Guyana News

The prime suspect in the armed robbery and shooting of motor racer Kristian Jeffrey along the Agricola Public Road early Sunday morning has been arrested by the police.

A labourer who was accused of robbing a policewoman, was yesterday remanded to prison after he denied the allegation.

Family members of Special Lance Corporal Carlos Alleyne, who succumbed to injuries at a city hospital over three weeks ago, are still looking for answers from the Guyana Police Force, despite legal advice having been sought weeks ago.

A 46-year-old porter was yesterday remanded to prison, after a city magistrate viewed video footage of him attacking another man with a cutlass.

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) yesterday ruled in favour of the government of Trinidad and Tobago in a freedom of movement case, finding that in order for CARICOM citizens to exercise their rights, they must present a passport issued by a member state or a CARICOM passport as proof of their nationality.

A miner was yesterday granted $75,000 bail on a possession of narcotics offence, after he claimed that police found the substance in the hands of a child.

President David Granger yesterday accepted Letters of Credence from Ghana’s High Commissioner to Guyana, Professor Abena Pokua Adompim Busia and Ambassador of Indonesia to Guyana, Julang Pujianto, and pledged government’s commitment to working closely with both countries to improve relations.

The Ministry of Public Telecommunications (MOPT) recently spearheaded a web accessibility training programme to create public awareness of the disability-friendly features built into modern devices.

Matt Pietrek, known to the online community as Cocktail/Rum Wonk, has been appointed the Community Envoy of the West Indies Rum & Spirits Producers Association (WIRSPA).

A farmer who police claim admitted to breaking and entering a house and stealing a tablet, was yesterday remanded to prison after he denied the allegation.

A teenaged convict was yesterday sentenced to 18 months behind bars, after he admitted to breaking and entering a Kumaka, North West District home, and removing over $100,000 in items.

The husband of Kareema Mary Cholmondeley has denied pushing her into the path of the car that ran over her along the Turkeyen Railway Embankment last Wednesday.

A fire, suspected to be deliberately set, destroyed the Lumber Master Guyana Inc sawmill early yesterday morning, resulting in millions of dollars in losses.

After announcing that the Guyana-Suriname Ferry Service was suspended as of Monday, management has advised that a replacement vessel will be in operation from Friday to transport passengers stranded on either side.

Convicted yesterday afternoon for the murder of Linden bus driver Elvin Lorrimer, Kerry Cromwell now awaits sentencing.

A convict was yesterday charged with killing a “drinking buddy,” who had gone to the aid of a woman who had been screaming for help.

A Guyanese woman living in New York took her life yesterday following a period of depression. 

With the employment cost at City Hall accounting for more than 65% of its April expenditure the question of just how many functioning staff members are at the municipality has become an issue which united councillors across party lines.

The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) has attributed yesterday’s shutdown of the Demerara-Berbice Interconnected System (DBIS) to a 16.5 megawatt loss of generation capacity at its Kingston and Vreed-en-Hoop power plants due to a drop in frequency and a defective speed sensor.

The Guyana Court of Appeal yesterday overturned the murder convictions and death sentences of Elmo Benedict and Dave Banwarie for the 2008 killing of Rakesh Rajaram.