Guyana News

A national of the Dominican Republic accused of forging a Guatemalan passport was remanded to prison when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday.

Oil and gas support services company Halliburton wants to set up a liquid mud plant at Water Street and while the Envi-ronmental Protection Agency (EPA) says the project doesn’t warrant an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), it will be monitoring adherence to structural requirements.

An attempted robbery was carried out at the Guyana Water Incorporated’s (GWI) Chesney, Berbice office during Tuesday evening.

Driving under the influence (DUI) and speeding continue to be  recorded as the leading causes of fatal accidents on the roadways for the year, according to Traffic Chief Linden Isles.

The two suspects accused of fatally chopping gold miner David Atkinson almost a month ago in the Cuyuni River area remain on the run even as the police prepare to seek legal advice in the matter.

Christopher Cummings, the food vendor charged in January for allegedly trafficking more than 100 grammes of cannabis, yesterday led his defence in the matter with his counsel later arguing that the police did not have a case as he made no-case submissions.

An unemployed man was yesterday remanded to prison after he told a court that the reason he was absent on several occasions was because he got put out of his home.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) is set to benefit from five high-tech, long endurance drones valued at $180M which will boost the security of the country’s borders, maritime space and coastland.

Donald Rodney, the brother of slain  WPA Leader Dr Walter Rodney, will mount a vigil from tomorrow outside of the Guyana Court of Appeal for a date of the hearing of his appeal against his 1982 conviction for the possession of explosives.

Four men, including a Region One businessman and a policeman, were remanded to prison yesterday after they were charged jointly with the Matthews Ridge airstrip robbery in which over $18 million in raw gold was stolen.

Even as Cabinet said it was distressed at the `unconscionable’ termination of hundreds of employees, Troy Resources Guyana Inc remains hopeful of restarting operations within the next month and reemploying a significant number of those workers dismissed yesterday, according to Managing Director Ken Nilsson.

Fed up with the Alliance for Change party he supported during the 2015 General Elections, West Bank Demerara businessman Sasenarine Shewnarain yesterday publicly endorsed the newly formed Change Guyana Party headed by businessman Robert Badal.

The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) and the Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc.

Jaipaul Hitlall, who was found guilty by a majority verdict of raping a woman while using violence and threats, was yesterday sentenced to 20 years in prison by Justice Simone Morris-Ramlall.

A 31-year-old motorcyclist is now dead while another was injured following a head-on collision at Rupunau churchyard, South Central Rupununi, Region 9 on Saturday afternoon.

A Grade Six student of Soesdyke Primary School is currently battling for her life at a city hospital after she was struck down by a car while using a pedestrian crossing at Grove, East Bank Demerara Public (EBD) Road on Tuesday afternoon.

Caribbean Airlines Cargo has announced its intention to boost its freight services for the upcoming Christmas peak season.

The three men who are charged with the $3.4 million robbery from China Trading were yesterday informed that their trial will commence later this month.

Bids were yesterday opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) for renovation works and enhancements to the Call Centre Building at Kara Kara, Linden.

The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) is considering joining the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN), a global independent not-for-profit support organization, in hopes of tapping into its repository of expertise in supporting oil and gas negotiations.