Guyana News

A Georgetown resident, who allowed his pit bull to attack a wheelchair user before robbing him, was yesterday sentenced to three years behind bars after he admitted to the offence.

First Lady, Sandra Granger yesterday said that while the Public Service is “not doing too badly” with achieving gender parity, there is still a lot more work to be done. 

An artist accused of attempting to murder his neighbour appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday and was remanded to prison.

The alleged placing of portraits of President David Granger and Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo on the floor of the Number 52-74 Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) building is now a police matter after a report was made.

Foreign Secretary Carl Greenidge yesterday said that he will announce whether he will relinquish his British citizenship before the launch of the People’s National Congress’s (PNC) first campaign rally, which is set for Saturday.

A three-day judiciary retreat was recently held at the Skeldon Heritage Resort, according to a release yesterday from the National Commercial and Industrial Investments Limited (NICIL).

Jamaican businessman and PNP activist, Alston Stewart, has been reprimanded and discharged by a court in Trinidad after at least two bullets were found in his luggage when he visited the twin island republic on Thursday, according to nationwideradiojm.com.

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI) yesterday launched an awareness programme for 31 new standards for electrical items coming into the country and February 2020 is seen as the cutoff point for substandard goods.

The Court of Appeal is set to rule on former attorney-general Anil Nandlall’s bid to overturn a magistrate’s decision to call on him to lead a defence to the charge that he fraudulently converted over $2 million in law reports to his own use while in office.

President David Granger says that public servants must upgrade their training continuously  if they are to remain relevant to the new emerging economy and that trade unions have a responsibility in this process.

The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT) company last month launched its 4G/LTE (Long Term Evolution) mobile network at several locations on the coast and says that it is the “fastest data network” in Guyana.

An East La Penitence man accused of robbing two friends at the Promenade Gardens was remanded to prison when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday.

A barber charged with exposing his genitals to a customer and touching the woman without her consent was granted bail when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday.

The prosecution yesterday closed its case in the matter against constable John Holder, who is charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice in the attempted murder matter involving Maryann Daby.

An aspiring chef charged with assaulting and using abusive language towards a policeman who was attempting to arrest him, among other offences, was fined on two charges and granted bail on two others when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday. 

A labourer accused of stealing jewellery worth over $1.2 million from his employer was yesterday released on self-bail after he told the court that he has no relatives to help him pay the bail he was initially granted.

Renika Anand of Marian Academy on Saturday placed  first in the GBTI/BrainCentral Math and English Online Olympiad Champ.

Wales Masters and Club 45 secured wins when the second annual ‘Kick Out Prostate Cancer, Keep Men In The Game’ Awareness Football Festival concluded Sunday.

 A crowd of overwhelmingly school-age Guyanese staged a ‘Guardians of the Earth’ Rally last Sunday to coincide with the closing of the week-long ‘Climate Strike’ activities by students around the world.

A meeting of the National Emergency Operation Centre was convened yesterday afternoon to address the recent spring tides and an application will be made for $800m from the Contingency Fund, the Department of Public Information (DPI) reported.