Guyana News

The opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) yesterday criticised the government for slashing the proposed budgets for 17 constitutional bodies, while saying the reductions would undermine their independence and see less scrutiny.

At the trial of Jahryl Reid, who is accused of murdering Mabura businessman Colin McLean, witness Oscar Hector yesterday recalled being overcome with emotions after discovering his friend’s lifeless body.

A 22-year-old man was yesterday charged with the murder of Abdool Ameer Subrati, the father of two who was fatally shot by bandits when they stormed a house at Herstelling, East Bank Demerara last week.

Troy Van Doimen, who police caught with over 30 pounds of marijuana at his Bartica home, did not waste the court’s time yesterday; when he stood before a city magistrate, he pleaded guilty to a trafficking charge, for which he was sentenced to four years in jail.

A taxi driver was yesterday granted his release on bail after he denied fraudulently converting $200,000 belonging to a client to his own use and personal benefit.

Two men were yesterday remanded to prison by a city magistrate after they each denied a charge of one cannabis possession.

  The driver who was involved in an accident more than one week ago and which claimed the life of boat builder Clement Skeete has been released on $150,000 station bail as the investigation continues.

After more than three weeks, the Barbados authorities have called off their search for the two missing Guyanese fishermen.

A car that was allegedly hijacked by gunmen last evening at Republic Park, Greater Georgetown was found burnt in Eccles East Bank Demerara and the driver of the vehicle Anthony Sukdeo is seeking the motive behind the act.

CARACAS/SAN CRISTOBAL, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s socialist government and opposition will hold surprise talks on Sunday amid a worsening political standoff and protests since the suspension of a referendum drive to remove unpopular President Nicolas Maduro.

One of two Lusignan Prison escapees was this morning recaptured by ranks of the Guyana Police Force, in a vehicle at Kitty, after being on the run since September 19 last, the police say.

The Alliance for Change (AFC) opposes the mooted acquisition by the government of two lots on Carmichael Street as it doesn’t rise to the level of an utter necessity and any such matter would first have to be debated by Cabinet, party leader Khemraj Ramjattan says.

A violent storm tore through several villages on the East Coast of Berbice during the wee hours yesterday flattening one home, damaging others and leaving residents with millions in losses.

A businessman from Alness Village, Corentyne is now living in fear after two bandits armed with a gun invaded his home, fired off two bullets and escaped with cash.

National Parking System/Smart City Solutions (NPS/SCS) has begun preparatory works to install an estimated 400 parking meters within the central business district of Georgetown.

The Regional Tender Board of Region 6 (East Berbice-Corentyne) repeatedly failed to award maintenance contracts to the lowest bidder last year, the Auditor General has found.

Acting Police Commissioner David Ramnarine on Saturday said that bail ought to be a serious “deterrent to crime” and he criticised the judiciary for putting persons who should be on remand back on the streets.

Three men and a motor car were detained by police on Saturday night after an unlicenced firearm and live ammunition were found in the possession of one of the trio, at East La Penitence.

An afternoon accident left one person injured and other passengers traumatized after both cars made several flips while negotiating a turn yesterday on the Herstelling Public Road.

The Inter-governmental financial regulatory body, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has taken Guyana off of its monitoring process, the organisation’s website reported.