Guyana News

A man and his wife were yesterday placed on $50,000 bail each after appearing at the George-town Magistrates’ Court, charged with chopping a man following a disagreement.

The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) is encouraging safer use of electricity after it  recorded a 17 percent increase in external electrical fires, GINA said.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Carl Greenidge yesterday said he does not believe that the United Kingdom’s vote to leave the European Union (EU) will affect the various agreements this country has with Brussels and London.

Armed bandits today stormed a supermarket at South Ruimveldt and one was caught following an exchange of gunfire with police.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Darren Bravo stroked his first one-day century in nearly two years before fast bowler Shannon Gabriel stunned the South Africa top order with a rapid spell, as West Indies marched into Sunday’s final of the Tri-Nations Series with a 100-run victory here Friday night.

LONDON, (Reuters) – David Cameron said he would resign as prime minister by October, after Britons ignored his plea to stay in the European Union and voted in a referendum to leave.

While acknowledging that there has been a slight downturn in business, due primarily to falling commodity prices and unemployment, Minister of Business Dominic Gaskin yesterday insisted that Guyana’s economy is not in crisis and government has a long-term plan for development.

A 16-year-old girl and her 3-year-old sister are now dead after a tree fell on them yesterday afternoon at Kamarang, Region Seven.

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo says that President David Granger is “living in a bubble” since he has failed to recognise that his government’s actions run contrary to his public declarations.

One of the Barama workers on trial for the 2007 rape and sodomy of a 17-year-old girl was yesterday found guilty of buggery and sentenced to 25 years in jail.

The Board of the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA) has suspended the 1000 homes turn-key project and will restructure it to allow homeowners to have greater input in how they want their houses built.

President David Granger says he believes that the current proposed rate for paid parking in the city is burdensome for any person and this is the reason why Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan has been asked to examine the contract.

A West Bank Demerara businessman has filed a $1.5M lawsuit against the State after the police broke into his home to conduct a search.

Declaring that his party had nothing to do with the lobbing of a grenade outside of Kaieteur News earlier this month, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday offered a range of theories on what might have led to the incident.

Former Marketing and Distribution Incorporated salesman Rayon Nurse, who was charged in 2014 with embezzling over $8M from three of the company’s customers, was yesterday found guilty of the offence.

The three men who were last Friday found guilty of robbing land court judge Nicola Pierre and her husband Mohamed Chan, were yesterday jailed for 16 years each.

Two men who were arrested after their victim ran them over with her car after they robbed her last year, were yesterday sentenced to four and three years in jail respectively after being found guilty of the offence.

A Berbice mother of five, who is said to be an alcoholic, was yesterday remanded to prison after being charged with willfully neglecting her two-year-old daughter who was reportedly sexually assaulted.

For the first time this year, a meeting of the Region Five Regional Democratic Council (RDC) was held without disruptions but also without APNU+AFC councillors present.

As floodwaters slowly recede in parts of Region Five, Regional Chairman Vickchand Ramphal says it is time for central government to put more money into tackling drainage issues.