Guyana News

The mother of murdered businessman Oriley Small took to the witness stand on Tuesday to deliver testimony at the preliminary inquiry (PI) into the charge against his accused killer Morris Prince.

The trial of a Linden driver charged with causing the death of traffic officer Nakosi ‘Kelvin’ La Fleur, who succumbed to his injuries after he was struck down whilst on duty, commenced yesterday with testimony from an officer who was involved in the investigation.

Five Venezuelan women who were yesterday charged with entering Guyana illegally were fined and deported to their country.

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure’s Special Projects Unit, in collaboration with the Mayor and City Council’s Engineer’s Department completed rehabilitation works on Louisa Row on Tuesday.

A post-mortem examination performed on the remains of Rampersaud Rattan, who was stabbed on Monday evening, revealed that he died as a result of a puncture to the heart.

In an effort to make the ‘awareness’ work of physically challenged employees of the National Commission for Disability (NCD) easier, Gaico Construction & General Services Inc.

A 44-year-old man and   a teenager yesterday denied being involved in breaking into a home at Eteringbang and stealing a quantity of items and were placed on substantial bail by a city magistrate.

When the allegation was put to him that he stole from the Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL), former director Carvil Duncan chose to remain silent, the arresting officer on Tuesday testified.

A man, accused of stealing a gold band, was remanded to prison on Tuesday after a court heard that he had a similar charged pending against him.

The Better Hope to Sparendaam sea shore has seen an increase of natural mangrove regeneration.

Several Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), community groups and individuals on Tuesday participated in an information session on the Direct Aid Programme (DAP), facilitated by the Australian High Commission stationed in Trinidad.

The Guyana Foundation Sunrise Centre recently benefitted from a donation from the Guyana Bank for Trade & Industry Ltd (GBTI) to complete the outfitting of the Centre’s counselling room.

Last evening about 1840h ranks of the Police Narcotics Branch intercepted a cargo shipment of thirty five boxes of seafood of which eight contained a total of 88.2 kilos of cocaine.

Gold lifted an otherwise dismal half-year performance by the economy, resulting in 2 percent economic growth for the first part of the year as El Nino hit the sugar and rice sectors hard and wholesale and retail trade plunged.

The village of Hope, East Coast Demerara was rocked yesterday after the body of a 14-year-old girl was pulled out of the Hope Canal, one day after she went missing.

Following its discovery of immense quantities of oil offshore Guyana, ExxonMobil’s local subsidiary, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) has applied to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for permission to begin development of production facilities here.

A Wales Estate tractor operator died on Monday evening after he was stabbed during an argument, while his assailant is in police custody awaiting a formal charge.

Inspectors from the Government Analyst Food & Drug Department, which is responsible for inspecting public storage bonds for pharmaceuticals, have not been asked to inspect the still under-construction Sussex Street storage bond that was selected by government to store pharmaceuticals for the Ministry of Public Health.

A Queens, New York couple was reunited yesterday outside Brooklyn Federal Court after the man was released on US$20,000 bail for calling in a fake bomb threat against a Caribbean Airlines flight to prevent his girlfriend from travelling to Guyana.

A 21-year-old man passed away at the Georgetown Public Hospital on Monday evening, hours after he was reportedly beaten by residents at Enterprise, East Coast Demerara.