Guyana News

Devendra Persaud, the inmate who is accused of fatally beating another while in custody at the Lusignan Prison more than a week ago was yesterday charged with the crime and remanded to prison.

There has been a marginal increase in the Mathematics pass rate at this year’s National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) but overall, students continue to fail the subject as well as Science and Social Studies.

Two sisters and an infant were yesterday afternoon severely chopped about their bodies after a  brother of the sisters, who is said to be mentally unstable went berserk and attacked them at their Moruca, Region One home.

The Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc. (GuySuCo)  yesterday charged that firearms and ammunition assigned to its Security Department are now illicitly in the possession of the Special Project Unit (SPU) of government holding company NICIL.

The son of a former East Canje Berbice sugar worker topped Region Six in the National Grade Six Assessment exami-nations based on the results released yesterday.

Dr. Balwant Singh’s Hospital has been denied its request for an injunction, restraining local social media personality Melissa Atwell, popularly known as ‘Melly Mel,’ from making Facebook posts compiling complaints against it.

Relatives of Lallbachan Bachan, the taxi driver who was found dead in the Suddie Police Station lockups days after he was arrested, are seeking answers regarding his death, as they claim there were marks of violence on his body.

The senior Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) manager accused of sexual misconduct is back at work, sources say.

Xinoxi Qu, the Chinese national who was charged with the attempted murder of a customer, yesterday maintained his innocence in the charge brought against him.

Autopsies performed on the remains of Munishwar Ramkellawan and Marianny Martinez, the couple who were discovered dead in their Eteringbang, Region Seven home last Friday confirmed that they both died as a result of gunshot injuries to their heads.

A fish cleaner who yesterday admitted to a robbery, which he said he committed because he could not continue in his line of work, was admonished by a magistrate and sentenced to two years in prison.

A 28-year-old vendor was granted bail by a city court yesterday after he denied a marijuana possession charge.

A 27-year-old welder who told the court that he harmed his friend with a utility knife because he ‘provoked his spirit’, was yesterday sentenced to prison after he admitted to the offence.

President David Granger is proposing to meet Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo at 3 pm tomorrow.

Canadian miner Guyana Goldfields Inc today announced a suspension of operations at its Aurora, Region Seven mine site after a `wild cat’ strike.

Dave Chowtie of Graham’s Hall Primary and Venisha Lall of CV Nunes Primary are this year’s top students at the Grade Six examinations with 532 marks out of a maximum of 536.

The APNU+AFC government yesterday announced a two-month-old Cabinet decision to approve a proposal to remove custodial sentences for persons found with 30 grammes or fewer of marijuana, which the opposition called a “ploy” to gain political mileage.

CANU yesterday morning swooped down on a house at Number Two Village, East Canje Berbice and arrested an ex police detective and his partner after they were found with a quantity of cannabis.

A man was convicted by a jury yesterday afternoon for the rape of a 12-year-old girl, for which he now awaits sentencing.

Despite the recent Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) ruling that validated the passage of the December 21st no-confidence motion against government, the APNU+AFC Cabinet is continuing to meet and make decisions, which the opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) condemned yesterday.