Guyana News

Voters will soon be able to find their polling stations online as the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has approved the list of 2,352 locations for publication.

Former Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) accountant Peter Ramcharran was yesterday ordered to serve a three-year sentence after he was found guilty of omitting $145 million from the entity’s ledger in 2015.

A man who said he was wrongfully arrested and imprisoned by officials of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is suing the institution for damages in excess of $4M.

Former army Chief of Staff Gary Best, who collided with former national cyclist Jude Bentley over the weekend yesterday announced the suspension of his public campaign appearances in an effort to facilitate the ongoing police investigation into the fatal accident.

Police yesterday arrested one of the suspects in Monday’s robbery of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) kiosk at Giftland Mall.

Despite no progress in resolving the dispute between the Russian Aluminum (RUSAL) subsidiary Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc (BCGI) and its sacked workers, Social Protection Minister Amna Ally remains hopeful that the matter will be resolved soon.

A man who was reportedly beaten after  he allegedly attempted to rob a female  on Monday at her Silver Hill, Soesdyke/Linden Highway grocery shop, succumbed to his injuries at about 1.40 am yesterday at the Diamond Diagnostic Centre.

The police yesterday said that Vibert Marks was on February 6th found guilty of exporting gold without a licence and attempting to bribe a Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) rank and fined.

Ceon Cantzlaar, the barber who was charged with exposing his genitals to a customer and touching her without her consent, was yesterday sentenced to a total of four years in jail.

The Ministry of Public Infra-structure (MPI) through its Central Transport and Planning Unit (CTPU) on Monday held another public consultation on the planned upgrade of the Parika Stelling and it was revealed that the design of the new facility will have a lifespan of 100 years.

After not placing any state advertisements with Stabroek News (SN) for the month of October, 2019,  the Department of Public Information (DPI) has gradually been increasing allocations and the figure for January was roughly 26% of the total number of ads placed with the daily newspapers.

In an effort to address traffic issues affecting the public, the Guyana Police Force Traffic Department has established a WhatsApp number.

The University of Guyana Workers Union (UGWU) in collaboration with Move On Guyana Inc is hosting a series of political debates between the political parties contesting the 2020 general and regional elections.

Chayanne Parboo, the three-year-old Pomeroon girl who was in dire need of blood, is currently in the United States (US), where she was seen by a specialist last Thursday at a top-rated hospital.

As Guyanese look forward to the nation’s Golden Jubilee celebrations, Olympia Small-Sonaram has designs that she believes reflect the country’s film industry throughout its ‘Republic’ journey.

Former Chief of Staff of the GDF, Gary Best who is under investigation over the accident death of cyclist, Jude Bentley says he is suspending his election campaign appearances.

Via his attorney, PPP/C candidate  Charles Ramson Jr has denied that he defamed international cricketer, Chris Gayle.

Former accountant of the Guyana Rice Development Board  (GRDB) Peter Ramcharran was today sentenced to three years in jail after being found guilty of one charge of falsification of account.

The third draw of crude oil in the Stabroek Block will be lifted early next week after government and ExxonMobil have settled on a value for the oil being extracted from the Liza field and this will go to Guyana.

In a unanimous decision, the Guyana Court of Appeal has ruled that there is no residency requirement to bar persons already on the national register of registrants from voting.