Guyana News

(Reuters) – Kraigg Brathwaite and Shane Dowrich struck unbeaten half-centuries to guide West Indies to a first test victory in 14 matches as the Caribbean side beat Pakistan by five wickets on the final morning of the third test in Sharjah today.

A mentally-challenged man is currently in custody, following the discovery of the decapitated body of his neighbour in her Belvedere Village home.

A bandit was early yesterday morning shot dead by a licenced firearm holder after he and an accomplice attempted to break into a Diamond, East Bank Demerara home.

Former Director of the Guyana Power and Light (GPL), Carvil Duncan, was yesterday found not guilty of stealing almost a million dollars from the company, after insufficient evidence by the prosecution.

A Cane Grove businessman is counting around $40M in losses after his supermarket was destroyed by fire yesterday morning in what is suspected to be a case of arson.

Retired Assistant Commissioner of Police, Winston Cosbert was last evening handed terms of reference (TOSs) to probe allegations of unauthorised disclosure of information, mismanagement and malpractices in the procurement of pharmaceuticals at the Ministry of Public Health.

The National Assembly in the wee hours of Friday, approved more than $9.5 billion in supplemental budgetary spending including an additional $2 billion subsidy for the Guyana Sugar Corporation and   hundreds of millions aimed at hinterland road works under the Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI).

The trial of Mark Royden Williams, Dennis Williams, called ‘Anaconda’, and Roger Simon, who are accused of murdering 12 persons, including three police officers at Bartica in 2008, commenced yesterday before Justice Roxane George at the High Court in Georgetown.

A former staff member of BK Quarries, yesterday denied a charge which alleged that he had embezzled over $28 million from the said company.

In order to ascertain whether the GB&GWU or the GLU represents the workers from Barama Company Limited (BCL), a meeting is set for tomorrow with the company and the Ministry of Social Protection.

A West Ruimveldt resident who allegedly shot his reputed wife in her mouth a little more than one month ago, yesterday morning turned himself over to the police.

A 23-year-Guyanese who was the subject of an Interpol red notice has been intercepted and is now awaiting a deportation hearing in front of an immigration judge.

Two businessmen from Linden and Diamond, East Bank Demerara have been taken into custody pending charges of illegal firearm and drug possession after they were intercepted by ranks in separate incidents at Omai Landing, Region 8.

In an effort to stamp out sexual harassment in the workplace, the Women & Gender Equality Commission (WGEC) yesterday launched its Suggestion Boxes initiative to deal with the issue.

The Guyana National Road Safety Council (GNRSC) will launch its ‘White Knight’ breathalyser campaign on Saturday, November 5, as part of efforts to reduce road fatalities.

A post-mortem examination (PME) conducted on the body of the Corentyne carpenter who was found lying lifeless on the Number 70 Public Road around 3.45 am on Tuesday, revealed that he died from a fractured skull.

Ricardo Hamilton, the newborn who fell on the floor and fractured his skull at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH), is doing well, according to his mother, Nyesha Hamilton, but she still fears that he could exhibit effects from the injury as he gets older.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Hillary Clinton led Republican Donald Trump by 6 percentage points among likely voters, according to a Reuters/Ipsos daily tracking poll released today, the same advantage the Democratic presidential nominee held before an FBI announcement that reignited the controversy about her email practices.

St John’s, ANTIGUA – The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) now has 12 men and 15 women who have all signed central contracts for the West Indies for the period up to September 30, 2017.

(Reuters) – West Indies reached 114-5 against Pakistan with inspirational opener Kraigg Brathwaite still at the crease after a tense fourth day ended early due to bad light as they chased a victory target of 153 in the third test in Sharjah on Wednesday.