Guyana News

A youth group outreach project coined ‘Expedition Cinderella’, exposed 31 coastlanders to the remote regions of Guyana, bringing them face to face with a beauty Guyanese often hear about but oftentimes do not experience.

A processing clerk was yesterday morning robbed of $2.5 million worth in fish glue and a quantity of cash shortly after leaving the Meadow Bank wharf on the East Bank Demerara and the police have since arrested one person.

As the police continue to investigate the murder of the Gangaram cattle farmer whose bullet riddled body was found on Thursday, a man has been taken into custody, this newspaper was told.

Fifty-two years ago, a mother gave birth to triplets—one boy and two girls.

One of the three persons who were injured during a drive-by shooting at Enmore, East Coast Demerara (ECD) on Friday evening remains in a critical condition at a city hospital while the other two are said to be out of danger.

As the Guyana Police Force maintains zero tolerance of unprofessional conduct, a total of 30 ranks have been either dismissed from duty or transferred to other locations during last month.

The period August to September has been viewed as the time of the year during which there is the highest crime spike, according to Acting Commissioner of Police, David Ramnarine but good law enforcement efforts this year saw a 28% decrease of indictable crime in comparison to previous years.

The Guyana Police Force has been attracting highly qualified recruits, including persons who have graduated from university with diplomas and degrees and according to Acting Commissioner of Police David Ramnarine this is an encouragement to persons who may want to join later.

In keeping with a High Court order, the Board of the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA), in consultation with the National Frequency Management Unit (NFMU), has approved a television licence application made by the Community Broadcasting Network Inc.

The foreign aircraft discovered hidden at a Region Nine airstrip several weeks ago has been repaired and was yesterday flown to the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) hangar located at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri.

Ninety-eight youths and 19 facilitators of the Hinterland Employment Youth Service (HEYS) in Region 10 were the first to receive their month stipends last Thursday.

October has been designated a month of prayer by The Caribbean Voice and other Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) behind the recently launched ‘Voices Against Violence’ cohesion initiative.

Vincent Alexander will continue as Chairman of the National Accreditation Council (NAC) for the next two years, the Ministry of the Presidency has announced.

Two siblings were killed and their friend seriously injured when the vehicle they were travelling in earlier this afternoon collided with a truck at Friendship, East Bank Demerara.

Acting Commissioner of Police, David Ramnarine yesterday said that 15 ranks having been charged with robbery under arms, simple larceny, wounding and other offences were discharged from the Guyana Police Force and another 15 ranks were transferred or re-assigned other duties because of other misconduct.

China Harbour Engineering Corporation (CHEC) says price and capacity were the sole determinants in the purchase of US$7.5M worth of stone from Surinamese company Grassalco for the completion of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) expansion project.

Amernauth Chand, the father who allegedly stabbed his son to death on Wednesday night at their Annandale, East Coast Demerara home, was yesterday charged with murder.

Although mum on whether fugitive drug trafficker Barry Dataram was being monitored prior to his disappearance ahead of his sentencing, acting Police Commissioner David Ramnarine yesterday made it clear that law enforcement officials were not to be blamed as they did not grant him his release on bail.

A young driver is now dead after he lost control of his vehicle and slammed into a parked trailer along the Greenwich Park, East Bank Essequibo road yesterday morning.

A man has been taken into custody after a fire early yesterday morning at McDoom, East Bank Demerara, gutted three houses, leaving close to 12 persons without shelter.