Guyana News

Kitty Market is scheduled to be reopened on November 1, Town Clerk Royston King told city councillors yesterday.

A gold miner was on Sunday evening attacked and robbed at gunpoint of 30 ozs of raw gold and the police are currently on the hunt for three suspects.

United States Ambassador to Guyana Perry Holloway is on the cusp of securing the funds necessary for the restoration of the historic Stabroek Market Clock.

The two suspects who were arrested last Friday over the murder of 76-year-old David Ramkissoon are to be charged today and the police are looking for a third person they have implicated.

The Mayor and City Council will be seeking support from central government to relocate and house occupants living in ruinous buildings that are listed to be torn down.

The family of the teen who died last week Sunday after a worksite accident in Linden, is pleading with the authorities for justice, claiming that it was negligence on behalf of some of the workers Ramish Rajbally, 19, of Blueberry Hill, Wismar, Linden, was working at a sawmill last week Friday, when he reportedly fell off a log truck.

The police have issued a wanted bulletin for Damion Hopkinson for questioning in connection with the murder of Anita Mohan which occurred on September 4, at Fifth Street, Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara.

An accused cocaine mule was yesterday sentenced to four years in jail, although she was not present for the ruling.

A young Skeldon Estate electrician died on Saturday evening in a road accident at Springlands.

A decision in the trial of former health minister Dr Bheri Ramsaran, who is charged with using insulting language to women’s rights activist Sherlina Nageer, has once again been deferred after his legal team petitioned the Court of Appeal for a temporary stay order, pending an appeal of a failed bid to have the case thrown out.

US network CNN says a poll it did after the first presidential debate found that 62% thought that Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton won while 27% thought Republican candidate Donald Trump won.

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y., (Reuters) – Democrat Hillary Clinton accused Republican Donald Trump of racism, sexism and tax avoidance on Monday during a heated presidential debate that could reshape the 2016 campaign for the White House.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican has been recalled for the West Indies three-Test series against Pakistan starting next month here.

The Guyana Power & Light today said it will be unable to satisfy demand during the peak period this evening due to the unexpected unavailability of two units with approximate capacity of 6 MW.

The PPP today flayed the Granger administration over the crime rate and said that criminals were omnipresent.

In relation to the accidental shooting of Jean Rodrigues on Tuesday September 20, 2016, the Guyana Police Force today said  that following ballistic and other examinations, the results of which contradict that of the police constable and the suspect, the constable has been removed from that type of duty, to another area as the investigation continues.

The Ministry of Education today warned that parents could face criminal charges if their children were absent from school without an excuse.

A 19-year-old North Ruimveldt resident was shot dead early this morning while another man was critically injured, following an argument which ended outside the Rio Nightclub in Queenstown.

The city yesterday announced that it was going to tear down 52 derelict buildings (see list below) and occupants of some of the structures say they were unaware of these plans.

As it begins to show a surplus, the Marriott Hotel is boasting of consistent occupancy of 65% but revenue will be used to correct building defects and as such it will likely not be able to start paying on the Republic Bank Ltd loan.