Guyana News

A heavy downpour just after midday yesterday left sections of Georgetown flooded.

Tenders were yesterday opened at the National Procurement & Tender Administration Board for renovation works and enhancements to the Ministry of Public Telecommunications’ Call Centre Building at Kara Kara, Linden.

A father and son yesterday walked out of a city court free men after a magistrate found that police had failed to make a case against them on a charge of possession of a little over 10 pounds of cannabis.

Five witnesses are expected to testify when Maryann Daby, who is accused of unlawful possession of a gun and ammunition, goes on trial later this month.

No charges will be instituted against the crew members and owners of the vessel that crashed into the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) almost two weeks ago, Director of Safety at the Maritime Administration, John Flores said.

A mother is seeking the public’s assistance to find her son, who has been missing for about two months.

President David Granger last evening, attended the 209th Independence Anniversary of the Republic of Chile at the Marriott Hotel and stronger ties with Santiago’s mining and petroleum sectors are on the agenda.

The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) yesterday received a cheque valued $500,000 from the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha (GHDS) to support the procurement of much-needed relief supplies for the hurricane-ravaged island chain of The Bahamas.

Minister within the Ministry of Communities, Annette Ferguson yesterday handed over a cheque of $1M to the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Guyana team, which will be representing the country at this year’s ‘First Global Robotic’ competition in Dubai.

The prosecution yesterday closed its case against Matthew Parks in the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the charge that he murdered Roger Allen, the Freeman Street youth who was stabbed during a fight at D’Urban and Chapel streets, Lodge last year.

A Grove, East Bank Demerara man, accused of two armed attacks in the North West District, was remanded to prison yesterday.

The Supreme Court of Judicature yesterday launched a $17 million Sexual Offences Court at Suddie, on the Essequibo Coast.

Following a meeting with the Carter Center, President David Granger once again said in a nationwide address yesterday that it is the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) which must advise him on the best possible date for elections.

A quarrel between two brothers escalated  and ended in the death of one yesterday at their home at Enterprise, East Coast Demerara.

Corruption allegations levelled by junior ranks against Deputy Commissioner of Police Lyndon Alves warranted an independent and robust investigation, Co-President of the Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) Mike McCormack says.

Four of the 14 suspected gang members, who were arrested by police last week during an operation in Linden, were yesterday faced with separate charges of possession of military paraphernalia and possession of ganja.

Commending government’s efforts to develop an oil spill response plan as the country is poised to become one of the most active offshore oil exploration and production (E&P) centres in the region, a United States (U.S.)

A Venezuelan national was on Sunday stabbed to death at Tabatinga Creek, Region 9 and the suspect has been arrested by the police.

On September 13, 2019, technical experts from Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago participated in a bilateral meeting on  market access issues related to the export of agricultural products from here to the Twin-Island Republic.

Director, Department of Energy, Dr. Mark Bynoe, yesterday, announced that UK-based Tullow Oil plc’s (Tullow) Joe-1 exploration well has discovered a new Upper Tertiary oil play in the Guyana basin.