Guyana News

A  West Ruimveldt taxi driver was gunned down around 8.30 pm  yesterday in Albouystown and succumbed while receiving  medical attention at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

A four-year-old girl died and her mother was injured after a van crashed into the car they were in on Saturday around 10 pm.

A man was stabbed to death early yesterday morning near the Bourda Market.

With Bartica reeling from blackouts after the failure of two generators, the Mayor of the town wants the relocation of the GPL facility so there is no pollution in the commercial zone.

While Alliance for Change (AFC) member Nigel Hughes says his resignation as Chairman remains in effect, the party does not seem to want to let him go as its Leader, Khemraj Ramjattan maintains that Hughes is still in the post.

Another of the three escapees from the Sophia Juvenile Holding Centre was recaptured on Saturday night.

Two men from Experiment Village, West Coast Berbice suffered stab injuries after a ruckus between them and a group of men at a wedding house in Waterloo, Bath Settlement on Saturday evening.

During the busy Saturday morning shopping at Bourda Market, a man attempted to steal the bicycle of a senior citizen.

While the residents of Buxton and the Ministry of Education (MoE) continue to be at odds over the fate of the building which houses the Buxton Primary School, the students of that school have been comfortably accommodated at the Company Road Primary.

11 -year- old Hema Singh, who was struck down on August 27 by a speeding driver on the Canal Number One Public Road died on Saturday at the Georgetown Public Hospital and her family has renewed its call for justice.

Calls were made for more action and less talk when a ministerial delegation met with the Region Six Chairman David Armogan and President of the Humanitarian Mission of the New Jersey Arya Samaj Suresh Sugrim on combating social ills in the region.

This year, the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) received more than 1,800 applications for its programmes: Associate Degree in Education (Two Years); Associate Degree in Education (One Year); and, Trained Teachers Certificate (Three Years).

The New Amsterdam Technical Institute (NATI), as part of a pilot project to offer eight courses, on Friday commissioned a simulator room to complement the delivery of its Agricultural Machinery programme.

Health workers from several hinterland districts are being trained at the Palms buildings, Brickdam to detect and manage cases of leprosy.

ROSEAU, Dominica,  CMC – West Indies Cricket Board president, Dave Cameron, yesterday evaded questions on the future of head coach Phil Simmons and Test captain Jason Holder, choosing rather to launch a robust defence of his board’s performance in the face of mounting public criticism.

The police say they are investigating the murder of Omesh Chetram, 34 years, of Unity, ECD, which occurred sometime between 11:30h last night and 01:30h this morning at Bourda and Alexander streets, Georgetown.

The police say they are investigating a fatal accident which occurred at about 10 last night, at the corner of Garnett and Sheriff streets, which resulted in the death of 4 year old Abiola Providence of Newtown, Kitty.

Although the forensic audits that recommended criminal investigations of public officers for alleged crimes committed under the former government are with the police, Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan says investigations are at a standstill because scared witnesses are not giving statements.

Story and photos by Joanna Dhanraj Onderneeming, Essequibo Coast is a relatively large village when it comes to square miles, but many of its residents, particularly those who lived along the Public Road, have migrated.

Although Guyana’s envoy to Kuwait Dr. Shamir Ally was convicted in the United States of an offence under the US Securities Exchange Act, the Alliance for Change (AFC) last evening stressed that he was never convicted of a crime and always maintained his innocence in the civil case brought against him.