Guyana News

Last month some serious flaws in what might loosely be termed the disciplinary aspects of the school system were exposed.

Two Corentyne sisters, who have become local viral sensations due to a video of them berating police at an outpost, were today asked to post a total of $100,000 bail after they were faced with almost a dozen charges between them. 

The union representing workers of the RUSAL-owned Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc (BCGI) says that it will not accept less than what its current agreement with the company states and if the company feels that working in Guyana is not profitable and it cannot pay workers their due, then it should pack up and leave this country.

Despite a report by a psychiatrist that said that he was not mentally fit to face trial, Devon Johnson, a 24-year-old labourer, was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with the murders of two vagrants last month.

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), Dr.

A teenager accused of fatally stabbing his co-worker during a scuffle over raw gold was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged for the murder.

Reopening shuttered sugar estates would require hefty funding and time to transform them from their current states to financial profitability, says Change Guyana presidential candidate Robert Badal who warned voters to be wary of grandiose promises from politicians.

Two men who were allegedly involved in a recent shootout with the police at Houston, East Bank Demerara (EBD) were yesterday granted $240,000 bail each, after being slapped with four charges when they appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

The Citizenship Initiative (TCI), has announced Rondha-Ann Lam as its presidential candidate in the party’s bid to contest the general elections slated to be held in March 2020.

President David Granger yesterday said that he is “deeply distressed” at the recent increase of road fatalities which he described as “insane” and urged road users to observe the Guyana Police Force traffic code.

A Corentyne man, who was on Tuesday charged in connection with the recent accident along the Bushlot Village, West Coast Berbice Public Road which resulted in the death of a 7-year old schoolboy, was yesterday placed on $500,000 bail.

The Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the attempted murder charge against Renard Caesar and LaShawn Lewis, who are accused of attempting to kill ex-policeman Teon Allen called ‘Spoil child,’ is expected to commence in January.

Chief Education Officer (CEO) Dr Marcel Hutson is to proceed on pre-retirement leave, the Ministry of Education announced yesterday.

The death of fisherman Surujpaul Dindyal is likely to be subject to a “whole new investigation” following an apparent mix up in DNA testing, according to Crime Chief (ag) Michael Kingston.

A man charged with attempting to break into a home and commit an offence was granted $50,000 bail moments after telling a magistrate that he missed the birth of his child because he was in custody.

Golden Grove, Nabaclis and Haslington are the most recent communities to benefit from the Ministry of Natural Resources “A Clean Environment Project”.

A 58-year-old trader, who was tried in absentia for defrauding a man of over $2 million, was yesterday sentenced to two years in jail after he was found guilty of the offence, while his co-accused was freed.

A Federal Management Systems employee was granted bail after denying that she stole money from her ex-partner.

A man charged with the theft of a cellphone and charger was granted bail when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday.

A new, more durable and secure version of the plastic card driver’s licence will soon be launched by the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) for drivers.