Guyana News

Maurice Prince, who was accused of murdering Smyth Street businessman O’Riley Small, was yesterday set free after a jury found him not guilty.

An audit into Sherod Duncan’s stewardship of the state-owned Guyana National Newspapers Limited (GNNL) has found that in excess of $5 million was spent on 21 transactions which did not adhere to the Tender Board Rules and procedures which govern the corporation.

By mid-2019, 20 remote communities are expected to be the first beneficiaries of a project that aims to see access to government services through the use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT). 

The Mae’s School in Subryanville will be implementing increased security measures amid recent threats against the school on social media.

The police are seeking the assistance of the public in locating a teenager who is wanted in relation to the murder of 23-year-old Sherwin Melville, who was  stabbed at Capoey Mission, Essequibo Coast late last year.

Jairam Persaud, the Canal Number One, West Bank Demerara resident who succumbed at a city hospital last Wednesday, days after he was reportedly beaten by a group of men near the Stabroek Market, was murdered, an autopsy confirmed.

Some young remigrants believe that there is no system in place to enable them to meaningfully contribute to Guyana,  A New and United Guyana (ANUG) forum for youth heard on Sunday evening.

The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) in December last year signed air services agreements with 16 states at a meeting in Kenya.

The police are preparing to charge the man accused of fatally stabbing remigrant, Shameem Hassan on Saturday night during a drinking spree at his Anna Catherina, West Coast Demerara home.

Investigations are currently ongoing to determine the cause of the fire that left a minibus charred at Hague and three persons injured.

The police yesterday said that Trisha Karisha Resally-Jurakan, 34,  is wanted  for questioning in relation to Fraudulent Conversion committed on Alicia Rajpal and Sursattie Dookie between 5th July to 9th October 09, 2018 Anyone with information that may lead to the arrest of  Resally-Jurakan is asked to contact the police on telephone numbers 226-6978, 225-8196, 226-2870, 226-7065, 227-1149, 226-7065, 911 or the nearest police station.

The Guyana Police Force is seeking the help of the public to identify a male of African descent, who died following an accident which occurred at #61 Public Road Corentyne, Berbice, on Monday.

Police in ‘A’ Division on Saturday last conducted several cordon and search operations in the Division’s Number Two Sub-Division.

Local seafood exporters are expected be refunded Value Added Tax (VAT) applied on zero-rated exports following a court case filed by Pritipaul Singh Investments (PSI) which subsequently reached a settlement with the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) that will see the company being refunded $246.4 million for 2017. 

The police have obtained legal advice to charge the student accused of making bomb threats that forced the cancellation of classes at the Turkeyen Campus of the University of Guyana (UG) and she is expected to appear in court today.

A seven-year-old is currently battling for his life at the Georgetown Public Hospital after he was involved in an accident in Albouystown.

Representative of the List for the APNU+AFC coalition Harold Lutchman is adamant that he cannot make decisions on who is on the list of candidates for the alliance but believes that the upcoming General Elections will see lists void of dual citizens.

Wakapoa in Region Two, Pomeroon-Supenaam now boasts a newly constructed wooden bridge outfitted with steel rails and solar lights through a project done by the Ministry of Public Infrastructure at a cost of $19 million.

Jonathan Ramkellawan and Basdeo Lallchan, the two men who were hospitalised after a Guyana Police Force vehicle transporting the Police Com-missioner collided with their truck late last month, have been discharged and are recuperating at their respective homes.

Women from the Rupununi village of Shulinab are drying mangoes and other fruit which previously used to go to waste.