Guyana News

Liberty and Justice Party (LJP) presidential candidate Lenox Shuman has had discussions with APNU about a possible coalescing but says that no decision has yet been made as he is still to do a “a final analysis”.

Davanand Rampersaud, the 27-year-old man who two weeks ago confessed to killing Mahaicony businesswoman Bibi Shairoon Nesha Ali in 2016, was yesterday handed a life sentence for the crime.

Dr Balwant Singh’s Hospital recently attained the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001:2015 certification, making it the first local healthcare provider to achieve the quality management standard.

Post-mortem examinations yesterday determined that Corentyne fishermen Kawal Kissoon, and Lamar Petrie both drowned after they suffered severe head injuries. 

The residents of Beterverwagting (BV) on the East Coast of Demerara are to benefit from the installation of 35 light-emitting diode (LED) lights along the Main Access Road.

Marvin Simon, the son of a Port Kaituma Toshao,  yesterday faced nine charges, including the assault of two police officers.

Sharmila Inderjali and Maryanna Lionel, who are on trial for allegedly offering a policeman $4 million in cash to release the men accused in the murder of Number 70 Village carpenter Faiyaz Narinedatt, yesterday led their defence in unsworn testimony in which they claimed that the money was intended to be used as bail for the men. 

The Guyana Prison Service is set to benefit from a Rehabilitative Learning Centre.

Veolia Water Technologies, through its subsidiary VWS Westgarth Ltd, has been awarded a multimillion-dollar contract by SBM Offshore for a seawater treatment package for the Liza Unity Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) oil platform in the Stabroek block offshore Guyana.

Deputy Superintendent of Police Patrick Todd was yesterday freed of a charge of causing the death of 64-year-old cyclist Conrad Alleyne just over a year ago.

The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) is calling on the Guyana Police Force (GPF) and Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan to protect those persons conducting their lawful business and focus their  attention on “addressing real crime.”

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Guianas yesterday handed over a five-year management plan for the artisanal fisheries sector to Minister of Agriculture, Noel Holder.

The Local Government Commission (LGC) has written to the Mayor and City Council requesting a register of the council’s assets, Sherry Jerrick, Town Clerk acting told the council on Monday.

A West Coast Berbice rice farmer died on Monday evening after three men invaded his yard and one shot him in the region of his heart.

A horrific accident early this morning on the Friendship, East Bank Demerara Public Road has left five persons, including a member of the Guyana Police Force, dead.

In the wake of a death of a geologist at its operations, Australian miner Troy Resources today announced a suspension of mining at its Region Seven operations putting hundreds temporarily out of work but also raising long-term concerns about the restart of its operations.

A gold miner was fatally shot yesterday morning during a gun battle that erupted outside of El Dorado Trading in Newtown, Kitty, after an attempted robbery in which three others, including one of the robbers, were also wounded.

Relatives have identified the man who was choked to death during a suspected robbery on Church Street, Queenstown, Georgetown, on Saturday night.

The death of a four-year-old child in Linden is being treated as a murder after an autopsy showed that he died of head trauma and had been raped.

The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) yesterday ordered the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) to revert to its old system of dispatching detailed paper bills to all of its customers.