Guyana News

The Guyana Police Force yesterday said that in order to facilitate Nomination Day which will be held at Umana Yana, High Street, Kingston tomorrow, the following traffic arrangements will be put in place.

A man who hit the mother of his child in the head with an icicle yesterday apologised to her moments before being fined at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

Autopsies performed on the couple found dead in a bathtub at the Aracari Hotel and Resort on Sunday revealed that Sabrina Nandram was beaten and strangled.

In the aftermath of comments attributed today to President David Granger, the Alliance For Change today said that there is a fundamental agreement with APNU that the AFC names the Prime Ministerial candidate and it has named its Leader, Khemraj Ramjattan as the candidate.

Every Guyanese would own shares in a national oil company established to manage revenue from the sale of Guyana’s oil under a Change Guyana government, the party’s Presidential Candidate, hotelier Robert Badal, has said.  

In excess of 630,000 ounces of gold have been declared for the year 2019 according to the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR).

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) continues to rely heavily on public scrutiny to fulfil aspects of its mandate Stabroek News has reached out to members of the Commission to ask what systems have been put in place to verify statements made on each candidate’s Statutory declaration ahead of the March 2 General and Regional Elections (GRE).

A 27-year-old miner is now dead while another was injured after the boat they were travelling in crashed into a tree at Grant Friendship Canal, Lower Pomeroon River early yesterday morning.

The family of Sabrina Nandram, the woman, who was found dead with her boyfriend, Kevin Singh, in a bathtub at the Aracari Hotel and Resort on Sunday, does not believe she was suicidal.

DNA testing of samples taken from remains suspected to be those of missing witness Colin Rodney Jr has been completed and the results are expected to be handed over to the police soon, Director of the Guyana Forensic Science Laboratory (GFSL) Delon France says.

Hemwattie Singh, called ‘Mona,’ who along with her sister, Yasminie Ramsew, called ‘Tina,’ became a local sensation due to a video of them berating police at an outpost back in December, has filed an action against the Attorney General for breach of rights.

The Ministry of Education yesterday signed a contract for the construction of the Yarrowkabra Secondary School on the Linden/Soesdyke Highway worth  $826.7m.

A Nigg, Corentyne pensioner was fatally struck yesterday morning by a car on the centre of a pedestrian crossing along the public road. 

The charge against Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) Andre Kellman, who was accused of sexually assaulting an airport employee, was dismissed yesterday.

Akshay Budhiram, 17, who was allegedly tortured by two policemen last month, is slowly recovering but has been experiencing intense pain due to the injuries he sustained in the attack, his sister Anjanie Budhiram has said.

Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan, in his private capacity, and his brother, Rustum Bulkan, are suing the Bank of Guyana (GoG) and its Governor Dr.

Former People’s Progres-sive Party/Civic (PPP/C) parliamentarian Alister Charlie was released on bail yesterday after he was charged with sexually assaulting a 16-year-old boy and trying to bribe the youth’s grandmother to drop the criminal complaint.

Over 5,000 primary school students across Guyana are set to benefit from the launch of a digital education project.

A man died on Saturday night after a tractor drove over him on the 72-mile Kaburi main access trail, Region Seven.

A woman who claimed to be a security agent for the Pope and a friend of the US President Donald Trump was yesterday denied bail after she was charged with illegal entry into the country.