Guyana News

Ranks of the Guyana Police Force in the early hours of this morning apprehended the prime suspect in relation to the alleged murder of Malika Hamilton, 14 yrs, of Ann’s Grove, E.C.D

Only 38.37% of the local students who wrote Mathematics at this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations were able to secure a pass.

The membership of the People’s National Con-gress Reform (PNCR) has increased by over 50% since the APNU+AFC coalition, of which the party is a major partner, won last year’s general elections.

Fatima Karim of St Rose’s High School and Kayshav Tiwari of Queen’s College each secured 19 Grade One passes at this year’s Caribbean Examination Council’s (CXC) Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) exams, according to results announced by the Ministry of Education yesterday.

A UK-based Guyanese woman is now dead, while her daughter is hospitalised after the taxi that was transporting them to the airport for their trip home crashed into a parked truck at Mahaica yesterday morning.

Larissa Wiltshire of Queen’s College, who managed to secure Grade one passes in 12 units and has already been accepted to the University of the West Indies’ Dentistry programme, is the country’s top Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) performer this year, according to recently released preliminary results.

President David Granger will face no challengers for leadership of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) at its biennial congress next week, as former leader Robert Corbin yesterday reiterated that he has no intention of ever seeking elected office again.

Two would-be bandits were yesterday captured and severely beaten by a group of persons after they entered the home of a North Ruimveldt, Georgetown resident and attempted to rob him of his valuables.

Rohan Girdharry, 45, along with his two sons Radesh Girdharry, 25, and Satesh Girdharry, 19, of Lot 127 Angoy’s Avenue was yesterday charged jointly at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court with attempted murder and inflicting bodily grievous harm.

Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Water Inc (GWI) Dr Richard Van West Charles said there is “no conflict” arising from him being part of a company that was granted a licence to import and sell fuel, pointing out that no licence was granted to him as an individual.

Even with the Telecommunications Liberalization Bill passed in Parliament, CEO of BrainStreet Lance Hinds said that a tougher road is ahead in getting a fully liberalized ICT sector.

There is a dire need for more air traffic controllers in Guyana, according to Director-General of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) Egbert Field.

A 55-year-old man died on Tuesday evening, hours after he lost control of the ATV he was riding and slammed into a motor car on the Buxton Public Road, East Coast Demerara (ECD).

An ex-convict was yesterday sentenced to three months in prison for robbery after telling a court that his inability to find a job led him to commit the crime.

Defence attorney Charles Ramson Jr yesterday said that the prosecution has failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that former Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) director Carvil Duncan did not receive authorisation to pay himself the $984,900 that he is accused of stealing from the company.

The family of 21-year-old Kevon McKenzie, whose body was found under the broken bricks of a collapsed wall on Sunday evening, believes that there is much more to his death than has been reported.

The Guyana Police Force commenced its annual youth camp on Sunday under the theme ‘Develop-ing youths through community projects, discipline and teamwork,’ with the aim of grooming the over 100 young participants into becoming patriotic individuals.

Javid Safee, who was caught carrying over five pounds of marijuana after the strong smell of the narcotic tipped off the policeman sitting next to him in a minibus, was yesterday sentenced to three years in jail for drug trafficking.

A 31-year-old man drove himself to a city hospital early yesterday morning after he was shot and robbed of $30,000 by three armed men.

An Ankerville, Port Mourant, Berbice woman is now scared to live in the area after she was robbed and beaten by two men.