Guyana News

A member of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) is currently a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) nursing a single gunshot wound to his right abdomen, after being shot last Saturday in South Ruimveldt Gardens.

Police are now looking for a man who torched the De Kinderen, West Coast Demerara home of two of his sisters yesterday.

An American woman, who is wanted in the United States, was yesterday sentenced to 18 months in a local jail for forging a passport and trying to use it to bypass immigration officials.

Jamaican national Easton Stapleton, who attempted to mail cocaine hidden in deodorant and markers, was yesterday sentenced to three years in jail and fined $1.4 million for the crime.

The Essequibo toddlers, who were suffering from the mystery illness that claimed the life of their six-year-old sister, have been discharged from the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH).

The trial of Linden driver Ron Cole, who is charged with causing the death of traffic officer Nakosi ‘Kelvin’ La Fleur, who was struck down while on duty, continued yesterday with testimony from two more witnesses.

A Laing Avenue man, who was charged with stealing over $500,000 in jewellery in two armed robberies, was yesterday freed.

A Houston man was yesterday sentenced to 18 months in prison for breaking into a woman’s home because she gossiped about him.

President of the newly created Guyana Market Vendors Union (GMVU) Eon Andrews said the union is awaiting recognition by the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) before moving forward to have pressing issues affecting vendors addressed.

Associated Construction Services (ACS), a local construction company, on Saturday, in the new town of Bartica, commissioned a $150 million asphalt plant capable of producing 300 tonnes of asphalt on a daily basis.

The Step Right Ballroom Dancing School of Linden, Region Ten held its fifth ballroom exhibition, at the LINMINE Constabulary Hall on Saturday, as it seeks to reintroduce the art among the region’s youth.

Shamar Morris, the carpenter who was charged in July with recruiting a pregnant woman to traffic a quantity of cocaine last month, was yesterday granted bail.

Contractors rehabilitating internal roads at Mahdia in Region Eight have been facing challenges posed by the need to have Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI), Guyana Power and Light (GPL) and Guyana Telephone Telegraph (GTT) infrastructure moved, Senior Hinterland Engineer, Ministry of Public Infrastructure Naeem Mohamed has told GINA.

Police say they are investigating an armed robbery committed on Lennox Albert, 59 years and his wife Verna Albert, 68 years, which occurred about 2000h.

Police are investigating the murder of Daveand Sanchar, 13 years, of Plantain Walk, Triumph, ECD, which occurred about 2330h.

Governing coalition partner, the Alliance for Change (AFC) will not relent in its quest to have the controversial parking meters contract rescinded and has pledged to use its voice in City Hall through Deputy Mayor Sherod Duncan.

-queries raised about K D Enterprise Questionable procurement practices by the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) have seen unapproved firms supplying drugs, while some also failed to provide expiry dates for the pharmaceuticals and in some cases, it appears that generic drugs were supplied at a higher cost than branded drugs.

A Vive-La-Force, West Bank Demerara (WBD) man died after he lost control of his motorcycle and crashed into a utility pole at the Belle Vue, WBD public road early yesterday morning.

A Supply, Mahaica man died late Saturday night after he lost control of the vehicle he was driving and crashed into a canal at Ann’s Grove, East Coast Demerara.

Berbice police are on the hunt for three men after a chopping spree which took place around 17:30 hrs yesterday in Angoy’s Avenue left Aston Simon, 41, of Mi Mi Dam; Jason Wilson, 30 and Carlos Mathews, 26  hospitalised.