Guyana News

The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) is maintaining that the established process for employee promotion at the Blairmont sugar estate was not followed in the recent appointment of a former manager of Rose Hall Estate as an artisan.

Tenders were yesterday opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for the procurement of uniform material for the Guyana Police Force, a majority of the bids were well over $100M, with the highest bid being just below $800M.

Alfie Garraway, who surrendered to the police last week after a wanted bulletin was issued for him, was released on $120,000 bail yesterday after denying charges of illegal possession of a gun and ammunition.

A 28-year-old security officer was yesterday sentenced to two years in prison after he admitted to charges of unlawful possession of a gun and ammunition.

Tavin Ahmad, a bus driver who was charged with assaulting a police officer, was sentenced to 14 days in prison yesterday after being found guilty of the crime.

The Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha (GHDS) is inviting the public to attend the 45th running of its annual Diwali Motorcade to be held on Saturday October 26th.

The file on the investigation into the accident at Friendship, East Bank Demerara, which claimed the life of Bonita Sugrim, a mother of four, who was struck down by a drunken driver earlier this month, has been sent for legal advice.

The High Commission of India has announced that it will be be switching over to Online Visa Application Filing for all applicants and all visa types with effect from November 15, 2019. 

Justice Jo Ann Barlow last week Monday advised one of Guyana’s newest attorneys-at-law against settling for being ordinary in her practice as she accepted her petition to practise law in Guyana’s courts.

The man who was arrested after the killing of Jason Bowen, who was strangled during a suspected robbery on Church Street, was yesterday charged with the crime and remanded to prison.

The Police say that Delon `Demon’ Morgan who is wanted in connection with the murder of miner Deon Stoll was arrested at a road block on the Cove and John Public Road, East Coast Demerara at about 5.45 am today.

Guyana yesterday opened its first Drug Treatment Court (DTC), which acting Chancellor Yonette Cummings-Edwards said could serve as a vehicle to lead persons who are grappling with substance abuse disorders away from the prisons to a place of recovery, rehabilitation and reintegration into society.

A 22-year-old fisherman was fatally stabbed outside his Met-en-meerzorg, West Coast Demerara home on Sunday evening and a fellow villager who is said to be responsible is being sought by the police.

Police believe an East Canje, Berbice man drove his car off of the Timehri Wharf early yesterday morning, resulting in his death.

As the police widen their investigation of the robbery attempt outside of El Dorado Trading that left gold miner Deon Stoll dead, they have managed to secure court approval to further detain the seven persons who were taken into custody.

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Karen Cummings yesterday met separately with United States (US) Ambassador to Guyana, Sarah-Ann Lynch and the Ambassador of the European Union (EU), Fernando Ponz Cantó and electoral assistance and ongoing co-operation were on the agenda.

Two men, who the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) had said were caught with 94 lbs of suspected marijuana at Parika during last week were yesterday remanded to prison after they were charged with possession of narcotics for trafficking.

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) has released a detailed response to the third draft of Guyana’s Local Content Policy (LCP) for the oil and gas sector in which they argue that a Local Content Dialogue Commission (LCDC) should be established as the formal mechanism for oversight of the policy.

The partly decomposed body of a man known only as `Fulla’, with a plastic bag tied over his head, was found in a trench at Patentia, West Bank Demerara yesterday morning.

A rape accused was yesterday released on bail after he was charged with the crime.