Guyana News

A 55-year-old motorcyclist is now dead after he allegedly lost control and collided with a minibus along the Somerset and Berks, Essequibo Coast Public Road early yesterday morning.

After managing to evade the police for more than three years, Shemar Wilson, the suspected mastermind behind the lobbing of a grenade outside the Kaieteur News’ offices in 2016, was on Tuesday taken into custody.

Eighty-two-year-old Leroy Peters, the father of reporter Leroy Smith, died at a city hospital yesterday, two weeks after he was allegedly beaten by bandit/s who invaded his Ann’s Grove, East Coast Demerara home.

The son of a city businessman is among seven persons who were taken into custody on Tuesday afternoon following the discovery of a sub-machine gun and a quantity of ammunition at Church Street, South Cummingsburg, Georgetown.

According to a recent Transparency International Survey of citizens’ views and experiences of corruption, a majority of Guyanese think corruption in government is a big problem even as a larger number think that government is doing well in tackling the problem.

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has stated that Latin America and the Caribbean are moving closer to their goal of achieving the elimination of human deaths by rabies.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) says that it is moving to improve systems for taxpayers utilising its services and even now, some transactions can be done online.

A father of eight, who was allegedly found with marijuana in a milk tin, was granted bail when he appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday.

Brian Robinson, who was accused of stealing a bull last month, was jailed for two years after he changed his plea from not guilty to guilty, when he returned to the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday.

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI) yesterday advised the public to take all necessary precautions during the spring tides period beginning today and ending on  October 2, 2019.

A Princes Street man who admitted to damaging a door at the East La Penitence Police Station was ordered to undertake 14 days of community service when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday.

A Jamaican national was yesterday jailed for four months after he admitted to overstaying his time in Guyana by over two years.

A man was fined $30,000 after he admitted to using a rolling pin to assault his mother and also used abusive language.

A phone technician accused of having marijuana at a bar for trafficking, was granted bail after he denied the charge when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday.

President David Granger this evening announced that the earliest possible date for the holding of general elections is Monday, March 2nd 2020 but he introduced a caveat that Parliament has to give its approval for an extension of the period that had been set for the holding of the elections,  something the opposition PPP has said it will not be doing.

The Bank of Guyana (BoG) has rejected Republic Bank’s application for the acquisition of ScotiaBank while citing a number of concerns.

Convicted drug trafficker Shaheed Roger Khan, who was detained by the police on Friday night for questioning in relation to the murders of political activist Ronald Waddell and boxing coach Donald Allison was yesterday afternoon released from police custody.

Following a meeting yesterday with his Cabinet, President David Granger is expected to announce a date for general and regional elections today.

Although President David Granger has not yet announced an election date, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is moving full speed ahead with its preparations.

Former Chairman of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) Board, Hugh Denbow died on Monday evening, hours after he was found trussed in  his North Sophia home following a suspected home invasion.