Guyana News

Bryan Leitch was yesterday afternoon sentenced to 33 years in jail for the unlawful killing of hotel owner Joseph Jagdeo, whose bound and gagged body was found under a bed in one of the rooms of his hotel.

Former Pritipaul Singh Investments security officer, Marlon Callender, yesterday walked out the High Court a freed man after a jury unanimously acquitted him of murdering fisherman, Envil Pollard.

Engineers from India have arrived in Guyana and will be finalizing the alignment for the Ogle to Diamond bypass road, Head of the Ministry of Public Infrastructure’s (MPI) Work Service Group, Geoffrey Vaughn says.

Sheldon Colin Abrams, 47, is wanted by the police for questioning in relation to the murder of taxi driver Colin Clarke which occurred between Novem-ber 25 and December 3, 2015 at Uitvlugt West Coast Demerara.

In the wake of complaints by pensioners about the planned payment of pensions via bank accounts, the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) yesterday said that the matter is still under review.

The refunding process for passengers who were affected by Dynamic Airways’ decision to cease operations in Guyana, was off to a smooth start yesterday, with more than 80 persons having collected their vouchers.

A Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) agent last Friday testified that he was given specific instructions on who his targets were during the initial stages of an investigation.

A 36-year-old Jamaican national was yesterday fined $100,000 after he admitted to using a forged Guyanese passport.

The National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) last Thursday donated five different varieties of sweet potato slips to the Guyana Prison Service (GPS) for cultivation at the Mazaruni and Lusignan prisons.

The Fyrish man who was reportedly driving the car that crashed into a utility pole at Cromarty Village, Corentyne on Sunday, leaving one dead, was yesterday slapped with seven charges and placed on $500,000 bail when he appeared at the Springlands Magistrate’s Court.

Queen’s College (QC) recently received over $2 million in donations from four alumni chapters to facilitate various activities leading up to the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations.

A $15B bid was tendered by a local company to the Ministry of Public Health for the supply and delivery of pharmaceuticals.

Minister of State, Joseph Harmon yesterday received a courtesy call from Founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of PriceSmart Incorporated, Robert Price as well as other Board members, who are in Guyana to explore opportunities for investment.

A 23-year-old man accused of causing $75,000 in damage to a vehicle, was yesterday released on bail, after the court heard that he was mentally unstable.

A labourer was yesterday fined $15,000 by a city court, after he admitted to stealing bottles of perfume.

As the East Bank of Berbice road project progresses, street lamps will be installed in the coming weeks.

A 22-year-old bus driver, accused of armed robbery and illegal firearm possession, was yesterday remanded to prison by a city court, after he denied the charges.

Guyana Defence Force captain Orwain Sandy, who was charged with the murder of his common-law wife, Reona Payne, today appeared before a city magistrate for a report on the psychiatric evaluation he was set to undergo.

Sheldon Colin Abrams, 47, is wanted by the police for questioning in relation to the murder of Colin Clarke which occurred between November 25 and December 3, 2015 at Uitvlugt WCD.   Abrams’

Fed up with waiting on a confirmed date for meeting with A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) to discuss modalities for Local Government Elections (LGE), the Alliance for Change (AFC) has given its governing coalition partner two weeks to reply or it goes alone to the polls this year.