Guyana News

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Former Exxon Mobil Corp Chief Executive Officer Rex Tillerson yesterday denied misleading investors about how the oil major measured potential costs of climate change, as he testified in a closely watched civil lawsuit brought by New York’s attorney general.

Phillip Solomon, the labourer charged with fatally beating a friend with a paddle during an altercation at the Timehri Wharf last year, was yesterday committed to stand trial for the offence.

A Grove, East Bank Demerara (EBD) man was released on bail when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts yesterday, charged with causing the death of 18-year-old Bariel Hall, who succumbed to his injuries on August 5th, two months after he was the victim of a hit-and-run.

Two Belvedere, Corentyne men were yesterday remanded to prison after they were charged with the murders of four fishermen while on the high seas.

The Region 10 council is calling on the relevant authorities to take immediate action against Kalibur Security Services for the alleged “disrespect” of its female employees.

President David Granger has extended by one year, the tenure of the two top officials at the Public Procurement Commission (PPC).

Republic Bank yesterday assured customers that while changes to its new banking platform will see them being granted new account numbers, it will not affect the use of their ATM cards and their current cheque books are valid up to April 2020.

Repairs to the broken koker door at Stewartville, West Coast Demerara will be commencing today, according to a Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) official.

Adamant in its position that the APNU+AFC prime ministerial (PM) candidate for the upcoming general elections must come from within its ranks, the AFC has written to its coalition partner APNU outlining that it needs clarity on some issues before moving forward with negotiations on a new electoral pact.

An 18-year-old mini-bus conductor was released on bail after he denied stealing a cellphone on Croal Street when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday.

Aleena Mohamed, the one-year-old whose body was found in a trench behind her Harlem, West Coast Demerara (WCD) home on Monday afternoon, died from asphyxiation due to drowning, an autopsy yesterday revealed.

Burglars sometime between Tuesday evening and yesterday morning, stole over $400,000 in items from a Cumberland, Berbice store, including over $150,000 in cigarettes.

A 36-year-old man who is the key witness in the murder of his cousin has been missing almost a week now and his mother fears that he might be in danger due to the importance he played in the case now before the court.

O’Brian Fraser and Anonth Boodrage are wanted by the police for questioning in relation to the Piracy/Murder committed on Lamar Petrie, Vishnu Seeram, Kawal Kissoon and Marvin Tamesar on the  Corentyne River between October 5 and 13, this year.

Over 25,000 persons could be excluded from the 2020 Official List of Electors (OLE) if they do not uplift their national identification cards, some of which have been sitting uncollected at the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) since 2008.

The Change Guyana political party was officially launched last evening with its presidential candidate Robert Badal making a call for voters to embrace what he called the visionary leadership needed to create jobs and reduce poverty.

A teenager has been charged with the murder of Guyana Defence Force (GDF) rank Olijah Chesney, who was allegedly killed over the purchase of a motorcycle just over two weeks ago.

Spring tides yesterday battered the door of a koker at Stewartville, Region Three and posed a threat of major flooding in neighbouring communities.

A Corentyne woman is now missing after she left home on Diwali night to head to a nearby Mandir to offer prayers.

Lennox Roberts, the second man who the police had said was wanted for questioning in relation to the murder of Golden Grove resident David Gentle was yesterday charged with the crime and remanded to prison.