Guyana News

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) continues to rely heavily on public scrutiny to fulfil aspects of its mandate Stabroek News has reached out to members of the Commission to ask what systems have been put in place to verify statements made on each candidate’s Statutory declaration ahead of the March 2 General and Regional Elections (GRE).

A 27-year-old miner is now dead while another was injured after the boat they were travelling in crashed into a tree at Grant Friendship Canal, Lower Pomeroon River early yesterday morning.

The family of Sabrina Nandram, the woman, who was found dead with her boyfriend, Kevin Singh, in a bathtub at the Aracari Hotel and Resort on Sunday, does not believe she was suicidal.

DNA testing of samples taken from remains suspected to be those of missing witness Colin Rodney Jr has been completed and the results are expected to be handed over to the police soon, Director of the Guyana Forensic Science Laboratory (GFSL) Delon France says.

Hemwattie Singh, called ‘Mona,’ who along with her sister, Yasminie Ramsew, called ‘Tina,’ became a local sensation due to a video of them berating police at an outpost back in December, has filed an action against the Attorney General for breach of rights.

The Ministry of Education yesterday signed a contract for the construction of the Yarrowkabra Secondary School on the Linden/Soesdyke Highway worth  $826.7m.

A Nigg, Corentyne pensioner was fatally struck yesterday morning by a car on the centre of a pedestrian crossing along the public road. 

The charge against Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) Andre Kellman, who was accused of sexually assaulting an airport employee, was dismissed yesterday.

Akshay Budhiram, 17, who was allegedly tortured by two policemen last month, is slowly recovering but has been experiencing intense pain due to the injuries he sustained in the attack, his sister Anjanie Budhiram has said.

Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan, in his private capacity, and his brother, Rustum Bulkan, are suing the Bank of Guyana (GoG) and its Governor Dr.

Former People’s Progres-sive Party/Civic (PPP/C) parliamentarian Alister Charlie was released on bail yesterday after he was charged with sexually assaulting a 16-year-old boy and trying to bribe the youth’s grandmother to drop the criminal complaint.

Over 5,000 primary school students across Guyana are set to benefit from the launch of a digital education project.

A man died on Saturday night after a tractor drove over him on the 72-mile Kaburi main access trail, Region Seven.

A woman who claimed to be a security agent for the Pope and a friend of the US President Donald Trump was yesterday denied bail after she was charged with illegal entry into the country.

Advertisements from both the state and private sector are vital for the survival of the independent press, for which reductions pose a serious threat, according to President of the Guyana Press Association (GPA) Nazima Raghubir.

Defence attorney Nigel Hughes yesterday closed his case in the trial of former Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) accountant Peter Ramcharran, who is accused of falsifying the entity’s accounts.

The passenger who collapsed and died at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) on Sunday morning has been identified as a St Croix, US Virgin Islands teacher, Kodzo Ekpe.

Tenders were yesterday opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for the engineering, procurement and construction of Solar Photovoltaic (PV) power plants for Bartica and Lethem.

A Goedverwagting, East Coast Demerara man is presently in police custody after he allegedly attempted to hide an unlicensed firearm from law enforcement officers on Monday evening.

Former People’s Progressive Party/Civic  (PPP/C) parliamentarian Alister Charlie  was granted bail this morning after he was charged with sexually assaulting a 16-year-old boy and attempting to pervert the course of justice by paying the grandmother of the alleged victim $500,000 to drop the matter.