Guyana News

A construction worker was yesterday remanded to prison after he allegedly robbed various persons of over $700,000 in cash, and other items, and had in his possession illegal ammunition.

President David Granger will be attending the two-day Conservation International (CI) Board of Directors Meeting in Washington, D.C.

A man who allegedly broke and entered his brother’s storage bond and stole over $400,000 worth in items, was yesterday placed on $70,000 bail.

The Mohabir Mookerchand Persaud Foundation of Excellence was launched in grand style at the J.C

A North-West District (NWD) resident, who is accused of setting his neighbour’s house on fire, appeared before a city magistrate yesterday to answer to the charge.

Most of Bartica will be without power for 31 consecutive hours beginning at 6 am on October 20 to 1 pm on October 21, the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) said today.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Kieron Pollard has described shambolic behind-the-scenes operations of the West Indies team in the recent Twenty20 and One-Day series against Pakistan, and has argued that the chaos resulted from the sudden sacking of head coach Phil Simmons on the eve of the tour.

Up to last month, the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) did not have a functioning container scanner as one was no longer usable and the other had malfunctioned and a fixed location has to be found for it.

The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has instructed Guyana Water Inc (GWI) to desist from using the chemical Polyhexanide, known as Antinfek, for water purification until its safety can be confirmed by an external agency.

Days after being handed over by the Suriname police, convicted drug trafficker Barry Dataram yesterday learned that he would be spending the next eight and a half years in jail.

An Essequibo man was yesterday sentenced to seven years in jail for the almost year-old killing of a fisherman just off the coast of Lichfield Village, West Coast Berbice.

Nichola Joseph was yesterday cleared of the charge of murdering her common-law husband Curtis McKinnon, after Justice Jo-Ann Barlow directed a jury to return a formal verdict of not guilty.

A contractor who is owed $2M on a construction contract in Barakara, has agreed to redo the access road and other parts of the project before receiving his outstanding payment, according to Region Six Chairman, David Armogan.

Effective from today, the price of gasoline will be reduced, while the prices of gasoil and kerosene will be increased by the Guyana Oil Company (Guyoil).

The man who fled the scene after allegedly stabbing the mother of his four children on Monday afternoon was arrested by Berbice’s top lawmen during the wee hours of yesterday morning at Lesbeholden Backlands, Corentyne, Berbice Commander of B Division, Kevin Adonis confirmed to Stabroek News that the man was in  police custody as the investigation continues.

The start of the trial of the accused in the 2008 Bartica massacre has been put on hold pending the outcome of a motion which the State has to refile for the matter to be transferred from the jurisdiction of the County of Essequibo to Demerara.

A second suspect was yesterday detained by the police for questioning in relation to the murder of Mahaicony businesswoman Bibi Shairoon Nesha Ali, who was found bound and gagged in her home on Monday morning following a suspected robbery.

A group of farmers of Philippi Village, Corentyne, in Region Six, is calling on regional authorities to begin immediate work on the stop off and koker in the village.

An Eccles man was yesterday placed on $150,000 bail by a city court after he denied using his premises to distribute cocaine.

Members of the Inter-Religious Organisation (IRO) expect the long-in-the-works Guyana Inter-Religious Television (GIRTV) Station to serve as a tool to foster social cohesion while nurturing a tolerance for different cultures.