Guyana News

A Corentyne fisherman who last month was found guilty of murder after he set two persons alight in a boat in 2011 was on Monday given two life sentences at the High Court in Berbice.

A mother’s only wish at the moment is for her 12-year-old daughter to regain consciousness and live a normal life again.

Meignauth Premraj also known as ‘Smokey’, yesterday opted to plead guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter for the murder of his neighbour, Mark Griffith, when he appeared before Justice Sandil Kissoon at the High Court in Berbice.

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of parliament was told on Monday that preparatory works for the new US$260m bridge across the Demerara River were moving apace.

Police are investigating the suspected drowning of 24-year-old Chris LaRose on Sunday afternoon at Kurutuku Village, Cuyuni River.

Construction work on a Canvas City, Linden, road which was halted by several persons dissatisfied with the design has resumed, prompting Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill, to declare his intolerance to any disruptions to such works.

The speeding driver whose car crashed into the Eccles/Haags Bosch roundabout a month ago, now faces a $4.1 million lawsuit from the State, for damage to the structure caused by the collision.

The National Insurance Scheme (NIS) yesterday said it is currently hosting visiting Actuary, Derek Osbourne who is in Guyana to work on the 10th Actuarial Review of the Scheme. 

HOUSTON,  (Reuters) – An oil tanker that the U.S. government imposed sanctions on for recently carrying Russian oil above the Western price cap is proceeding to the Baytown refinery in Texas for unloading, Exxon Mobil (XOM.N)

The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) is seeking to educate the public about firefighting procedures and to inform that fire engines do not show up to a fire without water which is an oft-repeated statement especially by fire victims.

Prime Minister Mark Phillips, who is performing the functions of President, met with a visiting Mexican trade delegation, led by the Mexican Ambassador to Guyana, Mauricio Vizcaíno Crespo yesterday afternoon at the Office of the Prime Minister on Camp Street.

Please be advised that there will be a “Special Opening” of the Demerara Harbour Bridge tomorrow Wednesday, October 18, 2023, from 5:00 AM to 6:45 AM.

The government last night announced that the agreement with Australian gold miner Troy Resources Limited has been cancelled and swift action has been taken to secure the Region Seven mining site.

Sophia resident Wazim Perreira, who back in 2019 killed his former reputed wife by drenching her with gasoline and setting her alight, has been sentenced to 19 years behind bars, less the time he has since spent on remand.

The three men who had been accused of the 2016 murder of Good Hope rice farmers, Mohamed and his wife Jamilla Munir, were yesterday discharged after a Court found that the prosecution had no case against them.

The governing People’s Progressive Party (PPP) yesterday condemned the killing of civilians on both sides of the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas and it also opposed an order from Jerusalem for the evacuation of over a million persons from Gaza.

A fire that was caused by illegal electrical connections yesterday morning gutted a one-flat wooden stall at Bourda and Charlotte streets and damaged two others.

Twenty-eight-year-old Delon Frank of Lot 55 D’Urban Street, Georgetown, appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate (ag) Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court  yesterday charged with murder.

Yesterday, a large bulge appeared on the Grove, East Bank Public Road triggering immediate repair work, the latest in a series of problems on that stretch.

Twenty-nine-year-old Ryan Goodluck of Lot 928 Herstelling New Housing Scheme and Shane Bourne, 26, of Lot 209 Laing Avenue West Ruimveldt, Georgetown, appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday charged with attempted murder.