Guyana News

A 14-year-old was held following the discovery of two pounds of cocaine in the handles of his suitcase while he was waiting to board a flight destined for New York at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri (CJIA) on Friday afternoon.

Serious crimes in Police ‘F’ Division have reached a 10-year low, although the occurrence of sexual offences has increased, according to Divisional Commander Rabindranauth Budhram.

Town Clerk Royston King has assured city councillors that there shall be no legal ramifications arising from the city’s decision to pull the contracts of the two garbage collection companies in some wards of the capital where the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) is now responsible for collection.

The Guyana Police Force’s has more than doubled its clearance rate for cases, acting Commissioner of Police David Ramnarine announced on Friday.

The Essequibo Chamber of Commerce wants the damaged ramp at the Supenaam Stelling to be fixed urgently since it has resulted in undue delays and a downturn in trade.

Between the now year-old transition from diagonal to parallel parking and the impending implementation of controversial parking meters in the central business district, some Robb Street businesspersons fear that the city will become a “ghost town” in the future.

Alliance for Change (AFC) Leader and Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan has said that his party is in full support of the amendment to the Narcotics and Psychotro-pic Substances Act that has been tabled by one of its members.

People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) General Secretary Oscar Clarke yesterday said that the signing of the Cummingburg Accord—which was the basis for the pre-election alliance between APNU and the AFC—was the right decision for the future of the party.

Almost two weeks after torching the home of his two younger sisters at De Kinderen, West Coast Demerara (WCD), a man is still on the run from police.

DNA samples taken from the skeletal remains of a woman suspected to be Babita Sarjou have been sent overseas for analysis, according to acting Commissioner of Police David Ramnarine.

A post-mortem examination has revealed that the mother of 9 who succumbed after being sent away from the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) without scheduled surgery for her leg, died from cardiac arrest.

New York-based Guyanese businessman, Ed Ahmad will now be sentenced on November 15 for mortgage fraud conspiracy.

New students enrolled at the University of Guyana (UG) were on Friday urged by Vice-Chancellor Ivelaw Griffith to “cross the sea” to higher education.

In spite of the Wales estate facing closure later this year and the merging of the LBI and Enmore estates, President of the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) Komal Chand is optimistic about a turnaround of the industry.

A Guyana Defence Force (GDF) team scored 2,583 points (75.97%) to finish ahead of teams from Bolivia, Venezuela, Sri Lanka, and Colombia at the recently concluded, Amazon Military Command International Patrol Competition in Brazil.

Come Tuesday, Castellani House will host a screening of Race, a film based on the true story of American athlete Jesse Owens, an Olympic Gold Medallist.

Several persons are now being treated at the Georgetown Public Hospital after a Route 40 (Kitty-Campbellville) minibus driver lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a lantern post on Regent Street this evening.

LAUDERHILL, Florida, CMC — Evin Lewis stroked an astonishing maiden Twenty20 International century but West Indies required all-rounder Dwayne Bravo’s guile in a brilliant last over, to beat India by a single run, in a thrilling finish to the opening game of the two-match series here Saturday.

President David Granger yesterday recommitted the PNCR to its pacts with other political parties – including the governing APNU+AFC coalition – saying that it is critical to tackling the many issues in Guyana and he warned against attempts to rekindle racial animosity.

Two children are now dead and their parents are injured after the boat they were travelling in along the Aruka River was hit by another boat and capsized on Thursday evening.