Guyana News

Former President Bharrat Jagdeo last Friday conceded that the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) might have reacted too calmly to the results of last year’s general elections, which it maintains were rigged.

Bids were opened yesterday at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for the rehabilitation of the Mabaruma town hall, in Barima-Waini, Region 1.

Fifth form Agricultural Science and Business students of St Rose’s High School were addressed by Training Coordinator of the National Agriculture Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) Benjamin Frank during a career discussion at the school on October 4th.

A 30-year-old man was on Monday remanded to prison after he denied a charge of breaking into a Campbellville home and stealing over $700,000 in items.

A young man who broke and entered the home of his stepmom and stole over $700,000 worth in items told the court that he did it to start a life of his own.

The pilot phase of the Guyana Foundation’s counselling and training centre was completed last week, the Guyana Founda-tion stated in a press release.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Donald Trump has fallen further behind Hillary Clinton and now trails her by 8 points among likely voters, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll, with 1 in 5 Republicans saying his vulgar comments about groping women disqualify him from the presidency.

More than a month after the Sheriff Street accident that claimed the life of 4 year old Abeka Trotman of Newtown, Kitty, no charge has been laid neither has the police file been forwarded to the Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

Six months after a major conflagration ravaged 60 per cent of its compound and left billions of dollars of damage in its wake, tragedy struck again last evening at the Gafoor’s Houston Complex this time destroying a bond in the process.

After a majority of city councillors voted to approve amendments to the contract between the city administration and National Parking Systems/Smart City Solutions (NPS/SCS), City Hall last week signed the updated agreement for the introduction of parking meters that would see a lower toll, among other things.

When new city magistrate Brenden Glasford exited his chambers approximately 15 minutes after 3 pm yesterday, he was greeted by an almost empty courtroom.

A third-year Biology student of the University of Guyana is now clinging to life after being hit by a speeding car as she crossed the busy East Coast Demerara Public Road yesterday afternoon.

Embattled trade unionist Carvil Duncan will be moving to challenge the legality of the tribunal set up to determine if he ought to be removed as chairman of the Public Service Commission (PSC), after his attorney’s request for it to suspend its work, while criminal charges against him are pending, was rejected.

Georgetown Mayor Patricia Chase-Green has lent her voice to the recommendation that vending in the canopy section of the Stabroek Market should be stopped.

Despite a poor turnout, a consultation on the draft witness protection and whistleblower bills went ahead yesterday and while there was support for the proposed laws, concerns, including the absence of political accountability and the persistence of a culture of silent dissent, were raised.

A domestic worker yesterday recounted the harrowing $13 million robbery at her boss’s Republic Park, East Bank Demerara, during which she was bound and gagged by gunmen.

Representative of Louis Farrakhan of Nation of Islam, Akbar Muhammad, who was arrested in July 2011 on suspicion of involvement in drugs and terrorism, is once again calling on the government and the Guyana Police Force to publicly issue an apology to him and clear his name.

Following disagreements with now resigned Guyana Water Inc (GWI) Chairman, Nigel Hinds over a range of issues including the ownership of a well at the Queens Atlantic complex, Chief Executive Officer Richard Van West-Charles sought and received a legal opinion that appeared to strengthen his position.

State witness Rajesh Liloutie yesterday testified that he saw murder accused Hamid Latiff, called ‘Crapo’ swiftly motioning his hand into 16-year-old Mulchand Murilall’s body, after which he shoved the teen into a trench.

A Corentyne man appeared at the Whim Magistrate’s Court yesterday to answer to the charge of raping a 12-year-old girl.