Guyana News

A Patentia Squatting Area, West Bank Demerara man is now dead after he was struck down by a driver in a hit-and-run accident on Friday evening along the Timehri, East Bank Demerara Public Road.

One hundred and thirteen unclaimed motorcycles will be put up for sale by the Guyana Police Force via public auction later this month.

A 26-year-old Cummings Lodge resident disappeared without a trace more than seven weeks ago and his family is fearful that he is a victim of foul play.

Gansham and Besham Sohan, the two young brothers who were flown overseas for life-saving medical treatment after they were severely burnt at their Corentyne, Berbice home more than two months ago, are ready to return home after several successful surgeries.

A 21-year-old miner was killed yesterday afternoon after the mining pit he was working in caved in at Baramita, North West District (NWD), Region One.

Hansraj Durga, the man who was beaten at a wedding house a week ago at Cane Grove, East Coast Demerara, remains hospitalised at the George-town Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) with the right side of his body paralysed from his shoulder down.

In observance of the 110th anniversary of scouting in Guyana, President David Granger yesterday said that he hopes the reach of the movement will extend across Guyana.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has officially confirmed that the torched car in which charred remains were found at Mahaicony just over a week ago belongs to Colin Rodney Jr, the missing witness in a murder case who is now feared dead.

None of the roughly 19,000 persons who didn’t uplift their ID cards from the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) will be prevented from voting.

Six months after an earlier application had been rejected by Cabinet, Eastern Airlines has been given the green light to operate scheduled non-stop flights between the Cheddi Jagan International Airport and John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York.

With the vision of expansion as well as bridging the gaps in transportation between hinterland communities and the coastlands, Air Services Limited (ASL) yesterday launched scheduled flights to Region Seven.

By way of a majority vote, the Board of Directors of the Guyana Power and Light Inc.

Two youths were remanded to prison on Friday after they were charged with the murders of four Corentyne fishermen in a recent pirate attack.

The body of a Guyana Defence Force (GDF) soldier was recovered yesterday afternoon, one day after he allegedly drowned while at a river aback the army’s Medical Centre at Base Camp Jaguar, New River.

Chief Election Officer (CEO) Keith Lowenfield yesterday said that while as of December 31st, 2019, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) will no longer possess the funds it needs to conduct elections on March 2nd, Finance Minister Winston Jordan has assured the Commission that the monies will be provided.

An inception workshop with major-stakeholders began on Tuesday to develop a National Action Plan (NAP) for reduction of the use and emissions of mercury in the Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) sector The workshop is part of a US$500,000 project, funded through the Global Environment Facility (GEF), and is being implemented by the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) in partnership with the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Basel Convention Regional Centre for Training and Technology Transfer for the Caribbean Region (BCRC-Caribbean).

President David Granger on Thursday afternoon presented a 30-seater bus to President’s College in order to assist with the transport of students, particularly those who have to pay high transportation costs to get to school.

Gary Grant, the man who escaped from police custody while being held at Stabroek Police Outpost, was yesterday ordered to serve a three-month sentence after he was found guilty of four offences.

Gordon Edghill, the driver who allegedly struck down and killed 40-year-old Vidur Anauge along the Adventure, Essequibo Coast Public Road on Monday night, was yesterday granted a total of $315,000 bail after being charged with two traffic offences.

A woman yesterday refused to pay her 18-year-old grandson’s fine after he admitted to stealing an electronic tablet from her.