Guyana News

-says looks forward to elections `being held as appropriate’ Stating that it is carefully following developments connected to the December 21 motion of no-confidence, the European Union (EU) yesterday upped the pressure on the Guyana Government,  calling on all stakeholders to uphold the constitution.

President David Granger is today scheduled to return to Cuba to continue medical treatment for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, according to a brief statement from the Ministry of the Presidency yesterday.

Last week’s resignation of Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) forensic analyst Sheronie James will not be detrimental to the cases she handled, according to Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan, who yesterday said two experts have been hired to fill the vacuum created by her departure.  

With nowhere else to go, five families have taken up squatting on the Nonpareil, East Coast Demerara foreshore after fleeing from the crisis in Venezuela and official efforts are now underway to relocate them.

Convicted and sentenced to 18 years for the killing of her boyfriend, Tramangra Williams has been released on parole after serving four years in prison.

The accused child molester who was taken into custody last week following the discovery of four minor boys in his West Bank Demerara shack is expected to face rape charges today.

A 61-year-old man was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl with a disability.

Classes at the privately-run School of the Nations in Georgetown resumed yesterday, a week after security measures were put in place to address the recent threats to students that were made on Facebook. 

A brief meeting between the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) and the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) ended with an agreement to formalize the relationship between the two entities over the next few weeks.

A Waramadong youth is now a remanded prisoner after being charged with shooting his brother with an arrow, leaving him hospitalised with life threatening injuries.

A 17-year-old was yesterday granted self-bail after he was charged with wounding his girlfriend, who is six months pregnant.

Parents of students attending the Mon Repos Primary School should leave the school compound when the bell rings for classes to commence, according to the Ministry of Education.

A security guard was remanded to prison yesterday after being charged with armed robbery.

The Regional Administrations of Pomeroon-Supenaam, Region 2 and Essequibo Islands-West Demerara, Region 3 have begun the process of awarding contracts for 2019 infrastructure works, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).

Stating that it is carefully following developments connected to the motion of no-confidence, the European Union (EU) today called on all stakeholders to uphold the constitution.

(Barbados Nation) THE CARIBBEAN UNITED masters football team has been thrown into mourning following the sudden death of player Miguel Nurse.

Appearing at a campaign-style event for the first time since the December 21st no-confidence motion that felled his government, President David Granger yesterday said that the administration will exhaust all lawful processes to challenge the results and strongly signalled that he would lead the APNU+AFC coalition into the next elections.

A Somerset, Essequibo Coast man was early yesterday morning fatally stabbed, allegedly by his nephew during a quarrel over a stolen cellular phone.

A fire destroyed the homes of two families in a range house at Tucville Terrace, East La Penitence, yesterday morning, leaving them devastated as they contemplate their next move.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) stands by its assessment that Citizens Bank and other commercial banks in Guyana owe approximately $4 billion in corporation taxes.