Guyana News

Michael Ross, the American who was accused of forging a will earlier this year, yesterday saw the charge against him dismissed.

An Albouystown fisherman is now a remanded prisoner after he was charged on Friday with wounding.

The US, UK and Canada this afternoon welcomed the appointment of the new Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission, Justice of Appeal (rtd) Claudette Singh.

Following a meeting with Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo, President David Granger has selected retired judge Claudette Singh as the new Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM).

GTT mobile coverage will be downgraded in the Diamond, East Bank Demerara Highway.

Members of civil society were yesterday left flabbergasted when a promised engagement with President David Granger proved to be less than expected as he delivered a prepared speech to make the case that his government is not delaying the holding of due elections and then abruptly left those who had gathered at his request.

As more police officers undergo training to curb noise pollution, Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan has said that their efforts would be supported by a move to revoke the licences of businesses that break the law.

President David Granger yesterday maintained that he has a role in identifying nominees for chairmanship of GECOM and in a sign of the international dimension to the current political stalemate he said that he had made the government’s case twice by phone to the Commonwealth Secretary General.

The Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) has confirmed that the vessel seized with a large amount of cocaine in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) last Thursday, is a Guyanese registered vessel.

The Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) has confirmed that there is a shortage of chicken meat on the market and the shortage can be attributed to the reduction of hatching eggs imported as of June this year.

Efforts by Reginald Daniels through the local courts to recover a US$15,000 loan he made to former friend Ronald Backer more than a decade ago have proven futile as High Court judge Gino Persaud has ruled that his lawsuit was statute-barred.

The Opposition People’s Progressive Party  (PPP) has accused President David Granger of “mouthing political rhetoric” rather than acting to operationalize the ruling of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) on the December 21 no confidence vote and the appointment of a chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM).

Despite the Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) performing below standards for the operating year of 2018, the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has decided not to impose a further penalty on the company.

A sister’s compassion yesterday resulted in a youth being spared possible incarceration for assault.

Works are expected to be undertaken to rectify a developing depression on the eastern side of the Kitty roundabout, according to Ministry of Public Infrastructure engineer Sherod Parkinson.

As investigations into the murder of Leon Duncan continue, police are on the hunt for several persons of interest according to Commander of ‘A’ Division, Marlon Chapman.

As investigations continue into the fatal shooting of Terry Ault, the South Sophia man who was killed during the wee hours of Sunday morning, two persons remain in police custody.

With the Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA) less than a month away, officials attached to the Department of Culture, Youth and Sport are reluctant to identify the names of the “100 Guyanese” who were selected to represent the country at the event in Trinidad and Tobago.

In a meeting with the diplomatic community today at State House, President David Granger defended his insistence on an input in the selection of a new Chairman of GECOM and he stressed that a date for general elections is dependent on when the electoral body gives the go ahead.

Almost 680,000 kilos of marijuana were destroyed in eradication exercises last year, an almost six-fold increase over 2017 when approximately 117,531 kilos of marijuana worth over $20 billion was destroyed.