Guyana News

Former army Chief of Staff Gary Best, who was hospitalised after being held by police over Saturday’s accident that claimed the life of cyclist Jude Bentley was discharged yesterday and has been placed on $100,000 station bail while investigations continue.

A 57-year-old pedal cyclist died after he was reportedly struck by a minibus on Sunday evening along the Planters Hall Public Road, Mahaicony.

Three weeks after a St. Agnes Primary School teacher and three parents were charged with assaulting each other at the school, the charges against the former have been withdrawn.

Two men, one of whom was armed with a gun, last night robbed a Guyana Telephone & Telegraph (GTT) kiosk at the Giftland Mall of an undisclosed amount of cash.

The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) views President David Granger’s recent announcement of lands to retrenched sugar workers as an “empty promise,” General Secretary of the union Seepaul Narine says.

Presidential Candidate of A New United Guyana (ANUG), Ralph Ramkarran has said that those who applied for a change of address and did not receive it should be officially informed by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) of this situation.

A 29-year-old labourer and his reputed wife were on Friday remanded to prison after they were charged with the murder of Gopaul Seeram, the Cane Grove, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara man who was beaten to death last Tuesday night.

Recaptured murder accused Terrence Pitt was yesterday sentenced to 12 month in jail after pleading guilty to escaping from police custody.

The return of the spring tides is once again threatening the livelihoods of Mahaicony farmers between Dantzig and Fairfield, in Region Five, as they remain exposed to the Atlantic Ocean.

PPP/C Presidential Candidate Irfaan Ali on Saturday evening promised to revitalise agriculture in Region Six if he is elected as the next president of Guyana.

The 2020 edition of the Who’s Who in Guyana Business Directory was launched on Saturday evening at a reception hosted by British High Commissioner Greg Quinn and ActionINVEST Carib-bean Inc (ACI). 

A homeless man, who police say went down a “chimney” to steal from a business place, was remanded to prison yesterday to await sentencing on a break and enter and larceny charge.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) yesterday emphasized that Article 21.1 of the Purchase Agreement between the Government of Guyana and Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEGPL) defines the tax relationship between the company and its sub-contractors.

The National Tuberculosis Programme (NTBP) has made a major step in efficiently diagnosing Tuberculosis (TB) cases following the establishment of a laboratory in the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) compound.

Sheria Khalil, the bank teller who was  attacked and stabbed by her reputed husband more than a week ago at Timehri, East Bank Demerara remains hospitalised.

Aminata Touré, former prime minister of Senegal, and Jason J. Carter, chairperson of The Carter Center Board of Trustees, will co-lead the Carter Center’s international election observation team in Guyana.

OpenOil, the Germany-based consultancy which generated the analysis that suggested that the 2016 deal with ExxonMobil could deprive Guyana of US$55b, yesterday defended its work.

Government yesterday defended its decision on the 2016 renegotiation of the Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) with ExxonMobil subsidiary Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) and partners, saying it was in Guyana’s best interest.

Following his detention on Saturday by the police over the traffic death of cyclist Jude Bentley, former army Chief of Staff Gary Best was yesterday hospitalised but remains in custody, Commander of Region 4 ‘A’ Division Edgar Thomas told Stabroek News.

As Guyana prepares for the oil and gas sector and the spin-offs associated with it, local chartered accountant Chateram Ramdihal has teamed up with a Trinidadian partner to bring forensic auditing services here.