Guyana News

Over two and a half years after Maverick De Abreu was accused of assaulting popular Soca artiste Rodney ‘Benjai’ Le Blanc outside the Palm Court nightclub, he is expected to call his final witness when his trial resumes in the New Year.

A businessman was recently charged with submitting a total of $22 million in forged invoices to the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA).

The Management of the Demerara Harbour Bridge Corporation (DHBC) yesterday announced that effective from January 2nd, 2020, the weight for all categories of vehicles crossing the bridge will be reduced.

The Dharm Shala Home of Benevolence for All Races is making its annual appeal to continue the day to day operations of feeding housing and clothing those who seek assistance with no charge attached.

A computer technician was recently granted bail after he denied an accusation that he fraudulently misappropriated funds entrusted to him by attorney Gordon Gilhuys to buy and install CCTV cameras.

Bail has been granted to the four men recently accused of robbing a businessman of a quantity of raw gold at Matthews Ridge.

A Linden DJ, who was accused of hitting his drinking partner’s head with a gun during an argument, has been remanded to prison.

Guyana is now officially a producer of petroleum. The historic moment was announced last night by US oil major ExxonMobil and came less than five years after one of the company’s subsidiaries made a major oil find in the Liza-1 well offshore in the sprawling Stabroek Block.

Two brothers serving in the Guyana Police Force (GPF), who were accused of torturing 17-year-old Akshay Budhiram at their La Parfaite Harmonie home were granted bail yesterday after they were jointly charged with abducting and wounding the teen.

A heliport being constructed at Lusignan on the East Coast of Demerara has raised questions about how approval for its construction was given and about air safety.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has managed a little more than 4,000 visits in its attempts to verify the new registrants from the House to House (HtH) exercise and confirmed around 2,000 as the other persons were not at home or could not be found.

Today marks one year since the governing APNU+AFC fell to a no confidence motion (NCM) and the opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) has taken the opportunity to criticize government’s behaviour since that time.

The sod was yesterday turned for the University of Guyana’s Early Childhood Centre of Excellence Speaking at the ceremony, Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan declared that it is important that the nation invests more in early childhood education to ensure that all children of that age have access to these crucial services.

A New and United Guyana (ANUG) will hold a press conference today to announce a coalition with some of the 14 new parties which have sprung up ahead of the March 2020 elections.

A businessman was yesterday robbed of millions of dollars after he left a city bank.

President David Granger has pardoned two female prisoners who were serving sentences at the New Amsterdam Prison.

An official from the American Petroleum Institute (API) over the last few days spoke to around 200 business representatives on quality management systems.

A 42-year-old woman was granted bail yesterday after she was charged with wounding a university student.

A 32-year-old fisherman was remanded to prison yesterday after he was accused of breaking and entering another man’s home and stealing over half a million in articles.

Dexter Thompson, the La Parfaite Harmonie man who was brought before the courts in May to face fraud charges surrounding counterfeit US currency was remanded to prison yesterday after he was charged with a similar offence in a city court.