Guyana News

A Venezuelan woman was shot dead in the wee hours of yesterday morning after rushing to the aid of her Guyanese boyfriend when he came under fire from a gang of men at Rock Landing Kaikan, Wenamu River, in Region Seven.

The return of the spring tides, which will be in effect until Monday, has left several residents on the northern side of Glazier’s Lust and Columbia, Mahaicony, counting losses and fearing that even worse lies ahead.

Thousands of persons yesterday took to the city streets to show their support for the fight against breast cancer at GTT’s Pinktober Cancer Awareness 5K/10K Walk and Run.

The police have arrested a teen who they believe may be responsible for the murder of Guyana Defence Force (GDF) rank Olijah Chesney, whose body was found in Tucville Squatting area, in Georgetown, almost two weeks ago with gunshot wounds.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) has announced a crackdown on the use of fire crackers and other illicit explosive devices, while noting that those persons found in possession of these items will be prosecuted.

The Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL) yesterday announced that its 69kV submarine cable is back in operation following the successful completion of remedial work.

The Guyana Coalition of Services Providers is being revived, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which says a new board of directors is in place and a one-year work plan is being implemented.

The Pesticides and Toxic Chemical Control Laboratory was recommissioned last Thursday.

Police on Tuesday conducted several cordon and search exercises within the Region 4 A (Agricola/Cummings Lodge) division.

Two persons including a nurse are now dead following an early morning accident at Obama Drive, Linden.

In a historic move, 13 companies and persons have been debarred for varying periods by the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) from getting government contracts, including the Chinese company presently executing the East Coast Demerara road expansion project.

The decomposed body of a 14-year-old West Bank Demerara (WBD) boy, who was missing for a week, was yesterday discovered in a shallow grave and police say his alleged killer, a 42-year-old rice farmer, has admitted to hitting him on the head during a fight.

Another Guyanese is in a New York jail after he was busted with 2.28 kilogrammes of cocaine in his luggage shortly after disembarking a flight from Guyana at the John F.

A 48-year-old sailor attached to the Transport and Harbours Department was on Thursday evening fatally stabbed during an argument at the Parika stelling and the suspect, who was also wounded, has been arrested.

Ramesh Ramdeen, who is accused of fatally stabbing a fellow fisherman outside of his Met-en-meerzorg, West Coast Demerara (WCD) home on Sunday evening, was yesterday remanded to prison after being charged with murder.

One day after the Alliance for Change (AFC) declared that negotiations on a revised Cummingsburg Accord had stalled, A Partnership for National Unity’s (APNU) lead negotiator Volda Lawrence has disputed this claim.

The file on the investigation into the almost two-week old attempted robbery outside of El Dorado Trading that left gold miner Deon Stoll dead has been sent for legal advice, according to Crime Chief (ag) Michael Kingston.

Chairperson of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Volda Lawrence says that her government has “shown that it will walk the walk” when it comes to addressing crime but has been hampered from achieving big successes because “people are still afraid to testify.”

Carlton Bourne, who was recently charged with a series of armed robberies, was yesterday ordered to serve a six-week sentence after he admitted to spitting on and threatening one of his accusers.

The organiser of the second Guyana International Petroleum Exhibition (GIPEX) yesterday stated that it is registered here and is working with the local private sector to ensure the event bring maximum benefits for Guyanese and the country.