Guyana News

Students and teachers of the Mae’s Schools were left shocked yesterday after a Fourth Form student committed suicide.

Businessman Tazim Gafoor and former Drug Enforcement Officer Sherwayne De Abreu were yesterday found guilty and sentenced to five years in jail for possession of 187 pounds of cocaine found in lumber in 2017, while their co-accused, motor racers Stephen Vieira and Nazim Gafoor, were acquitted due to insufficient evidence.

The Guyana Elections Commission has agreed to meet this afternoon with the chief whips of the government and the opposition on GECOM’s readiness for the holding of general and regional elections, triggered by a no confidence motion against the government, said Public Relations Officer Yolanda Ward.

A third child who fell grievously ill after pre-chemotherapy treatment at the GPHC passed away early yesterday morning.

Sean Goodluck, who was recently charged with three counts of armed robbery, was yesterday brought before a city court and faced with two more charges stemming from an attack on a Pizza Hut deliveryman.

Residents of Region Six for several weeks now have been complaining about the long waiting periods at the hospital before they are allowed to meet with a doctor for treatment.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed to facilitate the submission of a project proposal by the Amerindian People’s Association (APA) to the Swedish-based International Land and Forest Tenure Facility for assistance in land tenure security, among other things, in indigenous communities.

A Kitty woman, who was wanted by the police for allegedly making a false declaration for a passport, was yesterday charged with the crime and granted bail after she proclaimed her innocence.

Guyana’s Foreign Minister Carl Greenidge on Wednes-day met with the Deputy US Secretary of State John J Sullivan in Washing-ton, D.C.

A Colombian man, who admitted to entering the country illegally, was remanded to prison yesterday in order for him to undergo psychiatric and medical evaluations prior to his sentencing for the crime.

Stephen Vieira and Nazim Gafoor were today found not guilty of involvement in the trafficking of $550 million worth of cocaine.

STATEMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT OF GUYANA ON THE SITUATION IN VENEZUELA The Government of Guyana is gravely concerned at the deepening of the political crisis in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and supports calls made at both the regional and international levels for immediate dialogue involving all political and social actors, with a view to the preservation of the democratic process and a return to normalcy.

Guyana’s Foreign Minister Carl Greenidge yesterday met with the Deputy US Secretary of State John J Sullivan in Washington, D.C.

Chief Justice (ag) Roxane George-Wiltshire SC yesterday heard oral submissions in the court action filed by Christopher Ram, asking for declarations that the December 21 no-confidence motion was validity passed and that the President and his Cabinet should immediately resign in keeping with the Constitution and she consequently said that she would try her very best to deliver a ruling on January 31 at 1:30 pm.

Two suspects in the murder of taxi driver Kelvin Walters, who was fatally shot on the Eccles, East Bank Demerara public road on Tuesday night, have been arrested.

Months after he was involved in a serious motorcycle accident, a 19-year-old pillion rider lost his life yesterday afternoon after he was reportedly crushed by a fuel truck along the Sisters Village, WBD Public Road.

The AFC is calling on government to give its side in relation to allegations that it recalled the bestowing of Senior Counsel (SC) status on attorney Timothy Jonas because of his political affiliation.

The Region Six council is calling on government to reverse a decision to have the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) take responsibility for drainage and irrigation in the region.

A date for the AFC’s next congress will be set on Saturday with key issues such as who will replace current leader Raphael Trotman and whether Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo will go into upcoming elections in his current capacity, on the table for the congress to decide.

PPP presidential candidate Irfaan Ali must explain the about-face from his party’s view that benefits from oil won’t be seen before 2025 to now saying that benefits would flow from the first year of a PPP/C administration, Minister of Business Dominic Gaskin says.