Guyana News

An unidentified decomposed body was found yesterday morning in a trench located in Crabwood Creek, Upper Corentyne.

As part of its corporate social responsibilities, ANSA McAL Trading yesterday recognised the performance of seventeen students who sat this year’s National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) examination.

The Art Williams and Harry Wendt Aeronautical Engineering School (AW&HWAES) last week held its 26th Annual General Meeting, at which a new Board of Directors was appointed.

Counsel for the Leader of the Opposition is asking the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) to issue orders declaring that general elections be held within three months of June 18th 2019 and that the President appoint a date for such.

President David Granger has rejected five of the 11 names submitted by Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo as possible candidates for the Chairmanship of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) and has given reasons.

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) has expressed “great concern” about government’s continued refusal to pay Dipcon Engineering Services Ltd sums owed since 2009 despite several court judgments in the company’s favour and questioned government’s respect for the judiciary and the principle of separation of powers.

After serving almost ten years of a 15-year sentence for drug trafficking, Guyanese drug kingpin Roger Khan has been released and is now in the custody of the U.S.

The order which was made by a district court in New York to extradite Guyanese murder accused Marcus Brian Bisram now stands after he lost his appeal yesterday.

Following a trial, a man was yesterday unanimously convicted by a jury on the charge of raping a six-year-old boy.

The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) has announced the intention to grant a prospecting licence to TINO Guyana Development Estates whose principals include head of Guyana Water Incorporated, Richard Van West-Charles.

A jail sentence of two years and three months and a fine of $2.4 million were yesterday handed down to a promoter who was found guilty of being in possession of 2.5 pounds of cocaine for trafficking.

Four persons remained in police custody last night in connection with the murders of Better Hope moneychanger Aaron Latchman and his daughter, Arian.

Both the Treasurer and Town Clerk of Corriverton have been invited by the Local Government Commission (LGC) to show cause why they should not be disciplined for providing the Town Council with inaccurate information on the finances of the municipality.

Two men are now awaiting sentencing after pleading to guilty to separate charges of rape yesterday.

A 22-year-old miner of Port Kaituma, North West District, was fatally stabbed after being involved in an argument.

The 331 suspicious transaction reports received last year by the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) related to sums totalling over $8.5 billion, according to Director Matthew Langevine.

The driver of the car that was involved in Sunday’s accident on the Cullen Public Road, Essequibo Coast, which resulted in the death of Premnarine Rampersaud, was yesterday charged in the Anna Regina Magistrate’s Court.

The Georgetown Mayor and City Council on Monday formed a sub-committee that will be responsible for the restoration fund for City Hall.

Traffic ranks in ‘C’ Division are currently on the hunt for a driver who was involved in a hit and run accident on Sunday night on the Annandale Railway Embankment road.

Police have arrested three of five suspected bandits who allegedly carried out an armed robbery at Recht-door-Zee, West Bank Demerara on Monday night.