Guyana News

A man who said that frustration led him to attempt to rob another man was sentenced to two years behind bars when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday.

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) exemplifies the spirit of togetherness that is the hallmark of family and community. 

Fourteen ranks were promoted “on the spot” by Commissioner of Police Leslie James at the annual Region Three Police Christmas Breakfast.

A Brazilian miner, who was apprehended at the border at Lethem after immigration officers discovered that there were several forged arrival and departure stamps in his passport, was fined when he appeared before a city court yesterday.

Raphael Hintzen, who was previously jailed for robbery, was ordered to serve a three-year sentence last week after he admitted to charges of illegal possession of a pistol and ammunition.

The mother of a young man who was the victim of a hit and run on the Linden/Soesdyke Highway that left him with broken feet and a dislocated hip, is calling on the police to conduct a thorough investigation.

President David Granger has issued the Proclamations for the dissolution of Parliament and the ten Regional Democratic Councils on December 30, 2019.

The bodies of a Corentyne hotel owner and his worker were found bound at his hotel located at Number 63 Village, Corentyne, this afternoon.

At least five fishermen’s shacks located along the shores of the Ogle, East Coast Demerara seawall have been destroyed following a fire which occurred on Christmas Day.

A labourer was on Thursday morning stabbed to death not far from his home.

A resident of East Bank Essequibo is now dead after he lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a lamp post and fence early yesterday morning.

A man was on Tuesday robbed of millions of dollars when his car was stolen subsequent to conducting a transaction at a city bank.

A vendor of Port Mourant, Corentyne, lost his life after a fight during a game of chic-chic at Rose Hall Town Public Road on Christmas Eve around 10.15 pm.

A driver of Rose Hall Town, Corentyne, was fatally stabbed with a broken bottle following a club fight during the wee hours of Christmas morning.

Executive Member of  the Working People’s Alliance (WPA) Dr. David Hinds says continued probing by the political party has revealed that the decision to change the name of the national archives from the Walter Rodney Archives to the National Archives was made by the administration of the entity, as opposed to government.

The son of a US-based Guyanese couple died early Christmas morning after the car he was a passenger of crashed into a utility pole along the Central Avenue of Schenectady, New York.

The body of a 16-year-old Brazilian boy was discovered on the Guyana bank of the Takutu River, some six days after he went missing.

Floodwaters, which were the result of incomplete work to an Endeavour, Leguan Koker  have significantly receded since a stop-log door was installed during the late hours of Christmas Eve, Regional Engineer Seenarine Nandram said.

The Police say they are investigating a fatal accident which occurred today at about 3:15 am on the Uitvlugt Public Road, West Coast Demerara involving motor jeep PWW 9100 owned and driven by Vijai  Sankar, age 28 years of Lot 24 Vergenoegen, East Bank Essequibo .

The Police say they are investigating the murder of Israel Mc Kenzie, age 32 years, a labourer of Lot 74 Middle Road, La Penitence, which occurred about 3.30 am today at Second  Street and Middle Road La Penitence.