Guyana News

President David Granger has called on the Georgetown Mayor & City Council to act in a more humane manner when dealing with vendors and says a suitable alternative location must be found before they are removed as they are conducting legitimate business.

Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan yesterday defended his decision to widen the scope of the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) to investigate offences outside of financial crimes but signalled that he is open to scaling back its remit if there is overwhelming consensus.

Ian Thorn, the Chairman of a Community Policing Group, was yesterday charged with assaulting two children, including a 10-year-old boy, whom he allegedly handcuffed after finding him in his yard.

Leader of the Alliance for Change (AFC) Khemraj Ramjattan yesterday expressed surprise that Guyana’s envoy to Kuwait had been convicted in 2003 of an offence under the US Securities Exchange Act and said an ongoing investigation will determine the gravity of the matter and ultimately the government’s decision.

The family of Hema Singh, the 11-year-old who was struck down by a speeding driver on Canal Number One Public Road two weeks ago, is calling for justice after doctors informed them that the girl is now brain dead.

Police Constable Timothy Horatio, who was charged with causing a passenger’s death after a fatal crash along Regent Street two weeks ago, was yesterday granted his release on $300,000 bail by a city magistrate.

Attorney Glenn Hanoman yesterday asked a court to declare newspaper columnist and activist Freddie Kissoon incompetent after he completed his testimony at the trial of the three men charged with dousing him with human faeces.

The police have failed to make a case against Regan Rodrigues, the man accused of killing political activist Courtney Crum-Ewing, the murder accused’s lawyer yesterday told a city court.

Following the temporary relocation of students and teachers of the Brickdam Secondary School, there has been a noticeable drop in the student population as some parents have opted to have their children transferred to other schools.

The ante-natal clinic at the Leonora Diagnostic Centre will soon be expanded and upgraded to a full range maternal care centre.

Selina Ramotar, who survived being stabbed almost a dozen times outside of her David Street, Kitty home, has been granted a restraining order against the man charged with attempting to kill her after she came under attack once more on Wednesday.

Robert Rawlins, who was on trial for a cutlass attack on a former partner, was yesterday sentenced to 12 years in jail by Justice Jo-Ann Barlow after a jury found him guilty of the crime at the Berbice High Court.

Magistrate Rabindranauth Singh has been forced to adjourn sittings at the Springlands Magistrate’s Court due to a stench emanating from the ceiling, which has been caused by an infestation of bats.

Hits and Jams Television (HJTV) is now back on air, while the company’s radio station is operating at a limited capacity following a fire on Thursday, according to company Director Kerwin Bollers.

Law enforcement authorities have discovered that the Guyanese rice shipment, in which Jamaican authorities discovered over 100 pounds of cocaine, had been taken to Suriname before being transported to the island.

A New Amsterdam man was arrested on Wednesday after police found over three pounds of ganja hidden aboard a minibus he was driving along the Corentyne Public Road.

In a celebration of World Literacy Day, Digicel Guyana on Thursday donated books to schools in the indigenous community of St.

(Barbados Nation) The Caribbean Premier League (CPL) has incurred a loss for the fourth successive year.

ROSEAU, Dominica, , CMC-President of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Dave Cameron appears to be denying reports that the services of head coach Phil Simmons will be terminated during this weekend’s board meeting in Dominica.

ZURICH, Switzerland,  CMC-Former CONCACAF president Jeffrey Webb has been slapped with a one million Swiss francs dollar fine and banned for life from all football related activities.