Guyana News

  Despite arguments against from the opposition in the National Assembly on Thursday night, the Corporation Tax (Amend-ment) Bill 2016 was passed.

The family of Raul Aaron, one of the four men who died in Wednesday evening’s Linden /Soesdyke Highway crash, has been told by police that he had pulled to the side of the road to allow the vehicle that crashed into him to pass.

Star witness for the prosecution Clebert Reece said yesterday said that no one forced him to tell his story, as he continued his testimony at the trial of Dennis Williams, called ‘Anaconda,’ Mark Royden Williams, called ‘Smallie’ and Roger Simon, called ‘Goat Man,’ who have been indicted for the 2008 massacre at Bartica.

Clarabel Johnson, 24, who was allegedly busted with just over nine pounds of cocaine while trying to get aboard a flight to Antigua, was charged on Thursday with narcotics possession for trafficking and remanded to prison.

The police in Berbice late Thursday evening nabbed Shamar Mohammed Ally, the man who is accused of severely chopping his ex-girlfriend and her mother on Christmas Eve in the Number 70 Village, Corentyne.

The two men detained for questioning in relation to New Year’s Day murders of poultry vendor Desmond Singh and cattle farmer Azrudeen Hussain have been released on station bail, while the police are pursuing a third man.

After two years, students of the St. Cuthbert’s Mission Secondary School will finally be able to use their computer lab following the recent installation of a 6.2kW solar power system at the school.

A new company, Power Producer and Distribution Inc., has taken over the management of the supply stations of the Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL).

The police in Berbice yesterday arrested the second suspect in the death of Williamsburg, Corentyne villager Mohan Ball, whose body was discovered in a trench just over a week ago with several marks of violence.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) stands to benefit from $34 million worth of new container scanners, which will be placed at wharves, particularly to assist in drug detection, Minister of State Joseph Harmon said yesterday.

A Sophia family lost its home last evening to a mysterious fire.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.,  (Reuters) – A gunman with a U.S. military identification opened fire at a baggage carousel at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Friday, killing five people before being taken into custody, officials and witnesses said.

The Board of Directors and Management of the Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc.

HAVANA, (Reuters) – Cuba announced a landmark deal on Thursday to sell charcoal to a U.S.

The death toll from Wednesday evening’s Linden/Soesdyke Highway crash rose to four yesterday with the passing of 22-year-old Lindener Leron Mendonca even as the families of the victims were still trying to come to grips with the tragedy.

Clebert Reece, the prosecution’s star witness, yesterday testified about how the 2008 Bartica Massacre was executed, the role he played, and the alleged roles of two of the three persons currently on trial for the 12 murders.

Persons seeking to transfer ownership of a motor vehicle will no longer have to prove themselves compliant with local tax laws to do so.

A policeman yesterday testified that Sharmila Inderjali and Maryanna Lionel offered him $4 million in cash to release the accused in the murder of Number 70 Village carpenter Faiyaz Narinedatt.

Yesterday,  135 residents of Mocha/Arcadia, East Bank Demerara (EBD) received  ‘Permission to Occupy State Lands’ documents from Minister of State, Joseph Harmon at a ceremony held at the Marks Supermarket.

A Board of Inquiry (BoI) into allegations of mismanagement and malpractices in the procurement of pharmaceuticals at the Ministry of Public Health has recommended the removal of current Permanent Secretary, Trevor Thomas and strongly recommended that the representative of a Trinidadian company be debarred from future tenders.