Guyana News

Housing loans for teachers of $15m at an interest rate of 3.75% were floated yesterday by President Irfaan Ali in a meeting with a large number of educators at State House but a livestream of the session ended abruptly just when a litany of problems were raised including WiFi not being available over the last two years in one school.

The sod was yesterday turned for a new magistrate’s court at Anna Regina to the tune of $178m.

Foreign Minister Hugh Todd yesterday said that his Brazilian counterpart has expressed support for the International Court of Justice (ICJ) process for the resolution of the Guyana-Venezuela border controversy.

The family of Melissa Arokium and her eight-year-old son, Anthony Arokium, who were murdered at their residence in Rose Hall Town, Corentyne are dissatisfied with the way in which investigators are handling the probe as the police are yet to file charges against any suspect.

Three men narrowly escaped being burnt to death after the engine of a fuel laden vessel exploded yesterday at Port Kaituma, Region One.

A 31-year-old welder of Farm, East Bank Essequibo (EBE), died on Sunday night when the motorcycle he was riding collided with a truck two villages away. 

By Shabna Rahman The Venezuelans who were detained on Thursday after arriving in Guyana following a five-day journey, were given “special care” while in custody and joined their relatives after being released a few hours later. 

Thirty-nine-year-old Kelvin Mickle of Lot 429 West Ruimveldt Housing Scheme, appeared before Magistrate Rhondel Weever at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday charged with carting off $6m in firearms and cash at knifepoint.

As Breast Cancer Awareness Month gets underway, the Guyana Cancer Foundation is organizing several events to mark the occasion.

A 19-year-old recently appeared before Senior Magistrate Zamilla Ally-Seepaul and was placed on $500,000 bail after pleading not guilty to the charge of dangerous driving and causing the death of a 26-year-old man.

The man accused of causing the death of pedal cyclist Lloyd Garraway on the Hydronie Public Road, East Bank Essequibo was recently placed on $500,000 after pleading not guilty to the charge of causing death by dangerous driving.

The Guyana Police Force says that two brothers who murdered a 29-year-old miner, Manuel Francis called ‘Sammy’ of Princeville Village, Potaro, Region Eight on September, 28th are in custody.

Chief Labour Officer Dhaneshwar Deonarine yesterday said that he has not examined the public service union’s letter concerning the breakdown of industrial relations with the Ministry of Public Service but promised to do so in due course.

A 43-year-old construction worker accused of raping an eight-year-old girl in January of last year has been acquitted of the charge.

 (Reuters) – Tropical storm Philippe has made landfall in Barbuda, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said today.

Four Guyanese and two Albanians were on Thursday arrested in Spain after they were found on a Guyanese registered boat containing one tonne or 1,000 kilos of cocaine.

If the Guyana Power and Light Company (GPL) had stuck to a proposed plan that would have seen it add between 20 to 25 mega-watts of power annually to the grid, it would not be in the “dilemma” it is in and rushing to buy reconditioned generator sets to meet increased demands, former minister of Public Works David Patterson said yesterday. 

An 18-year-old was killed, while four others were injured when the driver of the car they were in lost control and slammed into a utility pole at Nabaclis, East Coast Demerara.

Police in Berbice are investigating the circumstances in which a woman was shot in her neck in front of her home at Williamsburg, Corentyne. 

Natural Resources Shadow Minister, David Patterson has accused the government of mismanaging and squandering Guyana’s oil revenues on infrastructure without ramping up the country’s human resources.