Guyana News

Following an appeal, Guyanese businessman Ghalee Khan was late last month re-sentenced in the US to a term of just 18 months, almost two years after he was initially sentenced to nine years in prison for drug trafficking and bail jumping.

Chairman of Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) and Executive Member of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Daniel Seeram is to appear in court on October 10 on a charge of assaulting his wife.

Two inmates of the New Amsterdam Prison were yesterday found guilty at the High Court of the murder of a fellow prisoner in an attack at the facility in 2017 In July, 2017, Dillon Boucher, 25, of Haslington Village, East Coast Demerara; Rooplall Abrahim, 24, of Lot 4 Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice; and Ramchand Latchman, 23, of Number 65 Village, Corentyne, were charged with the murder of Neshan Jagmohan, 27.

Arkanel Edwards called ‘Akko’ a 22-year-old logger of Capoey Mission, Essequibo Coast was charged yesterday with the attempted murder of 42-year-old Mark Rodrigues on March 11th.

George Aubrey Archer, a 72 year-old pensioner of Suddie Public Road, Essequibo was charged on Monday with possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.

Yesterday, the Ministry of Education’s Migrant Education Support Unit in collaboration with the National Literacy Department (NCERD) hosted the second annual Spanglish Bee at the National Centre for Educational Resource Development. 

Mayor of Arima in Trinidad and Tobago, Balliram Maharaj, yesterday paid a courtesy call on Mayor of Georgetown, Alfred Mentore.

Lionel Fitzpatrick Haynes, a 61-year-old man of Auchlyne Estate, Corentyne, Berbice, was charged on Monday with riding an unlicensed motorcycle under the influence of alcohol.

Three Berbicians were today charged with robbery under arms over  the $50m heist at the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) of Region Six on September 13 and were placed on $500,000 bail.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua,  (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Philippe churned further northwest across the Caribbean today, the U.S.-based

A Corentyne woman who was shot on Sunday morning is now fighting for her life at the Georgetown Public Hospital while investigators have held her fiancé, Neil Madramootoo, an engineer in Region Six for questioning.

Housing loans for teachers of $15m at an interest rate of 3.75% were floated yesterday by President Irfaan Ali in a meeting with a large number of educators at State House but a livestream of the session ended abruptly just when a litany of problems were raised including WiFi not being available over the last two years in one school.

The sod was yesterday turned for a new magistrate’s court at Anna Regina to the tune of $178m.

Foreign Minister Hugh Todd yesterday said that his Brazilian counterpart has expressed support for the International Court of Justice (ICJ) process for the resolution of the Guyana-Venezuela border controversy.

The family of Melissa Arokium and her eight-year-old son, Anthony Arokium, who were murdered at their residence in Rose Hall Town, Corentyne are dissatisfied with the way in which investigators are handling the probe as the police are yet to file charges against any suspect.

Three men narrowly escaped being burnt to death after the engine of a fuel laden vessel exploded yesterday at Port Kaituma, Region One.

A 31-year-old welder of Farm, East Bank Essequibo (EBE), died on Sunday night when the motorcycle he was riding collided with a truck two villages away. 

By Shabna Rahman The Venezuelans who were detained on Thursday after arriving in Guyana following a five-day journey, were given “special care” while in custody and joined their relatives after being released a few hours later. 

Thirty-nine-year-old Kelvin Mickle of Lot 429 West Ruimveldt Housing Scheme, appeared before Magistrate Rhondel Weever at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday charged with carting off $6m in firearms and cash at knifepoint.

As Breast Cancer Awareness Month gets underway, the Guyana Cancer Foundation is organizing several events to mark the occasion.