep the peace.

Police were yesterday called to respond to a protest outside the Goed Intent/ Patentia Neighbour-hood Dem-ocratic Council (NDC) sparked by the allegation that forged national identification (ID) cards were being distributed for persons to vote.

A regional protocol setting out minimum standards for dealing with the COVID19 virus was agreed to by CARICOM Heads of Government at the 8th Special Emergency Meeting in Barbados on Sunday.

A number of persons were last evening arrested after they were allegedly found in possession of illegal firearms close to polling stations at St.

A window of the vehicle driven by United Nations Resident Coordinator Mikiko Tanaka was last night smashed by a robber and two laptops stolen.

Voters turned out in their numbers across Region Six yesterday to cast their votes to select the country’s next government in a process that saw early balloting and few issues.

Caribbean Airlines (CAL) yesterday said that it is continuing to monitor and respond to the situation regarding COVID-19 – the coronavirus which is weeping across the globe.

As doctors can be held liable for negligent acts or omissions they may have committed, which result in injury/death to their patients, so too can hospitals, through the negligence of their employees. 

Four women are now hospitalised after they wounded each other in an armed altercation yesterday morning in Tiger Bay.