Guyana News

The opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic has once again called on the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to begin preparation for elections now.

Two Guyanese teachers who were in The Bahamas when Hurricane Dorian devastated that island chain have been found safe and sound.

The Guyanese man who was arrested in Queens Village, New York for allegedly setting fire to a house around 11 pm on Tuesday, killing 63-year-old Bibi Jazmin, was said to be her co-tenant and her niece’s boyfriend. 

An unemployed youth was yesterday sentenced to two years behind bars after he admitted to charges of obtaining money by fraud and escaping from police custody.

Police prosecutors on Wednesday, closed a narcotics possession case after the last witness’ testimony was completed.

Magistrate Judy Latchman yesterday remanded three men to prison after they plead not guilty to a joint charge which stated that they attempted to rob a resident of Republic Gardens.

In a short while, yet another group of creative people from the agro processing and craft sectors, predominantly, will be heading for a high profile product display and marketing opportunity in the United States.

A man was on Wednesday remanded to prison after he was charged with wounding another person, who now remains hospitalised in a critical condition.

The opposition PPP today called again on GECOM to begin preparations for general elections.

With a deficit of 23 megawatts (MWs) of power, GPL is alerting the public to another round of blackouts, the latest in a string of problems to hit the electricity company despite its many promises of lasting improvements.

Puran Brothers Disposal Inc last evening resumed garbage collection in the city after damage to the Demerara Harbour Bridge prevented its trucks from crossing since Monday.

The police are in possession of CCTV footage from a brazen early-morning attempted robbery on North Road and will use facial recognition technology to help identify the perpetrators.

The Demerara Harbour Bridge Company has completed its realignment of the damaged bridge and from 7pm yesterday, laden and unladen trucks were to be allowed to traverse.

Police have issued a wanted bulletin for ex-cop Teon Allen, who allegedly tried to kill two women two days ago during an incident in Linden.

Aubrey Heath-Retemyer, Deputy Director of the State Assets Recovery Agency  (SARA) is seeking to clear the air on what he says is inaccurate reporting on a recent meeting between himself, Citizen Minister Winston Felix, and a group of African, and Haitian migrants.

A 63-year-old Guyanese woman was discovered dead in her Queens Village, New York home just after 11 pm on Tuesday and officers from the New York Police Department have taken a tenant into custody. 

Almost a month after Darryl John was freed of a possession of ecstasy charge, the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) has filed an appeal of the decision.

Two men who were accused of stealing $1 million in cash and items from a city store were on Tuesday sentenced to a year in prison for the crime.

A US Fulbright scholar is here to help with the accreditation of engineering programmes.

The Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry Limited (GBTI) yesterday announced $3m in  relief for the hurricane-hit Bahamas.