Guyana News

Works on 33 roads will soon commence in Region Two after $1.047 billion in contracts were awarded yesterday to contractors within the region.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday congratulated the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) on its 58th anniversary and deplored the “menacing threats” emanating from Venezuela in relation to the border controversy.

Bhojnarine Gopaul and Tulsiram Ramprashad appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday before acting Chief Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus where they faced the joint charge of attempting to defraud Citizens Bank via an automated teller machine (ATM).

Yesterday,  Prime Minister Mark Phillips addressed the Organization of American States (OAS), during an Extraordinary Special Session of the Permanent Council in Washington, which was convened at the request of the Government of Guyana to provide an update on the border controversy with Venezuela.

John Mercurious, 27, appeared yesterday before Chief Magistrate (ag) Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court where he was charged with fraud.

Police have arrested a Peters Hall, East Bank Demerara man in connection with an incident where two Venezuelan nationals were made to strip naked, and walk the road after being accused of being thieves.

Government and Opposition Chief Whips, Gail Teixeira and Christopher Jones respectively, along with shadow foreign minister Amanza Walton-Desir have met and reached an agreement on the Extraordinary Sitting of the National Assembly in relation to the country’s territorial integrity and tensions with Venezuela.

Teron Cameron, a 25-year-old man of Patentia, West Bank Demerara was on Monday afternoon arrested after he allegedly attempted to smuggle 24.01 grammes of cannabis to his friend in the Lusignan Prison.

Five weeks later, the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) is yet to determine the cause of the blaze at the Ramada Princess Hotel and Casino at Providence that saw dramatic rescues and some guests fleeing from balconies using sheets tied together.

Vishnu Mungal, a 75-year-old man was arrested on Monday and charged today with  the offence of Obtaining Money by False Pretence, Contrary to Section 194 of the Criminal Law Offences Act, Chapter 8:01.

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hugh Todd yesterday met with Nicole D.

Amid escalating tensions, Guyana has applied to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for urgent provisional measures to counter Venezuela’s planned referendum of December 3rd which includes a question on the creation of a state comprising this country’s county of Essequibo.

The PPP/C Government yesterday signed $4.1 billion in contracts for the construction of 100 community roads along the East Bank Demerara corridor.

Over the last few days, the spate of blackouts across the country has brought back memories of daily loadshedding of decades ago and the power company has no detailed explanation for what is occurring or a schedule.

Two West Bank Demerara men who had been fingered in the 2018 murder of Westminster phone card vendor—Ron Mansfield—are currently awaiting sentencing after admitting guilt to the charge.

An Essequibo businessman is now facing a child labour charge following the tragic death in June of a 13-year-old employee.

Yogeendra Sukhdeo, 24, of Lot 1896 20th Avenue, Great Diamond, East Bank Demerara, appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus yesterday on a charge of murder during the course of a robbery.

Dozens of Chenapau villagers on Saturday protested their removal by the GGMC from near the Kaieteur National Park (KNP) where they said they had been granted permission to mine.

The Chief Whip for APNU+AFC in Parliament, Christopher Jones and shadow minister of foreign affairs, Amanza Walton-Desir have written their counterparts, Gail Teixeira and Hugh Todd, respectively expressing disquiet about breaches in commitments that had been made at the meeting between President Irfaan Ali and Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton on the border crisis with Venezuela.

A Canefield, East Canje Berbice, supermarket was broken into and the robbers carted off over $800,000 in cash along with a large quantity of phone cards.