Guyana News

“They took from me what I didn’t even have,” were the words of a tearful Carole Chester, moments after she was freed of a charge of obtaining almost $1 million by falsely pretense.

A Sophia resident was yesterday sentenced to spend the next three years in prison after a city magistrate found him guilty of five offences, including robbery and escaping from police custody.

An accused drug trafficker was remanded to prison yesterday after police told a court that she had been under police surveillance for suspected narcotics trafficking six months prior to her arrest.

A man was yesterday released on $100,000 bail after he denied charges of forgery and giving false information to a policeman.

Three siblings were displaced yesterday after a fire of unknown origin charred a large section of their Stevedore Housing Scheme, South Ruimveldt home.

A labourer is now a remanded prisoner after being charged with punching a man to the nose.

The Rotary Club of Demerara yesterday launched its first ever off-road rally; a family oriented fundraising event which is scheduled for next Saturday with special emphasis being placed on off-roader fans.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) in collaboration with the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA), Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG) and the Guyana Office for Investment (GO-Invest) has published a comprehensive ‘Tax Exemption Guide for the Tourism Sector’.

The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) has exhorted its members to unite to hold every politician, in and out of Government, accountable for any action or inaction that denies social justice to the workers of this country and unify regardless of the political season “for our true interest never changes when political power changes.”

With March 2nd set for the holding of general and regional elections, the United States, the United Kingdom and the European Union (EU) have said that they are prepared to aid in ensuring free and fair elections.

President David Granger will dissolve Parliament “at the right time” as doing so now would mean that elections have to be held within three months, two months before the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has said it can deliver credible elections.

Khamraj Lall was sentenced today to 156 months in prison for trafficking cocaine into New Jersey and New York and then laundering over US$10.2 million in cash drug proceeds, US Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.

The US, UK and European Union (EU) today issued a joint statement noting that March 2nd has been set for general elections and stating that it is now essential to ensure free and fair elections and they were prepared to aid in this task.

UK High Commission today said that no decisions have been taken on the next phases of two vital projects: the road between Linden and Mabura and the development of the Kingston-Ogle seawall.

President David Granger now says that General and Regional Elections will be held on March 2, 2020 whether or not the opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) returns to Parliament and grants an extension.

Trinidad’s Republic Bank yesterday expressed disappointment at a decision by the Bank of Guyana (BoG)  to deny its bid to acquire Scotiabank here.

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday maintained that the PPP/C would not agree to extend the period for general elections under clause 106(7) of the constitution.

Guyana has requested that the United Nations Secretary General place this country’s border controversy with Venezuela on the Agenda of the General Assembly.

The Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) is interpreting President David Granger’s lack of constitutional compliance as a usurpation of executive power and a perpetuation of the charades that the Coalition has been engaged in since the beginning of the year.

The significant decrease in the incidence of persons being diagnosed with breast cancer at a late-stage during the past two decades in Guyana can be attributed to increased awareness of the cancer, according to Cancer Institute of Guyana Director of Outreach Dr.