Guyana News

An Alberttown resident was yesterday remanded to prison after he denied robbing a police officer of a gold band.

A 30-year-old miner was yesterday read four charges, three counts of robbery where he allegedly stole a total of $435,000 in items and one count of making use of threatening behaviour.

The government today released the final report on the feasibility of the Amaila Falls Hydropower Project and the project now appears to be off the table as a number of risks have been pointed out by the author, Norconsult.

The Guyana Defence Force today said that it has noted the front page headline in the December 28 edition of the state-owned Guyana Chronicle titled, `Yupukari cocaine plane – Army, police officers fingered.’

The purported lease of Red House on High Street to the Cheddi Jagan Research Centre is invalid on three grounds and President David Granger can revoke it.

The police in Berbice have launched a manhunt for a Tapir driver after he severed his ex-girlfriend’s hand and chopped her mother several times on Christmas Eve at Number 70 Village, Corentyne, Berbice.

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure has advertised 16 sea and river defence contracts.

A security guard yesterday died at the Georgetown Public Hospital, days after he was struck down by a car at  Haslington and had been discharged from the hospital. 

Floodwaters have receded from the Albouystown community following Friday’s heavy downpour in the city, with the majority of streets being clear of any accumulation.

A senior citizen said she was yesterday assaulted by members of the police force who forcibly tried to take her to the station because they had allegedly seen her grandson smoking a joint and were unable to capture him.

After enduring a wet Christmas, residents of Trafalgar and other villages in West Coast Berbice, can now breathe a sigh of relief as the floodwater has receded in most of the areas.

An accident yesterday afternoon involving an ambulance and a pickup resulted in a mother and her two young children suffering injuries and being rushed to the GPHC for treatment.

Three Canje drivers were admitted to the hospital after a three-vehicle smash-up on Monday night at Welfare Street, Canefield Settlement, East Canje, Berbice.

Small and medium scale miners will continue to benefit from fuel, and concessions on mining equipment parts, as the contracts were renewed on December 21 by the relevant Ministries and associations, GINA said.

As many as five identification parades have been held in efforts to track down the perpetrators of the North East La Penitence robbery that ended with the death of then Banks DIH worker, Matthew Scott.

(Trinidad Express) Concerns are being raised over the treatment meted out to foreigners who are being immediately denied entry into this country by immigration officials at Piarco International Airport.

Former Minister of Health, Dr Noel Blackman who pleaded guilty in a New York court on August 24, 2016 to conspiracy to distribute oxycodone, a controlled substance, will now be sentenced in February next year.

Smart City Solutions (SCS) has clarified that payment for the use of parking meters will begin on January 23rd.

The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) is set for a forensic audit.

A girl whose only wish was to be able to spend the holidays with her mother died on Christmas Day following a tragic accident at the Berbice orphanage where she w