Guyana News

A Dutch engineering team yesterday submitted a draft of a final report which is aimed at relieving the chronic flooding that has been experienced in the capital.

The Mayor & City Council yesterday reached a deal with vendors on Robb Street between Alexander and Bourda streets which would allow them to resume selling today.

The America Street money-changer who was shot and robbed on Tuesday morning at the Georgetown Stelling was also a victim of a robbery several years ago during which he “accidently” shot and killed a market vendor.

Nalini Budhram, the operator of a “medical school” on Lamaha Street was on Tuesday detained by the police following complaints by students and their parents over concerns that the facility was not legitimate.

An East Coast Demerara farmer has filed a $9.2M lawsuit against the Region Four, Regional Democratic Council (RDC) and its Vice Chairman Earl Lambert after his bora plants which were being cultivated on a dam were destroyed.

Two men armed with cutlasses attacked a fisherman and his wife of Lot 1 Johanna, North Black Bush Polder at around 9 pm on Tuesday and carted off $500,000 in cash and jewellery.

Antonio Do Nascimento Da Silva c/d Matogrose is wanted by the police for questioning in relation to the murder of Ana Maria Souza Da Silva which occurred on February 21, 2016, at Muruwa Backdam, Konawaruk, Potaro.

The woman who allegedly stabbed her child’s father on Monday night is now is police custody after she was arrested late Tuesday night.

Users of the Hope, East Coast Demerara bridge remain uneasy over a growing gap along the structure and are calling on the authorities to have it fixed as soon as possible.

Acting Commander of ‘C’ Division Paul Williams has urged parents to act as watchdogs and ensure that their children’s skills are channeled in the right direction.

A New Amsterdam man who told the court that being “financially embarrassed” led to his attempt to rob the Colours clothing store on Robb Street, alleged being subjected to vigilante justice before being taken to the police station.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates,  CMC- A proposal to split Test cricket into a two-tier structure was withdrawn today during a meeting of the chief executives’ committee (CEC) of the International Cricket Council (ICC).

The Guyana Forestry Commission yesterday announced that it will be moving to repossess concessions currently being held by Baishanlin International Forest Development Inc.

Public Servants will receive the 10% to 1% differentiated increase on their October salaries in spite of the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) having rejected the offer.

A porter is now dead and a driver is hospitalised in a critical condition after the truck they were travelling in reportedly slammed into another truck along the Providence Public Road, East Bank Demerara, yesterday morning.

Jamar Norville, the taxi driver who allegedly hit and killed Osmond Griffith, the main witness in the faeces assault on newspaper columnist Freddie Kissoon, initially claimed that he was threatened to kill the man but then changed his story, a prosecutor yesterday told a court.

Following a meeting between the Guyana Press Association (GPA) and the management of state broadcaster National Communications Network (NCN), journalist Natasha Smith, who was reportedly pulled off air because of her pregnancy, has agreed to resume anchoring duties, while a call has been made for the agency’s board and the Office of the Prime Minister to look into its operations.

The Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) employee, who granted access to the airport’s VIP lounge to a couple accused of plotting to traffic a large quantity of cocaine aboard a Fly Jamaica flight early last year, yesterday testified that he allowed them in although the documents they presented did not correspond with their flight details.

The Ministry of Legal Affairs (MLA) has levelled a series of allegations, including engaging in subterfuge, against the former Permanent Secretary (PS) Indira Anandjit, who has rejected them all while expressing disappointment at what she calls its latest attempt to smear her.

The two communities of Lethem and Tabatinga in Region Nine will soon be able to benefit from easier access to goods and services as the township is working towards the construction of a $60 million access bridge by the end of the year.