Guyana News

Sport betting service Superbet yesterday denied the claim made by the Attorney General’s Chambers that it is operating here without a licence, while saying that it is actively considering taking legal action as a result.

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) yesterday directed the Judicial Manager of the Clico International Life Insurance Limited (CLICO), to recognise and pay a debt of EC$1,423,329.46 to Octavius John and Laurent John of Dominica, within ten days of the Court’s judgment.

Following Venezuela’s continued refusal to accept the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Guyana has asked the Court to move forward with the case “at the earliest possible date.”

Sylvester Joseph, 29, and Ashley Bonita Drigpaul, 22, both of Cumberland Village, East Canje Berbice, appeared before Magistrate Peter Hugh at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court yesterday, where they were jointly charged with a series of robberies.

Heavyweights Eagles and Net-Rockers will battle for the inaugural Linden Town Week Mayor’s Cup Football Championship, following semi-final wins on Wednesday at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) ground, Linden.

A West Coast Berbice woman was yesterday remanded to prison on a charge of murdering her mother, Rookmin Jameer, last week.

The Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) says that the letters it has recently issued to broadcasters have no political undertone or objective as seems to be the perception of the Parliamentary Opposition.

When the National Assembly meets on April 26 a total of six new bills including an amendment to the Interception of Communications Act will be read for the first time.

Eleven persons were arrested and one person charged and sentenced to two years in jail after a police operation in Berbice unearthed more than 11 kilogrammes of narcotics yesterday morning.

The Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) has announced its lists of compliant broadcasters for the year 2019.

A Sophia resident was yesterday remanded to prison after he was accused of stealing $1 million in property belonging to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) It is alleged that Mark Bynoe, between February 13th and February 14th, at Ganges Street, Sophia, stole a Myers pressure pump and a Myers pressure tank, both valued at $500,000 each, property of the EPA.

Murder accused Jason Howard was on Wednesday sentenced to 12 months in jail after being found guilty of the 2016 robbery of a fruit vendor.

A young mason on a robbery charge was granted bail yesterday after giving an explanation for how he found himself before a city court.

United States Ambassador to Guyana, Sarah-Ann Lynch, on Wednesday paid a courtesy call on the Mayor of Georgetown, Ubraj Narine.

Beginning in May 2019, the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) will be unveiling its Card of Competency for seafarers, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).

A mason was remanded to prison yesterday after being charged with snatching a woman’s phone as she was heading to her car from a city nightclub.

Confirming that the PPP has hired a US-based public relations firm to advance its political position in Washington DC, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said that the $34M price tag and the legal costs associated with the no-confidence case, were paid via donations from supporters locally and abroad.

A Special Constable stationed on the East Coast of Demerara was remanded to prison yesterday after he was charged with the illegal possession of a quantity of narcotics.

The Guyana Press Association (GPA) has condemned comments directed to the media by Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo, this time with regard to his suggestion that a journalist was paid to publish a story discrediting the qualifications of PPP Presidential candidate, Irfaan Ali.

Taken before the Fort Wellington Magistrate’s Court to be charged with the murder of her mother, Rookmin Jameer, the accused, Kamela Jameer, fainted in the docks, delaying her arraignment.