Guyana News

The actions of several police officers are likely to come under scrutiny as the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) has been called in to investigate the alleged failure by ranks to render assistance to a Bagotville youth who was doused with a noxious substance.

Police are investigating an accident that occurred at about 7.45 last evening on the public road at Le Destin, East Bank Essequibo which resulted in the death of 47-year-old pedestrian Anita Narine.

The National Assembly last evening passed the Supplementary Appro-priation Bill No.3 which gives approval to the Government of Guyana to access $1.8b from the Contingency Fund and the green light  for over $24b in supplementary funding.

The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) is calling on the Government of Guyana to honour the rule of law concerning workers’ right to collective bargaining and says it plans to take its case to court.

A man who was reported missing was yesterday afternoon found buried in a shallow grave in the backlands of Crabwood Creek, Upper Corentyne.

Police are investigating a fatal accident which occurred at about 10.05  on Monday night on the Montrose public road, East Coast Demerara, which resulted in the death of a worker who was part of a road crew.

Retired Four Star US General Wesley K. Clark yesterday met with President Irfaan Ali and Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force, Brigadier Omar Khan at State House.

The post-mortem results for Sadesh Appadu, 33, of Kilcoy, Chesney, Coren-tyne, Berbice, who was pronounced dead on December 15 at the Port Mourant Hospital after being on the run from the police following the murder of his wife, showed that he had ingested a poison, the police revealed yesterday The examination was conducted by government pathologist Dr Vivekanand Bridgemohan on Monday at the Port Mourant Hospital mortuary and gave the cause of death as bilateral pulmonary fibrosis and suspected ingestion of an organophosphate.

The Sheriff Group of Companies yesterday announced the acquisition of a US$9.14m Bell 429 rescue helicopter.

Decorcy Hatton, a 25-year-old taxi driver of Company Road, Buxton, ECD, was arrested on 2023-10-10 by a rank from Cove and John Police Station and charged yesterday with the offence of ‘Rape of a Child under 16 years.

A Golden Fleece, West Coast Berbice man is now dead after he was stabbed yesterday afternoon while playing dominoes at a shop in Paradise, West Coast Berbice.

Nine days after journalist, Travis Chase, escaped what was described as an attempt on his life and six days after a ballistic test was done on his firearm after the Guyana Police Force stated that the shell case markings from the bullets supposedly intended for him had “significant similarities” with test  bullets from his gun, the Force has been silent on the results of that test.

Joseph Hamilton, Minister of Labour on Sunday attended the launch of the latest and most advanced Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group’s (XCMG) Heavy-Duty machines, made possible by a collaboration between Jumbo Jet Auto Sale and XCMG.

The increase in salaries to government workers and increases in pensions to old-age persons which represents an additional $13 billion in disposable income injected into Guyana’s economy is only part of Government’s approach to improving the lives of Guyanese.

Vishnu Persaud, a 21-year-old labourer of Lusignan, East Coast Demerara was jailed on Monday for eight months over the possession of ammunition.

Ray Yokum, a 41-year-old unemployed man of Lot 58 Lime Street, Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown, was arrested on 2023-12-17 by a rank from the Lusignan Police Outpost and charged yesterday with the following offences: (1) Possession of Narcotics for the Purpose of Trafficking, contrary to Section 5(1)(a)(i) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act, Chapter 10:10 (40 grams of cocaine).

Forty-two-year-old Terrence Richards appear-ed before Chief Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus at the Georgetown Magis-trate’s Court yesterday where he was charged with attempted murder.

The Ministry of Labour says it has begun investigations into the recent workplace fatal accident which occurred at Buck Hall, Aurora, Region Seven.

Rayad Mohamed, a 22-year-old fisherman from Lancaster/ Unity, East Coast Demerara was arrested on 2023-11-14 by a rank from Mahaica Police Station and charged yesterday with  ‘Robbery Under Arms’.

Police are investigating the murder of Dwayne Byass called ‘Eddo’, a 27-year-old self-employed of Golden Fleece, West Coast Berbice, which occurred at about 12:50 hrs today at Middle Street Paradise, WCB.