Guyana News

Shawn Lee, a music vendor, appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts yesterday  where he was charged with intent to maim, dismember or disfigure after unlawfully wounding Dellon Foster on July 11th at George and Norton Streets, Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown.

The main sugar union GAWU yesterday criticised President David Granger for what it contended was his casual treatment of a petition by around 3,500 sugar workers for a pay rise.

President David Granger will on Saturday leave for Cuba for his scheduled medical check-up.

A driver from Port Kaituma was granted his release on bail by a city court on Tuesday  after he denied a simple larceny charge.

A 30-year-old labourer who allegedly stole two car mirrors from a car parked in a police station compound was yesterday remanded to prison after he failed to give the court a fixed place of abode, which was required to secure bail.

Chief Justice (ag) Roxane George this afternoon struck out an application by attorney Anil Nandlall, for mandatory orders compelling Cabinet including the President to resign, and awarded costs against Nandall in the sum of $500,000.

The Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) yesterday intercepted 94 lbs of suspected compressed marijuana at Parika.

Five persons were killed in a collision involving a police vehicle along the Friendship, East Bank Demerara (EBD) public road early yesterday morning and President David Granger has ordered a Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the cause while pledging that steps will be taken to ensure the safe use of the roads by members of the security forces.

Australian miner Troy Resources Inc yesterday announced a suspension of mining at its Karouni, Region Seven operations in the wake of an accident last week that resulted in the death of a geologist. 

Security guard Rory Deegs, who was shot during the attempted robbery outside El Dorado Trading in Newtown, Kitty on Monday, says that he believes that the target of the attack, the now dead Deon Stoll, fired at him because he misidentified him as one of the robbers since he was dressed similarly at the time.

A West Coast Berbice rice farmer succumbed on Monday evening after three men stormed his yard and one shot him in the heart.

Liberty and Justice Party (LJP) presidential candidate Lenox Shuman has had discussions with APNU about a possible coalescing but says that no decision has yet been made as he is still to do a “a final analysis”.

Davanand Rampersaud, the 27-year-old man who two weeks ago confessed to killing Mahaicony businesswoman Bibi Shairoon Nesha Ali in 2016, was yesterday handed a life sentence for the crime.

Dr Balwant Singh’s Hospital recently attained the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001:2015 certification, making it the first local healthcare provider to achieve the quality management standard.

Post-mortem examinations yesterday determined that Corentyne fishermen Kawal Kissoon, and Lamar Petrie both drowned after they suffered severe head injuries. 

The residents of Beterverwagting (BV) on the East Coast of Demerara are to benefit from the installation of 35 light-emitting diode (LED) lights along the Main Access Road.

Marvin Simon, the son of a Port Kaituma Toshao,  yesterday faced nine charges, including the assault of two police officers.

Sharmila Inderjali and Maryanna Lionel, who are on trial for allegedly offering a policeman $4 million in cash to release the men accused in the murder of Number 70 Village carpenter Faiyaz Narinedatt, yesterday led their defence in unsworn testimony in which they claimed that the money was intended to be used as bail for the men. 

The Guyana Prison Service is set to benefit from a Rehabilitative Learning Centre.

Veolia Water Technologies, through its subsidiary VWS Westgarth Ltd, has been awarded a multimillion-dollar contract by SBM Offshore for a seawater treatment package for the Liza Unity Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) oil platform in the Stabroek block offshore Guyana.