Guyana News

An arrest warrant was on Thursday issued for Somal Sharma, the network administrator for Kaieteur News, who was a no-show for the third time for the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the charges against Alfie Garraway, Janiel Howard and Leroy Williams, the three men accused of throwing a grenade outside the newspaper.

Minster of Education,  Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine along with other government officials and guests, this evening, attended a function hosted by the British High Commissioner at his residence.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) today said that all taxpayers will have more take home pay under the income tax changes announced in the 2017 budget.

Quick action by a 52-year-old driver/security guard of  E.C. Veira Investment located at Houston, EBD, this afternoon resulted in an armed bandit being forced to abandon his mission of stealing the company’s wages from his vehicle and dropping his loaded pistol in the process at Peter’s Hall, EBD, about 1350h.

The 2017 budget has no good news for miners, the two key groups in the sector said today.

Two of the three suspects in an early morning robbery today at Meadow Bank, EBD, were apprehended minutes after the commission of the crime, with an unlicensed firearm and eight live rounds.

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) yesterday called on government to reconsider proposed changes to the Value-Added Tax (VAT) regime, while warning that they would hurt the business community by driving up costs and forcing higher prices on consumers.

Two men were yesterday charged with the 2012 murder of Sideek Juman, who was found dead at the Double Day Hotel at Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo.

A police sergeant was yesterday charged with taking a $2M bribe to waive a charge against one of the accused in the death of Mohamed Abdool Shameer, who was killed in a boat collision and then buried in a shallow grave more than 60 miles away.

Current Deputy Mayor of Georgetown Sherod Duncan has officially expressed his intention to contest for the seat at the head of the horseshoe table.

After denying that he shot at a man with the intent to commit murder, a former policeman was yesterday released on bail.

There are conflicting accounts from survivors on what caused the fatal three-vehicle collision on the Mahaicony Public Road on Wednesday morning.

Eion Collins, who is on trial for the attempted murder of a taxi driver, yesterday told Justice James Bovell-Drakes and a jury that he felt like “Satan” had taken possession of him at the time he allegedly committed the crime.

There has been a total of 104 confirmed cases of chickenpox at the Paramakatoi Secondary School’s Dormitory in Region 8, a health team dispatched to the area has reported.

The Commercial Registry here has received three applications for the registration of the name Demerara as a Geographical Indication (GI), GINA said.

President David Granger and First Lady, Sandra Granger this week joined Barbadians to celebrate that nation’s 50th An-niversary of In-dependence at three national events.

A date was yesterday set for a ruling in the trial of Pattensen businesswoman Sharlene Oxley, who is charged with human trafficking.

As the country has none, PAHO/WHO has committed to training two haematologists in an effort to promote early screening and diagnosis of sickle cell and thalassaemia blood disorders, GINA said.

The Mayor and City Council received a sum of $42 million in payments during the first two weeks of the recently concluded amnesty on interest accrued on unpaid property rates and discussions are ongoing about an extension.

One of the suspects in the gunning down of West Ruimveldt resident Paul Rodney was arrested yesterday by the police.