Guyana News

The Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) on Thursday said that PPP-run Freedom Radio 91.1FM and PPP-aligned Multi Technology Vision Inc.

Olivia De Freitas, the 25-year-old woman who was allegedly set on fire by her partner during a disagreement at their Sophia home one month ago, succumbed to her injuries last week.

Six persons, including a doctor, are currently in police custody as the investigation continues into Monday morning’s fatal robbery attempt outside of El Dorado Trading.

Marva Oudkerk, the pensioner who was discovered dead in her Bourda Street more than one week ago, was strangled, an autopsy has confirmed.

Fishermen are pooling their resources to rebuild storage bonds that were burnt in a fire at the Goed Fortuin, West Bank Demerara docks on Wednesday, costing them millions in losses.

Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) investigators are scheduled to visit Aricheng, in Region Seven on Monday as a part of their investigation of the crash that took place on Thursday, according Director General Egbert Field.

President David Granger on Wednesday accredited the first female German Ambassador to Guyana, Her Excellency Ute Konig.

The lone gunman who shot and robbed businesswoman Nelia Singh as she was about to open her business at the Harbour Bridge Mall, at Peter’s Hall Public Road, East Bank Demerara (EBD) on Wednesday morning, carted off a total of $180,000 in cash and other articles.

Four persons, including a woman, have been arrested after police found a gun and ammunition in the car in which they were travelling on Thursday night.

Businessman Robert Badal and Chartered Accountant Nigel Hinds are launching a political party called Change Guyana.

A drug treatment court is set for launch on Monday and those persons with substance abuse disorders  will have a chance for rehabilitation rather than being sent off to prison.

With Minister of Social Protection Amna Ally rescinding a cease work order issued to Australian gold mining company Troy Resources, the way has been paved for the company to restart operations at Karouni, Region Seven, which will likely be by early November.

The continued absence of the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) Prosecutor yesterday prompted a city magistrate to dismiss several charges against six former Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) members, who were accused of failing to record entries for funds amounting to over $200 million in total in the agency’s general ledger.

A Special Forces Squad of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) yesterday afternoon rescued a local pilot after he crashed just after taking off from Aricheng, in Region Seven.

The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) yesterday commissioned a US$1.4 million fireboat, which Fire Chief Marlon Gentle said would better equip the service to battle onshore fires and offer humanitarian assistance.

The Citizenship Initiative, Guyana’s newest political party, launched last evening promising an unwavering posture in demanding constitutional reform, campaign financing legislation and shared governance, while shunning any possibility of coalescing with the major parties.

Prosecutor Gordon Mansfield yesterday informed a city court that the police case file on the murder of four-year-old Alex Prince is not yet complete.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has accepted assistance from the Canadian Government in the form of their former Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Jean-Pierre Kingsley, who will provide GECOM Chair Justice (ret’d) Claudette Singh with advice on best practices on operational matters.

The Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) is to engage foreign assistance towards establishing a mechanism to monitor the country’s airways during the coming general and regional elections scheduled for March 2, 2020.

Armed bandits invaded a Liverpool, Corentyne, business on Wednesday evening and assaulted one of the owners and her son, leaving them both with injuries.