Guyana News

Justice Navindra Singh yesterday sentenced a farmer to nine years in prison after he admitted to killing his drinking partner during an argument.

The driver of the truck that was involved in Sunday’s accident which resulted in the death of 30-year-old Angelle Barry along the Canal Number One, West Bank Demerara (WBD) Public Road has been charged with two traffic-related offences and is expected to appear in court today.

A 12-year jail sentence was yesterday handed down to a man who was accused of using a cutlass to kill another man in the North West over five years ago.

Minister of Business Dominic Gaskin believes that the “arbitrarily” implemented fees at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri will have a negative impact on the local tourism sector.

Investigators along with the two suspects in the murder of Bartica resident Perion Nicholas Bobb, have returned to the scene at Kuribrong in Region Eight where Bobb was fatally shot on Sunday, Commander of ‘F’ Division Kevin Adonis confirmed yesterday.

A week after being shot by police after he allegedly escaped while being transported to a police station lockups in connection with the robbery of two trainee nurses on Main Street, a Sophia man was yesterday remanded to prison after he was read five charges, including escape from police custody.

A delegation from the French Guiana Bar Association yesterday paid a courtesy call on the Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams and free movement in the Guiana Shield was discussed.

After telling a Georgetown court that he was helping a woman he was charged with robbing, a welder was yesterday remanded to prison.

Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan yesterday overruled no-case submissions for three of the men charged with the murder of Bourda Market vendor Troy Ramalho and said there was sufficient evidence to call upon them to lead a defence in the matter.

An autopsy done yesterday on Olita Mendez, who was found motionless in her bathtub on Tuesday morning, showed the 24-year-old drowned. 

Residents living in the village of Lima in Region 2 benefited recently from road works, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).

Three companies on Tuesday submitted bids for the supply, delivery and sorting of Mathematics Tool Kits at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board, with the largest of the bids coming from The Hardware Depot, at a sum of nearly $58M.

Vice-Chancellor of the University of Guyana, Ivelaw Griffith, says there have been a number of improvements at the educational institution and has dismissed recent reports related to extravagant spending, among other things, while calling for verification of claims before articles are published.

Region Ten Regional Chairman, Renis Morian recently unveiled the region’s second annual Work Readiness Program-me which is an initiative geared at providing the relevant training and opening of opportunities for the region’s young people.

The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has started preparatory works for the implementation of the Pilot Phase of the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA).

As part of its mandate to significantly increase training in every sector, the Region Four (Demerara/Mahaica) administration held a one-day seminar yesterday on procurement and other subjects for NDC councillors.

Fugitive Troy Thomas is en route to the United States to face justice for criminal acts he allegedly committed in New York in 2011.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Dynamic all-rounder Andre Russell has been named in West Indies’ 15-man World Cup squad, selectors announced here Wednesday.

An attempt by convicted Guyanese drug kingpin Shaheed ‘Roger’ Khan to secure an early release from prison in the United States is facing opposition as the amendment of an existing law on which he has based his petition does not take effect until July 25th, seventeen days after his current sentence comes to an end.

For the eighth time in a row, the statutory meeting of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) ended prematurely yesterday due to a walkout from the opposition-nominated commissioners, one of whom has suggested that all meetings be suspended until the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has ruled on the legality of the December 21st No-Confidence Motion against government.