Guyana News

Two suspects are likely to face charges today at a city court for the murder of Triumph teen Daveanand Sanichar.

A police constable was yesterday granted $75,000 bail after she denied a charge that she stole a smartphone.

A Guyana Police Force recruit with sticky fingers narrowly escaped a prison sentence yesterday after he was fined for stealing a cell phone.

The Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) was among five local institutions conferred with Baby-Friendly Hospital status yesterday.

A man was yesterday sentenced to three years in prison by Magistrate Sunil Scarce at the Anna Regina Magistrate’s Court for the possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.

Businesses are becoming more responsive to the initiative to erect bus sheds in the city, according to Kwame Mentore, Director of Pyramid Sheds.

The Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC) has announced that effective September 1, all post offices will be open for business from 07:00 hrs to 15:00 hrs, Monday to Friday.

A five-member team is representing Guyana at the first Global Workshop on Oil Spill Response Planning in New Orleans.

Research Assistant at the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) Analesa Skeete is currently preparing to read for her Master of Biological Sciences in Mexico.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Usain Bolt of Jamaica won the men’s 200 metres gold for the third successive Summer Games on Thursday, crossing the line in 19.78 seconds at the Rio Olympic stadium.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Rain allowed just 1-3/4 hours play on the opening day of the fourth and final Test between West Indies and India at Queen’s Park Oval here Thursday.

Ranks of the Guyana Police Force in the early hours of this morning apprehended the prime suspect in relation to the alleged murder of Malika Hamilton, 14 yrs, of Ann’s Grove, E.C.D

Only 38.37% of the local students who wrote Mathematics at this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations were able to secure a pass.

The membership of the People’s National Con-gress Reform (PNCR) has increased by over 50% since the APNU+AFC coalition, of which the party is a major partner, won last year’s general elections.

Fatima Karim of St Rose’s High School and Kayshav Tiwari of Queen’s College each secured 19 Grade One passes at this year’s Caribbean Examination Council’s (CXC) Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) exams, according to results announced by the Ministry of Education yesterday.

A UK-based Guyanese woman is now dead, while her daughter is hospitalised after the taxi that was transporting them to the airport for their trip home crashed into a parked truck at Mahaica yesterday morning.

Larissa Wiltshire of Queen’s College, who managed to secure Grade one passes in 12 units and has already been accepted to the University of the West Indies’ Dentistry programme, is the country’s top Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) performer this year, according to recently released preliminary results.

President David Granger will face no challengers for leadership of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) at its biennial congress next week, as former leader Robert Corbin yesterday reiterated that he has no intention of ever seeking elected office again.

Two would-be bandits were yesterday captured and severely beaten by a group of persons after they entered the home of a North Ruimveldt, Georgetown resident and attempted to rob him of his valuables.

Rohan Girdharry, 45, along with his two sons Radesh Girdharry, 25, and Satesh Girdharry, 19, of Lot 127 Angoy’s Avenue was yesterday charged jointly at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court with attempted murder and inflicting bodily grievous harm.