Guyana News

Twenty-nine new US Peace Corps Volunteers were welcomed here at a ceremony yesterday.

An 18-year-old man, who has faced a string of robbery charges in the local courts, appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday, charged with another theft and was again granted bail.

The Preliminary Inquiry into the charge against two men, including the operator of Rockies Hotel in Georgetown, accused of plotting to kill a Lethem businessman, continued yesterday with evidence being led by several police witnesses, even as the second accused was granted bail by the High Court.

Two recipients of the Guyana Fund for Cultural and Creative Industries (GFCCI), Leon Saul and Martin Massiah, are both planning on revealing Guyanese talent to the world via a television series and short documentary series respectively with their share of the project funding.

Two bandits armed with hand guns invaded the Fyrish Village, Corentyne house of an overseas-based Guyanese on Thursday and robbed her and her relatives of valuables.

In acknowledgement of the desire to ‘give back’, former students of the North Georgetown Secondary School (NGSS) yesterday presented their alma mater with 30 computer tablets and accessories.

A Stevedore Housing Scheme resident was yesterday granted bail after he was charged with breaking the leg of another man following a drunken argument.

Romario Baljeet yesterday faced cross-examination in the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the charge against Abdul Imran Khan, who is accused of attempting to murder him in an attack at the Palm Court nightclub.

A vendor was yesterday sentenced to three years in prison after admitting to a marijuana trafficking charge.

Essequibians on July 26th 2019 participated in discussions over the ways in which Guyana’s oil and gas sector would impact society.

The Police say they are investigating the murder of Pius Ernest, 32 years, a rancher of Karaudanawa Village, South Rupununi by a 50-year-old  farmer , which occurred about 22:00hrs on 2019-08-05 at Karaudanawa Village, South Rupununi.

Funds, amounting to some $460 million, have been approved by the Ministry of Finance for use on emergency works to secure vulnerable areas within a 3-kilometre stretch of shoreline between Fairfield and Dantzig, Mahaicony, according to Chief Sea and River Defence Officer Kevin Samad.

A father of two was last evening shot dead at Cemetery Road, Mocha while apparently attempting to fend off robbers.

As part of its audit of the 2018 operations of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), the Audit Office of Guyana has raised concerns about the disposal of Want of Entry vehicles but Commissioner General (CG) Godfrey Statia has assured that the questions are routine and the procedure used has been above board in every case.

A 36-year-old suspect in the murder of well-known Guyhoc Park mechanic Reginald Atherly was shot during efforts to arrest him on Sunday evening.

The Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) between Guyana and ExxonMobil’s local subsidiary and its partners was informed by the national circumstances at the time and critics need to acknowledge the context, according to Minister of Finance Winston Jordan.

An attempt by Attorney General Basil Williams to warn of possible post elections violence has been labelled a threat by the opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C).

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) yesterday delivered a judgment upholding the classification decision of the CARICOM Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) on cement, known as Rock Hard Cement which is imported and distributed within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) by Rock Hard Distribution Limited, Mootilal Ramhit and Sons Contracting Limited and Rock Hard Cement Limited.

The driver of the pick-up that was involved in the accident that claimed the life of minibus driver Oswald Roberts along the New Hope, East Bank Demerara (EBD) public road last Friday, has been discharged from the hospital and is presently in police custody.

A seven-year-old remains  in critical condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) after she suffered severe burns to most of her body in a fire that gutted her Mon Repos North, East Coast Demerara (ECD) home early on Monday morning.