Guyana News

An employee of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), who was accused of forging a vehicle registration and licence, was granted his release on bail on Thursday after he denied the charge.

The sports utility vehicle (SUV) which was stolen earlier this week during an armed robbery committed on civil engineer Travis Bridgemohan and his family at their Bel Air Village home was found abandoned but intact at ‘A’ Field, Sophia, on Wednesday evening.

The Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL) has submitted an action plan to Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson to address its present generation shortfall.

In what has become a Christmas tradition, P&P Insurance Brokers on Friday made its annual donations to 12 non-profit organisations.

Government is boosting the Close Circuit Television (CCTV) high technology security camera system to support crime prevention efforts by the Joint Services by adding 17 camera locations including more in the highly congested Stabroek Market area, at the Berbice River Bridge and the Lusignan Prisons on the lower East Coast among other areas.

A petition was filed this morning urging Chancellor Yonette Cummings-Edwards to remove Magistrate Alex Moore from presiding over the proceedings against Marcus Bisram, who is accused of masterminding the murder of a Corentyne carpenter Faiyaz Narinedatt.

The family of murdered Corentyne carpenter Faiyaz Narinedatt has voiced its full support for the office of Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and State Prosecutor Stacy Goodings in the handling of the proceedings against Marcus Bisram, who is accused of masterminding the crime.

The Police today said that they are investigating the murder of Marcellus ‘Ton’ Reynolds, 31, a miner of Achiwuib, South Rupununi which occurred on Thursday, December 5, 2019 at Marudi Backdam, South Rupununi allegedly by a 17-year-old male who is in custody assisting with the probe.

Despite its continued engagements with broadcasters, the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) has reported an overall increase in infractions, including the broadcast of graphic videos, unbalanced political commentaries and lewd music.

Heavy and continuous rainfall between Wednesday and Thursday left several communities and farmlands in Regions Two and Three inundated yesterday and the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) dispatched Rapid Damage Assessment Teams to assess the situation.

First Lady Sandra Granger yesterday launched the ANIRA Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation aimed at the empowerment and education of vulnerable groups, including young women.

The police have launched an investigation into the death of a prisoner at the Suddie Police Station lock-up. 

A 16-year old student of Bina Hill Secondary School in Annai, North Rupununi, died on Wednesday after he lost control of the motorcycle he was riding and crashed into bushes along a road in the community.

The Ministry of Natural Resources, through the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC), fulfilled a promise to residents of Region Eight and held a mining lottery on Wednesday morning.

A young Rupununi farmer was remanded to prison yesterday after he was charged with raping an 11-year-old schoolgirl.

An arrest warrant has been issued for Detective Constable Richard Persaud, who was accused by two staffer of a Superbet shop in East Canje, Berbice, of taking over $100,000 to assist them with a court matter in August.

The two men who were found guilty of murdering a security guard during a 2013 multi-million dollar heist in Lethem were on Thursday both sentenced to life imprisonment The charge against the two men, Alvin Kissoon and Calvin King, stated that on January 18th, 2013, they murdered John Christopher Friday during a robbery at the Lethem Post Office.

Jegede Hodge, who was found guilty of four counts of child rape, was on Thursday sentenced to serve 25 years in prison.

Lakeram Harrinarine, the Helena, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara man who admitted to killing his common-law wife in 2016, yesterday learned that he will be spending most of the next 15 years in jail.

With the rising number of Venezuelans settling in Mabaruma and facing various challenges, the Guyana Medical Relief (GMR) spearheaded a three-day outreach to provide them with medical and dental treatment and even facilitated immigration services.