Guyana News

The driver who struck down and injured 11-year-old Adalia George while she was using a pedestrian crossing along the Grove, East Bank Demerara (EBD) Public Road was on November 27th  sentenced to six months in jail after he pleaded guilty to three charges including dangerous driving.

Vishal Jones, an ex-convict who admitted to stealing a pressure washer, became the second person referred to the drug treatment court yesterday.

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI) today said that through its agent,  Power Producers and Distributors Inc.

The fourth person who died in the Nismes, West Bank Demerara collision between a minibus and a car on Saturday night has been identified as Zavira Jona called ‘Theresa’, 22, of Patentia.

GWI on Saturday commissioned what it said was the first Water Supply System in Sand Creek in the South Central District of Region 9, availing first-time access to potable water in the homes of more than 1000 residents.

The Police say they are investigating the murder of Romel Williams, 24, a pork knocker of North West District and Uitvlugt, WCD which occurred about 11 pm on Friday at George Creek, Siparuni, Region Eight allegedly by an 18-year-old who is in custody assisting with the investigation.

The DNA samples sent to be tested to confirm the identity of a body believed to be that of fisherman Surujpaul Dindyal have revealed that the remains are not his.

Yesterday, a Prison Officer attached to the Lusignan Prison was searched when he reported for duty and found with a quantity of suspected marijuana hidden in his underwear.

Sacked Troy Resources Guyana Inc workers have been paid their severance and the firm’s Executive Director Ken Nilsson says that a decision on the gold mining company’s future is expected to be made after tomorrow following talks with potential investors.

Even as a number of experts have advised that Guyana’s citizenry plan for a diversified economy and not be dependent on the petroleum sector, several properties near a proposed local shore base are up for sale.

Iwokrama will not be neglected but will be developed into a biodiversity conservatory and schoolhouse for studying ecosystem services, says President David Granger, who has pledged a “new covenant” under which Guyana will bear the greatest responsibility for the research centre’s future development.

The campaign to eliminate filaria started off successfully but it was affected in Region 10 following reports in the Guyana Times (GT) that two women died after taking the pills.

Team Smoke came out victorious at the 2019 edition of the Ministry of Public Telecommunications’ Hackathon, as the three days of the intense Information Technology (IT) challenge concluded last evening, at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre.

​Director-General of the Ministry of the Presi-dency,  Joseph Harmon on Saturday lauded Lakenauth Puran and his family for their $45M investment in the ‘Chicken n Burger Delight’ franchise at the Vreed-en-Hoop junction, West Coast Demerara. 

The Guyana Police Force yesterday confirmed that it would not be hosting its annual Old Year’s Night Ball this year, even as Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan said that he was unaware of any cancellation of the event.

Daniel McArthur, Shawn Inniss and Harcarius Harris who were accused of violently robbing a man on October 17th of his cellphones at Camp Street were on Friday granted bail after attorney-at-law Dexter Todd pleaded with a Magistrate for the young men to be released.

A 12-year-old girl and a mother of one are among the four persons who died last night after a minibus crashed into a car along the Nismes Public Road, on the West Bank of Demerara.

The Integrity Commission is unable publish and gazette the names of public officers who are delinquent in filing their declarations with the body for this year as it does not have the funds to do so, according to Chairman Kumar Doraisami.

The Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) is receiving assistance from the Caribbean Electric Utility Services Corporation (CARILEC) to address its current power generation problems and the results will be seen soon, according to Executive Director of CARILEC Dr Cletus Bertin.

The People’s Republic Party (PRP), which calls itself a political organisation established on and governed by godly principles, was launched yesterday with a pledge by the Christian leaders at its helm to lead the country away from the path of corruption towards it best years.