Guyana News

The prosecution yesterday presented two witnesses in the preliminary inquiry (PI) into the charge of murdering Courtney Crum-Ewing.

A taxi driver was yesterday granted $150,000 bail by a city magistrate after he was charged with unlawfully wounding a man who refused to work for him.

The National Sports Commission and the National School of Music on Friday concluded their August Vacation programmes, which saw the participation of over 500 children from across the country.

Newspaper columnist and activist Freddie Kissoon on Tuesday testified at the trial of the men charged with dousing him with human faeces.

While the region’s students have improved their performance in English at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations this year, there have been noticeable declines in the pass rate in Mathematics and English B as well as a minimal decline in the overall pass rate.

The Guyana Association of Bankers (GAB) has publicly registered its concern and dismay at the publication of account information of embattled Permanent Secretary Omar Shariff.

While some teachers are expecting payments from a 2011 debunching agreement that was secured by their union, Perma-nent Secretary Delma Nedd says the Ministry of Education (MoE) never agreed to make any such payment.

The family of a Zeelugt man is seeking the public’s assistance to raise funds for him to undergo an emergency surgery to prevent him from going completely blind.

An oral confession by Seion Odinga Brammer, who is on trial for possession for ganja trafficking, was on Tuesday deemed admissible by a city magistrate.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC- The Queen’s Park oval in Trinidad and Tobago runs the risk of being sanctioned by the International Cricket Council (ICC) after its outfield was given a “poor” rating by match referees.

Police are investigating the murder of Colin Perreira, 25 years of  Kitty, and attempted murder of Gail Ann Chacon, 20 years, which occurred about 2110h.

As he prepares to seek re-election as Vice-Chairman of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Minister of Public Health Dr George Norton is asking members to see past his mistakes in addressing the controversial Sussex Street drug bond contract, while saying he acted on information given by his staff.

Alvin Reid, known as ‘Satan,’ who police say is responsible for killing 14-year-old Malika Hamilton, was yesterday charged with her murder, while alleging that the police had beaten him for a confession.

Cabinet has recommended that Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) Michael Khan proceed on annual leave to facilitate a review of the findings of the forensic audit into the institution.

A successful State Assets Recovery Agency (SARA) requires constitutional reform, the Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) said yesterday.

Guyana Water Inc (GWI) Debt Collection Manager Lear Goring has been sent on administrative leave following reports of his previous narcotics convictions in the United States.

Despite his lawyer’s claim that he suffers from a heart condition, the General Manager of a Robb Street business was yesterday remanded to prison on a charge that he attempted to bribe a police officer.

The stepfather of Akeem Grimmond, the 14-year-old who was found dead on Monday afternoon with multiple chop and stab wounds about his body, is calling on the police to ensure the culprit is jailed for life.

A mason was shot twice to his right leg on Monday evening after he was approached and attacked by a group of men, who were demanding the location of a “friend.”

Orders by two courts here in proceedings between claimants to seven acres of rice land at Aurora, Essequibo were yesterday set aside by the Caribbean Court of Justice which said that proceedings in the High Court shall be stayed until the Land Court case between the litigants is decided.