Guyana News

Following a recent Cabinet decision, Minister within the Ministry of Social Protection Keith Scott has appointed the Chairman and members of the National Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH).

The contract of Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Legal Affairs Ministry Indira Anandjit, who was sent on 52 days of leave last December after it was discovered that millions of dollars in law books and computer parts could not be accounted for, has expired and it has not been renewed, Attorney-General Basil Williams said yesterday.

A conference to launch Guyana as a tourist destination for weddings, honeymoons and other special events is to be held from October 10-12 at the Ramada Princess Hotel.

A Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo man is seeking the assistance of the public to find his car, which was reportedly stolen at Old Road, Eccles, East Bank Demerara between Sunday evening and Monday morning.

During the second quarter of this year, 108 hinterland patients were medically evacuated on 106 flights, according to the Director of Regional Health Services (RHS), Dr Kay Shako.

Minister within the Ministry of Communities, Valerie Sharpe-Patterson recently visited the South Sophia district to address a number of issues affecting residents and homed in on squatting.

Ministry of Public Health Medical Technician, Ravindra Dass is being treated at the Georgetown Public Hospital after he was hit by a mini-bus while running across High Street, Kingston.

A Mahaica Chinese restaurateur was robbed on Monday night of a quantity of cash by gun-toting bandits as she was closing.

MIAMI, CMC- Former West Indies middle order batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul is continuing to protest his unceremonious expulsion from the regional squad, saying he has given yeoman service without being honoured.

Police Constable Timothy Horatio who was allegedly the driver of a minibus that was involved in an accident on Regent Street on August 27, 2016, during which several persons were injured and one subsequently died, has been charged with Causing Death by Dangerous Driving.

With the addition of five new work stations at the Central Passport and Immigration Office in Georgetown, a larger number of applications are being processed at a much faster rate, resulting in the disappearance of the regular early morning lines outside of the location.

Robert Benn, the contractor who fatally shot a man and wounded his companion as they tried to turn their vehicle on his driveway, was yesterday read charges of murder and attempted murder.

Two men, including a Brazilian national, were yesterday charged with trafficking nine women, who police say were held against their will at a Providence, East Bank Demerara house, where they were beaten and threatened.

The 14-year-old who was held at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri, on Friday, following the discovery of a quantity of cocaine in the handles of his suitcase, has been released, while his mother and another individual are expected to be charged soon for drug trafficking.

The dismembered body of a farmer was discovered early yesterday morning along the Adventure Public Road, Linden-Soesdyke Highway and it is still unclear how he met his demise.

Police have arrested the prime suspect in the murder of Port Kaituma shop owner Ramsammy Narine, who was killed on Sunday morning after he allegedly refused to sell two customers who wanted to buy more alcohol.

Almost five months since losing his wife after the motorcycle they were travelling on was hit by a car, a man yesterday found himself being charged with causing her death.

Two men, who were allegedly found with over 12 pounds of cocaine during a police stop, were yesterday remanded to prison after being charged with possession of the drug for trafficking.

A group of armed bandits, one of whom was dressed as a woman, robbed a Pere Street, Kitty hotel on Sunday night, when they carted off a quantity of cash and electronics and left staff members traumatised.

One man is now in police custody while five others are on the run following an exchange of gunfire yesterday with Police at Enmore, East Coast Demerara.