Guyana News

A 20-year-old mason who admitted to stealing a bicycle was yesterday sentenced to six months in jail after he failed to convince the owner to allow him to work for him in order to repay him for the theft.

A simple larceny accused heard that the charge against him was dismissed yesterday after witnesses repeatedly failed to show up for the proceedings.

An armed robbery accused was yesterday freed after a city magistrate found that the prosecution failed to prove its case against him.

A melee between two cousins yesterday afternoon resulted in one person being hospitalised and the other in police custody.

A massive Massy superstore was opened in the MovieTowne compound at Turkeyen, East Coast Demerara yesterday and over 120 persons are employed at the location.

Minister of Citizenship Winston Felix has rejected as “completely false” a report that some Haitian and African migrants, during an August 28th meeting, were promised citizenship for their votes.

Six months after its last visit, the Carter Center has returned to Guyana with a four-member delegation, hoping to gain insight into the country’s current political situation.

Justice Simone Morris-Ramlall yesterday sentenced a young man to 18 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to two counts of rape of a minor but he will serve a maximum of 10 years.

Forensic Pathologist Dr Vivekanand Brijmohan is no longer with the Ministry of Public Health as his services were terminated over a week ago.

Director General of the Ministry of the Presidency,  Joseph Harmon, yesterday urged the Gaming Authority to put measures in place to encourage “responsible gambling” pointing out its impact on “challenged” communities.

The Public Procurement Commission says there is no merit to the Transparency Institute of Guyana Inc. (TIGI) position that the 2016 Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) between the government and ExxonMobil’s local subsidiary violates the public procurement law.

Strong arguments by Barbados attorney-at-law Mohia Ma’at that the grounds put forward against bail are “all without merit” were not enough to keep his Guyanese client from spending 28 days on remand.

A city magistrate yesterday jailed a 26-year-old miner for three years after he was found guilty of  four offences including wounding a police officer and armed robberies.

The two brothers who were severely burnt during an incident at their Corentyne, Berbice home less than a month ago are said to be out of danger and are recovering well in the United States, where they are currently receiving treatment.

A 20-year-old carpenter who said he robbed a woman of her phone and other articles so that he could buy milk and pampers for his child was yesterday sentenced to two years in prison for the crime.

A fire suspected to be of electrical origin yesterday completely destroyed a two-story wooden house at Miss Phoebe, Port Mourant, Corentyne.

Five males have been arrested over an alleged gang rape of a 17-year-old girl which reportedly occurred sometime Saturday evening at a location on the West Coast Berbice.

Minister of State, Dawn Hastings-Williams yesterday afternoon received a courtesy call from United Kingdom Deputy High Commissioner to Guyana, Ray Davidson to discuss matters of mutual interest, including climate change and conservation, according to a release from the Ministry of the Presidency.

The police in ‘G’ Division are investigating a report of assault committed on Regional Vice Chairperson Nandranie Coonjah allegedly by Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) Regional Executive Officer (REO) Denis Jaikarran on Tuesday.

The charge against a Dominican woman accused of stealing $340,000 from a man she allegedly spent the night with in a hotel was dismissed after the complainant offered no evidence in court yesterday.