Guyana News

Magistrate Renita Singh will next week rule on whether it is necessary to visit the reported scene of the crime when the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the murder charge against Marcus Brian Bisram continues.

Eleven witnesses are expected to testify in the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the murder charge against Shaleza Ellis, who is accused of the fatal Christmas morning stabbing of another woman.

The Guyana Police Force yesterday notified the general public that due to the current condition of sections of the Linden Highway due to erosion of the soil, a decision was taken to have the speed limit on the highway reduced from 100km/h to 80km/h, with immediate effect, in the interest of road safety.

A total of 54 persons arrived in Guyana with a history of travel from areas at high risk for the coronavirus (COVID-19) since active monitoring of ports began on January 18th, according to the Public Health Ministry, which says that 18 are continuing to be monitored while the others are no longer being subjected to surveillance.

The PPP this evening said that Police Commissioner Leslie James has given an assurance of the Force’s readiness to provide adequate security for Monday’s general elections and for all polling places.

The police today said that a thorough investigation has been launched following the death of Cleon Gomes, 36, a driver of 111 Miles, Mahdia, Region 8 who was shot in the left shoulder at about 8.30 pm yesterday by a member of the Guyana Police Force.

The sugar union GAWU says it was disturbed to learn today that the Uitvlugt Estate factory, for the first crop so far, has suffered breakdowns aggregating to 48 hours.

GENEVA,  (Reuters) – The risk of spread and impact of the coronavirus is now “very high” at a global level, the highest level of alarm, but containment is still possible, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today.

The Guyana Police Force today notified the general public that due to the current condition of sections of the Linden Highway due to erosion of the soil, a decision was taken to have the speed limit on the Highway reduced from 100km to 80km with immediate effect, in the interest of road safety.

Navigant Builders Inc, the developers of Windsor Estates, yesterday broke ground for a premier luxury commercial and residential community at Ogle, East Coast Demerara.

An Amelia’s Ward, Linden woman was yesterday shot dead and her boyfriend, ex-cop Teon Allen was wounded.

The battered body of a Rose Hall businessman was found yesterday morning a short distance away from his house, from where a safe was stolen.

An employee from a Canadian human resource firm has alleged that in 2018 he was asked to pay “up to $50,000 USD per month” by a GDF officer working at the Ministry of the Presidency (MoTP) to have his company’s name on ExxonMobil’s preferred list of suppliers.

The East Coast Demerara road-widening project was yesterday commissioned to the tune of US$43 million, US$6 million less than the projected cost.

The Georgetown Municipal Abattoir yesterday afternoon sustained significant damage after a crane collapsed onto the building.

The National Insurance Scheme (NIS) yesterday announced  a 4% increase in Old Age, Invalidity and Survivors pensions for all persons who are in receipt of an amount that is above the minimum pension.

An expected ruling on an application on behalf of Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo to strike out the lawsuit calling on him to disclose the academic certificates of PPP/C presidential candidate Irfaan Ali has been deferred.

A Corentyne woman was yesterday arrested after her partner succumbed to a chop injury at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital on Wednesday after-noon. 

United Nations Resident Co-ordinator here, Mikiko Tanaka yesterday said that ensuring a credible and peaceful general election is pivotal to the country’s future development and underlined the need for “dignified acceptance of the results by political parties”.

As part of its efforts to upgrade its services to the public, the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GLSC) yesterday commissioned a new $36 million dollar sub-office and living quarters at Nouvelle Flanders (Crane Public Road), West Coast Demerara.