Guyana News

By Shuntel Glasgow The 5th form student of Golden Grove Secondary School, who was struck in the head with a cricket bat by another student on Thursday afternoon, has suffered a fractured skull and severe brain damage.

Venezuela yesterday rejected a statement by  UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday expressing concern at the recent escalation of tension between Georgetown and Caracas over the border controversy between the two countries.

A father of two is now dead after he was involv-ed in an accident along the Tain Public Road on Thursday morning.

Twenty-five-year-old, Dion Adam Richards appeared before Magistrate Alicia George at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court yesterday charged with causing death by dangerous driving.

An East Canje, Berbice teenager who was arrested in connection with the murder of 17-year-old Shawn Persaud of Betsy Ground, East Canje committed last Saturday evening, was yesterday charged with man-slaughter and placed on $150,000 bail The 17-year-old teenager yesterday appeared via Zoom at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Rabindranauth Singh where he was read the manslaughter charge.

Two United Kingdom companies have won the contract to market Guy-ana’s oil share for the next fiscal year, government announced on Thursday, as daily oil production will also now come from three developments in the offshore Stabroek Block from next year.

GTU General Secretary Coretta McDonald yesterday waded into President Irfaan Ali for his Thursday announcement of benefits for teachers as she charged that it breached the principle of collective bargaining and was “disrespectful” and “dictatorial”.

The Guyana Public Service Union [GPSU] has described government’s relief measures announced by President Irfaan Ali last Thursday as “blatant eye pass and insult” and “arbitrary, insensitive and unimpressive” in light of the astronomical increases in the cost of living.

President Irfaan Ali and the President of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva held bilateral discussions on Thursday on a range of issues.

Former cashier at Unicomer Inc., Stanwick Rose, has filed a $21 million lawsuit against the Guyana Police Force and the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) which he accuses of maliciously prosecuting him.

Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha on Wednesday said that all four pumps currently at the Dawa Pump station, Pomeroon-Supenaam Region Two are operational.

Stephon Lawrence appear-ed yesterday  before Magistrate Leron Daly at the Georgetown Magis-trate’s Court where he was charged with possession of a firearm and ammunition without a licence.

 A ‘One Guyana Diwali Jalsa’ is currently ongoing at the Corriverton Recreational Park, Region Six, and President Irfaan Ali at the opening ceremony on Tuesday evening said that the Jalsa provides a platform for cultural tourism and an opportunity to promote goodness and light to the world.

Minister within the Ministry of Public Works, Deodat Indar, representatives from the Office of the Prime Minister, STANTEC and the Gas to Energy Task Force were present at the signing on Thursday of the Supervision Consultancy Services Contract for the construction of the 230 kV and 69 kV Power Evacua-tion, Interconnection and Substation Distribution Systems for the planned 300MW CCGT Power Plant Project.

A taxi driver appeared before Magistrate Leron Daly at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday where he was charged with larceny.

The High Commission of Canada and the National Assembly of Guyana today announced that one Senator and three  Members of Parliament from Canada will be visiting Guyana from November 13 – 18 as part of engagements through the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA).

 (Reuters) – A Magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck the Dominican Republic region, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said today.

By Antonio Dey The Commission of Inquiry into the Mahdia dormitory fire of May 21 that claimed 20 lives wrapped up yesterday with counsel, Keoma Griffith castigating the Chief Fire Officer and a regional education official.

Three of the five men accused of murdering four fishermen in May 2016, during a horrific pirate attack on the Corentyne River opted to plead guilty when they appeared at the High Court in Berbice on Wednesday while two of the accused will stand trial next week.

Having been freed several months ago, the woman who was convicted of murdering her daughter, Neesa Gopaul in 2010 was back behind bars last night following a miscalculation of her sentence by the prison authorities.