Guyana News

(Trinidad Guardian) Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar has warned Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro that if he interferes with the Guyanese people, he’s interfering with Trinidad and Tobago too.

The Public Procurement Commission (PPC) yesterday stated that a “thorough” investigation will be done of the awarding of a pump station contract to the Tepui group and that responses are expected in a fortnight from the NDIA and the national tender board.

A Venezuelan man was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with the murder of Kilcoy labourer Chetram Ramjattan who went missing two Saturdays ago.

Jonathan Bailey, a 27-year-old driver from Kuru Kururu, Soesdyke-Linden Highway was yesterday charged with causing death by dangerous driving and placed on $1.6m bail.

If it secures approval, Reunion Gold Inc, with the development of an open pit and underground gold mine, is hoping to produce approximately five million ounces of gold over 14 to 16 years from the processing of an estimated 65 to 70 million tonnes of ore.

By Antonio Dey Organization of World Leaders (OWL) President, Dee Dawkins-Haigler says that the `fact-finding’ mission from the US which visited last month is currently examining complaints of discrimination, racism, victimization and exploitation against the government and a report will be compiled.

A crash at the Borlam turn on Sunday evening has left a Betsy Ground Village, East Canje Berbice lad dead and his family in a state of disbelief.

The CARICOM Secretariat yesterday said that some of its online applications have been “breached”.

A tomb identified to be that of Corentyne murder victim, Ramanand Mingo, located in the Babu Jaan Cemetery was yesterday discovered vandalized just around 10 am leaving his family in a state of despair.

In what was described as a significant step towards strengthening bilateral ties between Guyana and Brazil, Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Chief of Staff,  Brigadier Omar Khan recently met with Chief of the Joint General Staff of the Brazilian Armed Forces, Admiral Renato Rodrigues de Aguiar Freire and Chief of Strategic Affairs of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Brigadier Walcyr Josué de Castilho Araujo.

Forty-year-old Devon Holder, a Security Officer of Samaroo Dam, West Coast Demerara, appeared before magistrate Rhondel Weever at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday charged with robbery.

Twenty-three year-old Elijah Inshanally appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Rhondel Weever yesterday charged with armed robberies.

Chris Gopaul, a 33-year-old fisherman of Riverview Mahaica, ECD, was arrested on 30-11-2023 and charged yesterday with attempted rape.

Satrajeet Ramdahar, a 48-year-old labourer of Long Creek, Soesdyke-Linden Highway was arrested on Friday last and charged yesterday with Obtaining Credit by False Pretence on 2023-08-15 at Diamond, East Bank Demerara.

Yesterday at the Commission’s Secretariat on Croal Street, the National Commission on Disability launched the National Week of Persons with Disabilities and Balloon Releasing event.

Anthony Chung, a 26-year-old fisherman of Lot 41 Brickery, East Bank Demerara, was arrested on 2023-11-30 and charged yesterday with the offence of break & enter with intent.

Vishram Singh, a 39-year-old taxi driver from Somerset and Berks, Essequibo Coast, who was charged with ‘Causing Death by Dangerous Driving’ and released on $300,000 bail last year, was today convicted and sentenced to three years imprisonment, the police said.

The  Guyana Defence Force (GDF) today said that its coast guard search and rescue teams are ramping up their daily sea patrols in a bid to locate the fishing vessel `ASEYAH One’ and its four-man crew.

While Guyanese held unprecedented gatherings all across the country to emphasise that Essequibo was an indivisible part of its territory, Venezuelans yesterday approved a referendum called by the government of President Nicolás Maduro to claim sovereignty over the mineral rich region, Caracas’ electoral authority announced last night.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday turned the sod for a $200 million multi-stage and multi-purpose farm at the Guyana School of Agriculture (GSA) branch in Region Two.