Guyana News

The five teens accused of killing retired Professor Pariedeau ‘Perry’ Mars during a robbery were yesterday arraigned for his murder in a city court, amidst a heightened police presence to ensure order.

Attorneys for controversial Chinese logging firm Baishanlin have written to the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) seeking the return of vehicles seized in April and have accused Georgetown of breaching treaty obligations with China.

Recently recaptured murder accused Stafrei Hopkinson Alexander is expected to be charged soon with a second murder—that of his accomplice who was found floating in the Demerara River, one day after they both escaped from the Mackenzie Police Station.

The High Court trial for the 2013 murder of former footballer Jamal Fernandes came to an unexpected end last Friday when the accused Kurt Clarke pleaded guilty to the crime.

The newly-renovated Tower Suites has been fully booked for the ‘jubilee season,’ according to Operations Manager Chandrika Hemraj.

The return home for the golden jubilee independence celebrations has so far been testing for some Guyanese travellers, who are angry at the LIAT airline for what they describe as an unreasonably long delay in the arrival of their luggage.

Finance Minister Winston Jordan has announced plans to establish incremental scales and performance-based bonuses for public servants.

Lloyd Sadloo, who was found with drugs following a car chase by police late last year, was yesterday sentenced to four years in jail after a city court found him guilty of the possession of 1.5kg of cannabis for trafficking.

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) is still not sure when its congress will be held as it has to go through a process before the Central Committee makes the final decision, General Secretary Clement Rohee said on Monday.

The Civil Defence Commission (CDC), in partnership with other stakeholders, has developed a mass casualty plan to ensure citizens’ safety during the 50th Independence anniversary celebrations at D’Urban Park, GINA said.

A 60-year-old man was on Monday charged with the murder of his brother-in-law, who he is accused of fatally stabbing during a heated argument.

Harrylall Motilall, the businessman who was charged almost two years ago with discharging a loaded firearm at officers from the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), was on Monday sentenced in absentia to four years in jail after he was found guilty of the crime.

Another armed robbery charge was read on Monday against miner Godfrey Lynch, who is now accused of stealing over $13,000,000 in cash and jewellery.

A Diamond man was on Monday remanded to prison after he was accused of having over 400 grammes of cannabis for trafficking.

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has written to the Chairman of Region Two, Devanand Ramdatt advising that it will on Fridav 20th May 2016 hold a Public Outreach Programme in Region 2, Pomeroon/Essequibo Coast and lslands and seeking the use of the regional boardroom for this.

Consumers from Onverwagt to Ithaca continue to experience interrupted power supply as a result of the damage sustained at the new Onverwagt substation due to the small fire on May 2, 2016, a release from GPL said yesterday.

Stabroek Market was this evening lit up for the 50th Independence anniversary celebrations.

In a matter of days, a Brazilian company, New Frontier Agriculture Guyana Incorporated will begin  cultivating its first crops of soya and corn on a model farm in the country’s intermediate savannahs, GINA said today.

Guyana is currently experiencing a reduction in free spending due to a decrease in illegal activities, including narco trafficking, which had created a parallel economy here, Minister of Finance Winston Jordan said over the weekend.

A Port Mourant man is now in a critical condition at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital after he was shot at his home on Sunday night and his wife believes the attack is linked to him being a witness a murder trial Shafraz Bacchus, also known as Andrew, 31, of Lot 21 Portuguese Quarters, Port Mourant, Corentyne, Berbice, was ironing his children’s school clothes when he saw a gun pointed at him through an opening in the floor.