Guyana News

Minister of Finance Winston Jordan yesterday said that Smart City Solutions (SCS)  made a mistake by charging VAT on parking meter cards instead of at the parking meter itself.

Antonio Jaisingh yesterday walked out the High Court a free man after a jury found him not guilty of the fatal stabbing of fisherman Randy Joseph at Sarah Johanna in 2010.

Three soldiers are accused of raping a 15-year-old girl on Saturday at Camp Stephenson, Timehri, and the army has since convened a Board of Inquiry to investigate.

The charge against Dwayne Griffith, the teen driver accused of causing the death of Buxton mother Nerisa Spencer last year, may be dismissed due to a settlement between the two families, a city court heard yesterday.

Ewarth Hodge, who was accused of raping a child under the age of 16, was yesterday acquitted by a jury, who found him not guilty by a majority of 11 to 1.

Chartered accounting firm Ram & McRae yesterday launched the second edition of its Value-Added Tax and Excise Tax Handbook at the Georgetown Club on Camp Street, Georgetown.

The sale of the Casique Hotel has been put on hold along with all other investments here controlled by Chinese logging company Baishanlin, pending talks between the company’s potential new owners and government, Chief Executive Officer Hungbo Chu says.

There will be moves to provide alternative drainage for the North Ruimveldt area as early as this week using the South Ruimveldt Cane View Canal, says leader of the Georgetown Drainage Authority Lennox Lee.

The Ministry of Public Health says it will be working to eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis commonly known as filaria or ‘big foot’ in Guyana by 2022.

Parking meters in front of public schools which regulate metered parking spaces in spots other than those outside of public schools will not be removed.

The trial of the two men charged with corruptly obtaining cash from Stabroek News photographer Keno George for his stolen camera started yesterday.

Winic Reid, who police say tried to traffic a little over three pounds of compressed marijuana, was remanded to prison yesterday on a charge of possession of the narcotics for trafficking.

Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) has made significant changes to its customer service department in order to improve its relationship with consumers, according to Chairman of the Board Robert Badal.

Approximately 118 students graduated from the National Training Project for Youth Empowerment on Friday last at the GuySuCo Training Centre in Port Mourant, Corentyne.

At the Annual Conference of the Guyana District of the Methodist Church in the Caribbean and the Americas held at the National Cultural Centre on Sunday, President David Granger urged the church to prepare youths to be responsible members of society.

Guyanese Lilith Lenora Lindie, a former Nurse Aide, on January 17 celebrated her 100th birthday in the United States of America.

A young woman became the victim of a home invasion in the wee hours of yesterday morning when four bandits broke into her Middle Road, La Peni-tence, Georgetown home.

A Venezuelan national, who said she travelled to Guyana for work owing to the crisis in her home country, was yesterday remanded to prison on an illegal entry charge.

A teen was yesterday remanded to prison after being charged with stealing over $100,000 in articles.

The prosecution may be called upon to close its case in the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the murder charge against Orpheus Johnson, who is accused of murdering miner Travis Rudder, if it fails to produce exhibits today.