Guyana News

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Shalimar Ali-Hack, SC, last week discontinued the charge of discharging a loaded firearm with intent against businessman Mohamed Fawaz Bacchus, who last year had allegedly fired at a man, his son and his daughter-in-law.

Workplace deaths have risen this year compared to the same period last year, according to Minister of Labour, Joseph Hamilton.

Masked men last Friday robbed a Cevons Waste Management employee as she was paying salaries to workers, shooting a driver of the company in his leg during the commission of the crime.

A man who appeared before Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus on Wednesday charged with robbery under arms, pleaded guilty, but offered an explanation of acting in self defence, evidence of which, he claimed, was captured on CCTV.

-Region 10 Chair says as town week launched As the mining town of Linden celebrates its 54th Anniversary, Region 10 Chairman Deron Adams urged residents to celebrate the community’s week of activities with pride and nostalgia.

Well known banker and member of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport Board of Directors, David Ramdeholl has died.

On Friday in Lethem, Region Nine, Minister of Health  Dr Frank Anthony, handed over four Ultrasound Machines to the Regional Health Officer (RHO) Dr Cedel McWatt, to aid in improving service delivery within the Region.

By Marcelle Thomas On the heels of allegations that Ramps Logistics Guyana (RLG) again made a false declaration to the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) by inflating billions, the tax agency last year flagged and fined other companies for false declarations, sources say.

By Shuntel Glasgow Vendors who plied their trade around Demico House, Stabroek and outside the Discount Store, Regent Street were removed yesterday by the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) and the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development following two court orders.

Minister of Education Priya Manickchand has said that an anti-violence pilot programme initiated at the Campbellville Secondary School last year has seen success, as there has been a decrease in reported incidents of violence.

It has been over a year since Dr Asha Kissoon has refused to give up the parliamentary seat she was supposed to occupy temporarily under the three-party joinder agreement, and the situation remains unresolved.

A 23-year-old man met his demise early yesterday morning after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a tree along the Tapakuma Trail in Region Two.

Liquidated damages are being applied against Civcon Engineering Contractors for failing to complete the construction of the A-Line Pump Station between Versailles and Goed Fortuin, West Bank Demerara.

The body of an unidentified man was discovered yesterday morning at Hope Beach, East Coast Demerara.

– two others charged with ammo possession Two construction workers accused of burglarising the home of an Eldorado Village, West Coast Berbice woman and removing several items, including five cell phones, were last Friday remanded to prison by Magistrate Ravindra Mohabir at the Weldaad Magistrate’s Court A release from the police said that Carl Rowland, 18, and Shaquan Bentick, 20, both construction workers, of Lot 2 Eldorado Village, West Coast Berbice, were not required to enter pleas and were subsequently remanded to prison.

Part 73 Stabroek News spoke to members of the public who came from different parts of Guyana in the vicinity of the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, about the rising cost of living and how it is affecting them.

-ensuring sustainable supply for over 2,000 residents The depletion of many of the water systems in Region Nine due to prolonged dry spells has prompted the government to expand water infrastructure to ensure a sustainable supply of potable water to communities in the region, according to a Department of Public Information (DPI) release recently.

Regional Chairman of Region One Brentnol Ashley has announced the region’s plans to have the Mabaruma Amerindian Hostel relocated for better accessibility to land and water as well as electricity.

An Edinburgh Village taxi driver was refused bail on Wednesday last when he appeared before Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs Marcus at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court charged with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking and pleaded guilty to the charge.