Guyana News

An Ann’s Grove resident was remanded to prison yesterday after he was accused of possession of just over 96 pounds of cannabis for trafficking.

A 35-year-old dredge owner and his wife were allegedly set on fire while they were asleep on Thursday morning, following a confrontation with a man at their camp at Toroparu Landing, in Region Seven.

Region One Chairman Brentnol Ashley has registered his concerns over the fact that some schools in the region would not be ready to accommodate students when the new school year begins on Monday.

After being without electricity for almost two weeks, the township of Mabaruma has seen power partially restored and the community awaits the restoration of full power when the main 750 kVA generator is repaired.

A former consultant is suing government for in excess of $25 million for breach of contract after he says he took up an offer to direct the Ministry of Health’s mental health and maternal and child-health improvement programmes for just US$5,000 a month, giving up a better paying job in the United States, only to be told that the work agreement was invalidated.

Another group of youths yesterday graduated from the third ‘Youth in Natural Resources’ apprenticeship programme.

A cattle farmer was yesterday sentenced to two years behind bars after admitting to possession of an unlicensed firearm and matching rounds that were found on him during a police search.

A labourer has been sentenced to 24 months in prison after being found guilty of break and entry and larceny.

Fourteen boys, all between the ages of 13 and 17, have been equipped with barbering skills after recently completing a two-month “Protect Your Peace” training course.

Businesses along Sussex Street are not expected to be affected by the planned closure of a section of the road.

Guyana’s Department of the Environment today expressed concern about the forest fires raging in the Amazon, calling them a global emergency.

The PNCR today said it will continue to advocate for a credible list of electors.

All of the Amerindian communities visited in Region 7 as part of a land tenure assessment have reported a land and resource conflict with external parties.

According to Leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jagdeo, a merger of House to House registration (HtH) data with the National Register of Registrants Database will delay general elections until April, 2020.

The lawyers for Guyanese murder accused Marcus Bisram have filed a petition to have their arguments reheard in an appeal of a New York district court’s order to extradite him to Guyana, where he is due to stand trial for murder.

The Private Sector Commission (PSC)  yesterday said it held a “cordial and fruitful” meeting with the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM).

A Kildonan hire car driver was charged yesterday with the murder of Spring-lands farmer Nigel Matthews, who was found stabbed to death in the wee hours of Monday morning.

Guyana’s first oil production vessel, the Liza Destiny, has arrived in the Stabroek Block, a development in ExxonMobil’s preparation for first oil by 2020.

As part of its ongoing programme to improve the supply of electricity to its customers, Guyana Power and Light (GPL) on Wednesday energised a new 13,800 volt Express Feeder (distribution line) from Vriesland to the Vreed-en-Hoop (VEH) Power Plant, a distance of over 16 kilometers.

Cassandra Boucher, the police constable charged with dousing her then boyfriend with acid last year, maintained her innocence under cross-examination at her trial on Wednesday.