Guyana News

The Ministry of Education has launched an investigation into an attack on a Winfer Gardens Primary teacher by a parent at the school’s East Street, Georgetown premises yesterday morning.

A Corentyne labourer was sentenced to 17 years in jail at the High Court in Berbice after he pleaded guilty to manslaughter in October.  Lincoln

Three men yesterday faced separate charges of unlawful possession of guns and ammunition and were remanded to prison when they appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Days after a couple was arrested following the discovery of several items including an AK-47 assault rifle in Sophia, the police yesterday issued a wanted bulletin for a third suspect in relation to the same find.

Senior Magistrate Alex Moore on Tuesday recused himself from a matter after informing the court that he had received a call from a senior staffer of the Guyana Forensic Science Laboratory (GFSL), who reportedly expressed concern about the manner in which he was handling an ongoing matter.

Eight-year-old Richard Boodram, the child who was brutally beaten by his classmates at the Mon Repos Primary School almost a month ago, is likely to remain hospitalised for an additional four weeks after doctors learnt that his left eye is infected as a result of the blows he sustained.

One of the newly-formed political parties, Change Guyana says that the current government structure relies on taxation rates that are too heavy and that there are not enough investment incentives.

As customers of Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited (RBGL) continue to grapple with a platform changeover that has led to account problems and long lines at its branches, one customer expressed frustration on Tuesday that he was told he would have to wait over a week before getting back his  card which had not been released by an ATM.

A Grove, East Bank Demerara (EBD) mechanic was yesterday taken before a city court on a charge of attempted murder and was remanded to prison.

Community Infrastructure Improvement Project (CIIP) workers from the Albion and New Amsterdam areas along with prisoners within the region were yesterday cleaning the Port Mourant Market in an effort to ensure the facility is back in operation at the earliest.

A woman accused of obstructing police ranks in the execution of their duties was released on $30,000 bail when she appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday.

Two brand new Mobile Psychosocial Units, which will soon provide a variety of services including guidance and counselling to students across the coastland, were commissioned yesterday by Minister of Education Nicolette Henry.

The trial of Samuel Allen, who is accused of killing Brazilian miner Joao De Souza during a robbery at Arakaka, Region One in 2014, commenced on Monday.

An 80-year-old father of 10 was yesterday remanded to prison after being charged with illegal possession of a firearm.

Saying that Guyana’s politicians need to be reminded that they serve the people, President of the Central Corentyne Chamber of Commerce and Industry Mohammed Raffik has encouraged businesspersons and others to speak out on the issues that are affecting them. 

A city magistrate on Tuesday referred a narcotics possession accused to the Drug Court after he admitted to smoking a “joint” every week.

Quincy Evans, who was charged in September with attempted murder after he allegedly chopped another man, yesterday faced an unlawful wounding charge after the first charge was withdrawn.

A West Coast Berbice primary school student died this afternoon after a car heading to New Amsterdam crashed into him and his relatives around 4 pm.

Steve Richard Bacchus is wanted by the police for questioning in relation to possession of a firearm, ammunition, and narcotics committed on 2019/11/25 at North Sophia.

Former policeman Teon Allen and another man were arrested yesterday after a failed attempt to elude police ended with them crashing their car onto the parapet of a Rahaman’s Park, Houston property yesterday afternoon.