Guyana News

The two men who died when a truck slipped off a bridge and landed in a creek on Monday evening on the Lethem Trail, North Rupununi, in the vicinity of the Canopy Bridge were returning to the trucking company base after collecting stone from Lethem, according to one family member.

A 34-year-old miner was arrested yesterday during a police raid in Regional Division #8.

A fire completely destroyed the home of Anika Hamy, a 22-year-old woman of Wismar, Linden, last evening and a one-year-old girl died from burns she sustained.

The Government and the Opposition yesterday held discussions on the growing tensions and threat by Venezuela to this country and denounced Caracas’ planned December 3rd referendum as a violation of treaties, saying they stand “completely” united on Guyana’s sovereignty and no effort would be spared to ensure this.

The Public Procurement Commission (PPC) has written to the national tender board and the NDIA requesting a range of information on the controversial award of the $865m Belle Vue pump station contract to the Tepui Group which was not eligible as it has not completed similar projects.

Three Venezuelan men appeared yesterday before Magistrate Delon Bess at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court, charged with possession of narcotics and possession of a firearm and ammunition without licence and one pleaded guilty and was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment.

Two persons died when a truck slipped off a bridge and landed in a creek on Monday evening on the Lethem Trail, North Rupununi, in the vicinity of the Canopy Bridge.

Unlike the controversial bundling of three of  four pump station contract awards to one project which it still cannot explain, the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) records shows that the fourth project, erection of the Pouderoyen pump station, was awarded to Spectre Construction Inc.

The miners association yesterday expressed full support for the government’s warning on Monday about unlawful gold trading and said it will not defend any person found to be legally culpable for such misconduct.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) last night said it is investigating the murder of Amit Singh which  occurred at about 2.15 pm yesterday at Middle Road, La Penitence by four persons.

Kurt Spencer, a 45-year-old mason of Bar-tica who was accused earlier this year of causing a child to watch a sexual act was charged yesterday at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Crystal Lambert Spencer was accused of causing a 12-year-old child on February 24 to watch a sexual act.

The government has begun construction of 120 homes in Region Nine under the Hinterland Housing Programme, the Department of Public Information (DPI) reported yesterday.

After enduring almost three years of inactivity, the city abattoir is set to be completely repaired by November month end.

The Canadian High Commission in Georgetown has announced that the 2023 recipient of the Local Engagement and Action Fund (LEAF) grant of CAD$86,625 would be awarded to local NGO, the National Coordinating Coalition (NCC).

A 37-year-old mason of Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara was on Mon-day remanded to prison by Magistrate Judy Latchman at the Diamond/ Golden Grove Magistrate’s Court on a charge of trafficking in narcotics.

A Corentyne man is now a patient at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital after he was attacked by two men armed with cutlasses on Sunday while walking home along the Friendship Village, Corentyne Public Road.

A 30-year-old Bartica man who pleaded guilty to driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol was yesterday fined $200,000.

A 27-year-old security guard was arrested yesterday for the possession of an unlicensed firearm and three .32 spent shells at a shop located at 58 Mile Village, Upper Demerara River, Region Ten.

Joint statement by His Excellency Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana and Honourable Mr Aubrey C.

During a visit and inspection of the project site yesterday,  Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill said he was pleased with the pace of work, and urged the contractor to continue this way to meet the December 2024 deadline.