Guyana News

A 14-year-old boy is now dead and a man injured after a freak accident at Abary Creek.

The claim by police ranks that there are no vehicles available to respond to the reports of crime is unfortunate and unacceptable, according to acting Police Commissioner David Ramnarine, who is urging members of the public to report such cases to the force.

An East Coast Demerara spray painter drowned on Sunday around 3 pm during an outing at St Cuthbert’s Mission, Mahaica River Dead is 23-year-old Devindra ‘Orvin’ Tiwari of 137 X, Good Hope.

The knife-wielding relative of a Freeburg Secondary School student was yesterday arrested after he chased down and wounded another student in the school’s compound following an altercation.

Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Guyana National Newspapers Limited Jean La Rose has resigned with effect from October 1, citing conflicts with time for community and human rights work.

The commencement of the trial of former public service minister Dr Jennifer Westford and ex-ministry personnel officer Margaret Cummings, who are charged with forgery and the attempted larceny of state vehicles, has been delayed until next year as a decision on the case in the High Court is being awaited.

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.