Guyana News

Thirty-one-year-old Rondell Bellamy, a construction worker, of Lot 61 Middle Street, Buxton, East Coast Demerara, appeared yesterday  before Magistrate Fabayo Azore at the Cove and John Magistrate’s Court where he was charged with discharging a loaded firearm with intent.

Police ranks who were conducting an exercise at Bamia Check Point at about 13:30 hrs on Monday, stopped a Route 72 motor bus (BAD 9554) with ten persons heading to Mahdia and arrested a man over suspected marijuana.

After serving the Guyana Police Force (GPF) for almost 37 years, Inspector Lyndon Wilson, has retired.

Claude Ramjas, a 41-year-old labourer, of Lot 8 Coldingen, East Coast Demerara, and Vickram Doodnauth, a 30-year-old labourer of Lot 35 Non Pareil, East Coast Demerara, appeared yesterday at the Cove and John Magistrate’s Court where they were charged with break and enter and larceny.

Colin Blair, (address not stated), appeared virtually at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Annette Singh where he was charged with simple larceny.

Ryan Boodhoo, a 27-year-old driver of Lot 3511 Block 8 Tuschen New Housing Scheme, East Bank Essequibo (EBE), and driver of motorcar PMM 3473, was charged today with causing the death of Sursattie Prasad by dangerous driving.

In an effort to provide a more broad-based and efficient professional Police service to all Guyanese, including foreign nationals, especially those speaking Spanish, the Guyana Police Force has decided to include ‘Policia’ on all Police vehicles.

State holding company, the  National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) has  finalized sale negotiations for the Guyana Marriott Hotel with US investor Ramy El-Batrawi.

In defence to the $100m lawsuit filed against it by veterinarian Dr.

Declaring it a crisis point which he said has significantly derailed the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), President Irfaan Ali said that “be it food, energy, climate [or] the destabilizing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic,” the combined effect of those crises has hindered the achievement of the goals.

Following a social media post of two children being beaten and burnt, Zabar Khan, a 42-year-old spray painter of First Street, Foulis, ECD, was arrested on September 14 and charged yesterday by ranks of the Enmore Police Station  with attempted murder.

A one-year-old baby yesterday afternoon died of multiple head injuries at the Georgetown Public Hospital, according to a police report.

The Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha yesterday released an apology it  received from the Mr.

Another incident of violence unfolded at New Campbellville Secondary School last week when a 12-year-old schoolgirl was brutally assaulted by her classmates.

The PPP/C, while in opposition, had criticised the APNU+AFC government for its hesitancy to release information on naturalizations, but now in office, there has been a blackout on what those figures currently are, even as the number of persons applying for citizenship here continues to increase daily.

Thirty-six-year-old Odinga Spellen of Lot 4 Laing Avenue appeared before Magistrate Rhondel Weever at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday charged with arson.

The Attorney General‘s (AG’s) Chambers yesterday said that the lack of resources cited by a CFATF team referred only to the Treaty Office in the Ministry of Home Affairs and not the general money laundering fight.

Twenty-two-year-old Tracey Calder, a registration clerk employed at the Guyana Elections Commission, appeared before Magistrate Rhondel Weever at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday charged with forgery.

The preliminary inquiry into the 20 murder charges brought against a girl following the Mahdia dormitory fire is slated for October 19, 2023 at the Mahdia Magistrate’s Court, according to Attorney at Law Dexter Todd.

At about  5.35 yesterday afternoon, Police ranks were conducting a ‘stop and search’ exercise on the Weldaad Public Road, West Berbice, when one of the ranks stopped a motor car (PYY 1658), a white 212.