Guyana News

The parents of the Graham’s Hall Primary student who died last Wednesday are still in the dark about what led to their nine-year-old’s demise.

The section of the Camp Street prison where the deadly fire occurred in March should be renovated and turned into a learning centre equipped with a library for prisoners, the recently conclude Prison Commission of Inquiry (CoI) has recommended.

Guyana is one of seven countries and territories in Latin America and the Caribbean that collect over 50% of blood from voluntary donors, PAHO/WHO said in a press release yesterday.

Jamal McLeod and Michael Thorne, the drivers charged with causing the death of Roxanne Mitchell, who was killed on the morning of May 27, after their minibuses collided near the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DBH) yesterday pleaded not guilty to the offence.

A 47-year-old man was yesterday remanded to prison after being charged with possession of marijuana for trafficking.

The Mabaruma Police Renaissance Youth Group on Sunday received a donation of sporting equipment from ranks of the Guyana Police Force ‘F’ Division as part of the Social Crime Prevention initiative.

The police on Sunday conducted a drug eradication operation at Arukamai Backdam, Mabaruma, North West District during which 300 marijuana plants were destroyed.

A man was on Sunday arrested after he was allegedly found in possession of a quantity of marijuana and he is expected to be charged today.

Janiel Howard called ‘JP’, 30, is wanted by the police for questioning in relation to ‘attempting to cause explosion’ which occurred on June 06, 2016, at Saffon Street, Charlestown, Georgetown.

Two persons were today charged over the discovery of cocaine in frozen fish last week at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri and a third was charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice.

Swamped Mahaicony Creek farmers pleaded with the authorities for help yesterday even as they battled floodwaters and continue to lose their cash crops, livestock and rice as water levels remain stubbornly high.

Georgetown Mayor Patricia Chase-Green says the Private Sector Commission (PSC) needs to allow City Hall the latitude to run its business accordingly.

The Prison Commission of Inquiry (CoI) has rapped the authorities for the failure to have the emergency fire pump at the Camp Street prison operational during the March 3 unrest and fire which claimed the lives of 17 inmates.

The State continues to be a menace to the citizenry and much remains to be done to eliminate corruption and autocracy, the Working People’s Alliance (WPA) has said as the party today observes the 36th anniversary of the assassination of its founder Dr Walter Rodney.

Five persons remain in custody as investigations continue into the grenade lobbing incident outside the offices of the Kaieteur News on June 3.

Georgetown yesterday maintained that the Venezuelan army had fired on employees of the mines commission traversing the Cuyuni River on May 30th and blasted Caracas for not replying to Guyana’s diplomatic note protesting the incident.

Close to a month since Lethem’s first radio station was commissioned, Maba-ruma has now followed suit with Radio Mabaruma which was commissioned on Saturday by Prime Minister, Moses Nagamootoo.

The chairman and some councillors of the Regional Democratic Council of Region Two (Pomeroon/ Supenaam) remain at loggerheads with the Regional Executive Officer (REO) over the “laid-back” approach he has taken towards the execution of projects.

Several city councillors have said they have not seen the contract reportedly inked between City Hall and National Parking Systems (NPS)/Smart City Solutions for a city parking meters project raising further questions about the controversial venture.

Fees for parking at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri are going up with effect from Friday, July 1st.