Guyana News

There was drama around and behind Charrandass Persaud on the night of December 21st when he cast his controversial vote that saw the government fall.

He grew up in an artistic family, so it was no surprise that Stanwyck E Cromwell chose the world of art in which to immerse himself, but the journey has been far from smooth, as his move to United States immediately taught him that he needed to expand his creativity if he wanted to attract buyers.

Global Seafoods Distributors says it will capitalize on the vision of its former CEO Allison Butters-Grant who died last Sunday after a brief illness.

The School of the Nations will be hosting a charity gala dinner next Saturday, in hopes of raising enough money to cover the cost of bringing four students – two from Gambia and two from Afghanistan – as part of a scholarship programme.

Grammy-winning British singer Joss Stone is expected to perform in Guyana later this month for the benefit of local non-governmental organisation Help and Shelter and the University of Guyana’s Artist in Residence Programme.

For a third time, the New Guyana Pharmaceutical Corporation Inc. (GPC) has successfully completed an audit by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that allows it to continue exporting its manufactured products to the country.

One year has passed since the manager of Korner Kick Restaurant and Bar Tevin Parris was murdered and his family is still seeking justice.

Assistant Commissioner of Police David Ramnarine, who proceeded on vacation after being passed over for the post of Police Commissioner, has been granted an extension of his leave. 

As the police continue to investigate the murder of 76-year-old retired police officer Cyril Persaud, whose decomposed body was found floating in a canal at D’Urban Backlands last Sunday, two persons who were recently held, including his adopted son, have been released.

The two men, one of whom was deemed “a person of interest” in the murder of 46-year-old Prietam Manickram, has since been released from custody and the police were ordered to conduct further investigation into the matter.

The police have released the juvenile who was taken into custody last Wednesday after he took them to an abandoned house in Mackenzie, Linden, where he had hidden an unlicensed firearm that he reportedly stole.

A 52-year-old gold miner was on Thursday arrested by police from the Etering-bang Police Station, after he was found with an illegal firearm and ammunition.

An Assistant Superintendent of Police, who is currently the subject of a criminal probe after reportedly being robbed during a drug deal, remains on duty but has been relocated from his original posting, Commissioner of Police Leslie James said on Friday.

When the First Bauxite Corporation starts full production in November at Sand Hills, in Region Three, it will do so with an annual production target of 320,000 tonnes of high grade bauxite, according to Director Ian Christie.

Irfaan Ali was today chosen as the PPP/C’s presidential candidate for the next general elections.

With its main goal being shared executive governance to end decades of ethnic insecurity, A New and United Guyana (ANUG) yesterday entered the political fray with what it said was a legally enforceable pledge not to coalesce with any of the major parties to secure a role in government.

The opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) is today scheduled to decide who will be its presidential candidate for the next general elections and former minister Irfaan Ali is seen as the leading contender.

Attorney General (AG) Basil Williams SC yesterday submitted to the High Court that parliamentary precedent and practice establish that an “absolute majority” of 34 or more votes of the elected members of the National Assembly were needed for the government to be defeated on the recent no-confidence motion Williams also argues that the provisions set out in Articles 106(6) and 106(7) of the Constitution, which provide for the holding of new elections within 90 days upon the success of a no-confidence motion, are inconsistent with Article 70(3), which provide for a five-year term for the government and therefore the resolution is void.

Two Venezuelan men, who sources say are suspected to be members of notorious Sindicato gang, were arrested by police after being found with grenades in their possession on Thursday.

Police Commissioner Leslie James yesterday confirmed that the ongoing investigation of former government Member of Parliament (MP) Charrandass Persaud stems from a report of bribery and possible plans to move gold out of the country.