Guyana News

The Police Complaints Authority (PCA) has received 157 complaints against police ranks during the first eight months of this year and its Chairman, retired judge Cecil Kennard, has noted the need for additional investigations in light of the increasing number of reports being received each year.

A lot more needs to be done to ensure that the crime rate is further reduced, Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan said last Friday, while noting that the introduction of more social programmes can help.

Ten per cent of Guyana’s women believe that a husband is justified in beating a wife if she neglects the children, demonstrates her autonomy ‒ for example by leaving the house without his permission ‒  refuses him sex, argues with him or burns the food.

Three juveniles escaped from the Sophia Juvenile Holding Centre early yesterday morning after they dug a hole in the concrete wall of the lower flat and scaled the fence and up to last evening one had been recaptured, while efforts were being made to apprehend the other two.

The parents of Joshua and Antonio George, the two young boys who perished in the fire at the Drop-in Centre, have agreed to accept the government’s offer of a plot of land and a fully furnished two-bedroom house.

Two-year-old Emmanie Melvin, who was born with an exposed brain and anencephaly (the absence of a major portion of the brain, skull, and scalp), recently returned to Guyana after undergoing a successful surgery in Suriname and his mother is now appealing to the public for assistance for his post-surgery care.

A proposal is on the table to relocate minibus operators from the Linden bus park on Hadfield Street in order to accommodate Route 41 (South Ruim-veldt) operators.

Alliance for Change (AFC) leader Khemraj Ramjattan believes that his party is doing a fantastic job as part of the governing APNU+AFC coalition.

President David Granger has called upon the management of the National Communications Network (NCN) to operate “in a more prudent and compassionate manner” when dealing with employees and he described the yanking of a news anchor because of her pregnancy “out of order” and the depriving of another of one month’s salary as a form of punishment as “inhumane.”

Director of Regional Health Services Dr. Kay Shako has announced that a supply of drugs, inclusive of insulin, has arrived in the country and will be distributed shortly.

A decision on the fate of Carvil Duncan, the former director who is accused of stealing from the Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL), was not delivered as expected yesterday after the presiding magistrate said she needed more time to study the submissions.

Acting Chief Justice Yonette Cummings-Edwards has recused herself from hearing the motion filed by Deputy Registrar of Deeds Zanna Frank against Attorney-General Basil Williams, who is accused of obstructing her in the performance of her duties.

Over $1M in items were stolen from the home of a Port Mourant family on Friday.

Sarojini Warnauth, the North Road woman who was shot in her mouth by her husband one month ago, remains admitted at a private city hospital in a stable condition.

Caribbean Airlines (CAL) on Friday issued a ban on the in-flight use and battery charging of the recently re-called Samsung Galaxy Note 7, following a directive from the Trinidad and Tobago Civil Aviation Authority.

Guyana’s Ambassador to Kuwait today explained the circumstances of a charge against him in 2002 by the US Securities and Exchange Commission and which has raised questions here about his suitability for a diplomatic posting.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – West Indies Cricket Board president, Dave Cameron, has made no apology for his controversial leadership style but says mutual respect must be the critical element in the relationship between himself and senior players.

While an investigation is in process, one male juvenile has been recaptured, the police say.

In wake of the Public Health Ministry’s controversial leasing of a Sussex Street bond to store drugs, AFC leader Khemraj Ramjattan yesterday said that identifying the point of contact between bond owner Larry Singh and the government is not a priority, only fixing the situation in the public’s interest.

Bahamian police are currently investigating the murder of a Guyanese woman, who was stabbed multiple times in her Nassau Village apartment yesterday morning.