Guyana News

Two West Berbice men are to stand trial for the murder of a woman who was burned to death in her home at Plantation Hope on January 3, this year during the course of a robbery.

Former Auditor General Anand Goolsarran yesterday said that a sub-committee of Cabinet should not be reviewing the controversial deal for a pharmaceuticals bond as it was Cabinet which had been reported to have had made the decision in the first place.

Gov’t considering relocating Walter Roth museum Government is considering the relocation of Guyana’s first museum of anthropology, the Walter Roth Museum.

Levi Alleyne, who was allegedly fatally beaten by a group of residents at Enterprise, East Coast Demerara on Monday, died of a fractured skull, an autopsy has found.

Andrew Smith, the fugitive who police say was shot during a shootout with ranks in Sophia, was yesterday faced with five charges, including firing a loaded gun at three police officers.

The Cevons Waste Management joint venture has moved to the High Court to review the Communities Ministry’s award of the $221M contract to Puran Brothers Disposal Inc.

Two persons have been arrested after the robbery of three Japanese nationals and a local taxi driver, who were attacked while sightseeing at the Ogle seawall on Tuesday.

Quincy Henry, the handyman who was charged last October  with attempted murder and armed robbery, was yesterday jailed for one week after admitting that he had a knife without reasonable excuse.

The North Road woman who was shot in her mouth by her husband on Wednesday night is still in the ICU of a private hospital awaiting surgery.

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo on Wednesday said the signals the government is sending to investors are not good, while reiterating the assertion that the administration does not have a strategy for development.

Regional Executive Officers (REO) and other officials from the Regional Democratic Councils (RDCs) yesterday began meeting with various ministerial teams to refine their 2017 proposed work programmes and were warned against corrupt practices.

The National Assembly early Tuesday morning approved the appointment of members of the long-awaited Public Procurement Commission (PPC), almost 13 years after the enabling legislation was passed by the National Assembly.

A man is now hospitalized after he was shot in his home late Wednesday night.

Former Prime Minister Samuel Hinds was called to the witness stand once again yesterday to testify at the trial of Carvil Duncan, the former board director accused of stealing from the Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL).

The trial of former minister in the PPP/C administration Dr Jennifer Westford and her former aide Margaret Cummings, for the alleged theft of over $600 million from the government, has been scheduled to recommence next month.

Concerns about bias in the procedures for the appointment of the Director of the State Assets Recovery Agency (SARA) as well as fears over too much power residing in the office holder were among the issues raised yesterday when a public consultation was held on the contents of the draft State Assets Recovery Bill.

Former University of Guyana Students Society (UGSS) President Joshua Griffith on Monday hosted an Olympic themed, “Give for the Gold”, blood drive at the National Blood Bank, in observance of his 25th birthday.

Devon Blount, a miner who is alleged to have been found in illegal possession of a shotgun, was yesterday remanded to prison by a city court.

On Wednesday, US Ambassador Perry Holloway hosted a ‘Dinner and Discussion on Discrimination in the Workplace’ at his residence.

Close to three weeks since emergency works on the Matarkai Main Access Road in Port Kaituma were expected to commence, heavy rainfall continues to delay the process, leaving frustrated residents contemplating their options for road use.