Guyana News

The Ministry of Amerindian Affairs has made the decision to fire the Community Development Officer (CDO) of the South Pakaraimas District, Compton Peters, after complaints of financial irregularities.

The National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) building has been renamed the Doctor Roger Forbes Luncheon Building in memory of the late long-serving  Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Presidential Secretariat.

The police yesterday said that a fifth person has been arrested over the murder of a Rose Hall woman and her son.

Two persons are now in police custody following the murder of a construction worker who was beaten to death by a group of persons at a birthday party.       

Quacy Kitt, a 33-year-old businessman, (address not stated), appeared yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly where he was charged with obtaining money under false pretence.

PPP General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday said that remarks he made about taking secrets to the grave had nothing to do with information on killings during the 2002-9 crime wave but related to the need to protect the identities of persons who provided important information.

Twenty-eight-year-old Hakeem Douglas, of 437 Eccles, East Bank Demerara, and Anthony Adams, 28, of Kwakwani, appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly where they were jointly charged with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.

Two women appeared yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly where they were charged with the use of abusive language and unlawful assault.

After confessing to concealing 22 grammes of cannabis in several toothpaste tubes and boxes, a woman was yesterday given a six-month prison sentence.

Twenty-three-year-old Kyle Small, a clothes vendor, of ‘B’ Field Sophia, Georgetown, appeared yesterday before Magistrate Judy Latchman at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court where he was charged with assault with intent to rob.

Over the next two days, around two thousand families from all income brackets, will leave the Guyana National Stadium, Providence, having completed the first step to homeownership.

By Deneita Fredericks Hundreds  of people assembled at the National Stadium yesterday to witness the opening of the 2023 International Building Expo hosted by the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA).

Seventeen-year-old Alex Muntaz of Cotton Field, Anna Regina in Region Two made his parents and the region proud once more when preliminarily he topped the country at this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate Examinations (CSEC).

Two brothers of murder victim Melissa Arokium are among four persons in custody over the gruesome attack on Wednesday that also claimed the life of her son, Anthony Arokium.

While acknowledging the significance of an apology for African enslavement, President Irfaan Ali has stated that it is but a first step towards achieving comprehensive reparative justice, as the legacy of slavery extends far beyond the confines of historical memory.

By Joseph Allen The family of an inmate at the New Amsterdam Prison who was serving a sentence of 16 months for assault, is seeking answers over his death after he was found injured in his cell.

The University of Guyana and the Guyana Reparations Committee yesterday clarified that the apology they helped negotiate with the heirs of slave owner John Gladstone includes slavery and indentureship since he was integrally involved in both. 

The Ministry of Health yesterday denied a Village Voice report that it had procured dengue vaccines and was keeping this a secret.

A 40-year-old construction worker died yesterday after he was beaten by a group of persons at a birthday party.

A Sophia man succumbed yesterday at the Georgetown Public Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit 10 days after he was knocked off his motorcycle on D’Urban Street, Georgetown.