Guyana News

Imran Ramsaywack, the 25-year-old Berbice labourer who was on trial for the murder of a United States-based Buxton woman in 2015 was on Wednesday sentenced to death for the crime.

Sergeant Gladwin Hanover of Region Two was on Wednesday named the Guyana Police Force Best Cop for the year at the Force’s annual awards ceremony, held at Eve Leary.

Amid continuing horrific accidents, the  Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) yesterday urged all road users to “stringently uphold traffic laws and regulations, and exercise good judgement when using the roadways by observing the five C’s – care, caution, consideration, common sense and courtesy.

The Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) has signalled its long-term commitment to partnering with the Guyana Tourism and Hospitality Association in supporting the maintenance of Guyana’s latest tourist attraction – the `I love Guyana’, 3-dimensional sign, which was officially launched on Wednesday.

An 18-year-old who allegedly snatched a woman’s purse on Water Street was remanded to prison on Wednesday after he was read a robbery charge.

A youth was released on bail on Wednesday after he told a city court that he was attacked by the person he was accused of wounding.

The Guyana Elections Commission yesterday announced that former Chief Election Commissioner of India, Dr.

Five persons including a pregnant medic and a nurse died while four others were seriously injured following an accident along the Fairfield Public Road, Mahaicony yesterday morning.

Seventeen-year-old Akshay Budhairam who was allegedly beaten and burnt by two cops, who accused him of breaking into their La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara (WBD) home earlier this week has since denied the allegation while noting that he believes his attackers wanted him dead.

Acting Chief Justice Roxane George, SC yesterday dismissed an application by the Berbice Bridge Company Inc (BBCI) to quash a Toll Order by the Public Infrastructure Minister David Patterson which prevented it from implementing planned increases.

A taxi-driver was remanded to prison yesterday after he was charged with the rape of a 12-year-old girl.

The prosecution yesterday closed its case against Shawn Neblett, an ex-policeman who is wanted in the United States for trafficking of cocaine.

The Guyana Court of Appeal (CoA) yesterday dismissed an appeal by Anil Nandlall in the ‘law reports case’, having found that acting Chief Justice Roxane George SC, was justified in refusing to interfere with the decision by Magistrate Fabayo Azore on November 23rd 2018 to overrule a no-case submission made on his behalf.

The Leguan Ferry Service will function normally for a limited time to accommodate residents who have been inconvenienced by the major repairs underway to the stelling on the Essequibo River island.

Justice Fidela Corbin-Lincoln on Tuesday ordered the Gaming Authority to consider, process, and determine an application for a casino operator’s licence made by Sleepin International Hotel and Casino Inc.

The Board of Directors of the Guyana Manufact-uring and Services Association (GMSA) yesterday hosted its Annual Presentation Awards Dinner  which  featured Dr.

Five Courts customers were yesterday rewarded for their participation in a Christmas holiday  promotion.

A man who was reportedly ‘flying over the fence” with a quantity of stolen items was denied bail after being charged in a City court.

President David Granger has exhorted the senior officers of the Guyana Police Force to help create an organisation that members of the public can trust to keep them and their loved ones safe and secure. 

The Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GLSC) is working  with the Government of the Republic of Serbia to produce a sustainable plan for a National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) and geospatial policy, the Department of Public Information (DPI) reported yesterday.