Guyana News

Months before the Guyana Sevashram Sangha and its trustees moved to the court to have Swami Shivashankarananda removed from its Cove and John ashram, the religious teacher had successfully secured an interim order blocking any such attempt.

The police are currently pursuing suspects in relation to the execution-style killing of taxi driver, Oswald Rambarran who was gunned down on Sunday while delivering food in Albouystown.

People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Chief Whip Gail Teixeira has called the no-pay suspension of National Communications Network (NCN) Sports Editor Jocelle Archibald-Hawke an example of a double standard by government as she has been complaining to no avail about what she says are derogatory postings about her on a government advisor’s Facebook page.

One week after money changer, Mahendra Deonarine was shot and robbed at the Georgetown Stelling by a lone gunman, the police are yet make an arrest in connection with the matter.

The young man suspected to be responsible for the stabbing to death of Unity resident, Omesh Chetram on Saturday was held by the police shortly after the incident.

With International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) day to be observed on September 17, the Caribbean Youth Environment Network (CYEN)–Guyana is calling on Guyanese to join in marine pollution prevention efforts worldwide by participating in this year’s activity.

The preliminary inquiry into the charges against three men accused of the Kaieteur News grenade attack continued on Friday with more evidence-in-chief from police officers who conducted the investigation.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC — Shamarh Brooks and Jason Mohammed have been named by West Indies Cricket Board selectors to captain West Indies A squads on the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka, starting next month.

Two persons were killed and three others were injured last evening when the vehicle they were in slammed into a horse, skidded off the road and turned turtle in a trench on the Number 49 Village, Corentyne Public Road.

A  West Ruimveldt taxi driver was gunned down around 8.30 pm  yesterday in Albouystown and succumbed while receiving  medical attention at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

A four-year-old girl died and her mother was injured after a van crashed into the car they were in on Saturday around 10 pm.

A man was stabbed to death early yesterday morning near the Bourda Market.

With Bartica reeling from blackouts after the failure of two generators, the Mayor of the town wants the relocation of the GPL facility so there is no pollution in the commercial zone.

While Alliance for Change (AFC) member Nigel Hughes says his resignation as Chairman remains in effect, the party does not seem to want to let him go as its Leader, Khemraj Ramjattan maintains that Hughes is still in the post.

Another of the three escapees from the Sophia Juvenile Holding Centre was recaptured on Saturday night.

Two men from Experiment Village, West Coast Berbice suffered stab injuries after a ruckus between them and a group of men at a wedding house in Waterloo, Bath Settlement on Saturday evening.

During the busy Saturday morning shopping at Bourda Market, a man attempted to steal the bicycle of a senior citizen.

While the residents of Buxton and the Ministry of Education (MoE) continue to be at odds over the fate of the building which houses the Buxton Primary School, the students of that school have been comfortably accommodated at the Company Road Primary.

11 -year- old Hema Singh, who was struck down on August 27 by a speeding driver on the Canal Number One Public Road died on Saturday at the Georgetown Public Hospital and her family has renewed its call for justice.

Calls were made for more action and less talk when a ministerial delegation met with the Region Six Chairman David Armogan and President of the Humanitarian Mission of the New Jersey Arya Samaj Suresh Sugrim on combating social ills in the region.