Guyana News

President David Granger yesterday accepted the Letters of Credence from Dr K.

A 22-year-old of Eversham Village, Corentyne, succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday at the Georgetown Public Hospital, after he was involved in an accident on Sunday along the Bush Lot Village, Corentyne, public road.

An investigation has been launched into the assault of remanded prisoner Marlon Bradley, who was last Thursday beaten and had portions of his hair cut off by a group of inmates who launched an attack on him while in custody at the Lusignan Prison.

A taxi driver was yesterday granted bail after he appeared in court charged with inappropriately touching a 16-year-old female passenger.

The Chief Magistrate is expected to make a ruling on Monday in the case against Xinoxi Qu, the Chinese supermarket manager facing a charge of attempted murder of a customer.

Two employees of the Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI), who allegedly broke and entered the home of a West Ruimveldt woman and stole almost $1 million in articles, were yesterday remanded to prison after they were charged with the offence.

A 66-year-old pensioner is presently in police custody after he was nabbed on his birthday with a quantity of cocaine concealed in his shoes at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri.

Two residents of Rasville Housing Scheme, who were accused of stealing almost $300,000 in articles from a house they allegedly broke into, were yesterday granted their pre-trial liberty after they denied the allegation.

A 20-year-old man accused of robbing a woman of her personal items at knifepoint, was yesterday remanded to prison after a city magistrate heard that the recently convicted youth had failed to perform his community service.

A miner appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday, charged with assaulting his drinking partner, and was granted bail after denying the charges.

A man accused of stealing a bull appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday and was granted bail after he denied the charge.

A woman accused of stealing money from her employer was granted bail by Senior Magistrate Leron Daly after she denied the charge yesterday.

First Lady, Sandra Granger, on Tuesday urged the young people of Cuyuni-Mazaruni (Region Seven) to take Information and Communication Technology (ICT) seriously and to utilise it as a tool for developing the region.

Riana Toney of the Anna Regina Secondary School was this afternoon unveiled as the top performer at this year’s Caribbean Secondary Examination Certificate exams with 19 Grade Ones.

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) today said that it had recommended that a sexual assault charge be laid against CJIA manager Andre Kellman in a complaint lodged by a person working at the airport.

Acting Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire SC this afternoon ruled that the house-to-house (HtH) registration exercise presently underway is not  unconstitutional and it is not for the court to determine if it should be conducted but it is for GECOM to decide this while acting in line with the constitution.

While defending the Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) between the government and ExxonMobil and its partners, former Minister of Foreign Affairs Carl Greenidge has urged that the citizenry focus instead on their role in the oversight of spending of expected revenues.

With an outstanding balance of over $218 million owed to the National Insurance Scheme (NIS), the Local Government Commission (LGC) has written to the Mayor and City Council requesting that they begin paying the workers’ deductions.

Hundreds of supporters from the opposition PPP yesterday returned to the streets calling for an end to House to House Registration and for President David Granger, to announce a date for elections.

Monrow Lawrence, the South Rupununi farmer accused of killing his wife’s alleged lover by shooting him with a bow and arrow, was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged at a city court with murder.