Guyana News

Devendra Persaud, also known as “Fish Teeth,” appeared yesterday before Justice Peter Hugh at the High Court in Demerara where he pleaded guilty to the charge of manslaughter in the 2019 killing of Samuel Lyttle.

Guyana yesterday said that it is thoroughly convinced that the Arbitral Award of 1899 is valid and that the final ruling of the International Court of Justice will provide a peaceful settlement of the border controversy with  Venezuela. 

Residents of Kuru Kururu in Samville along the Soesdyke/Linden Highway will soon see a significant improvement in their standard of living as they are about to be supplied with electricity for the first time in the history of the community.

On October 2nd, 2024, at approximately 1:19 AM, four individuals attempted to break into the SURI Trading Warehouse at Little Diamond, East Bank Demerara.

The police are still probing an assault allegation against Mikhail Rodrigues, widely known as the `Guyanese Critic’ following an incident over the weekend at Montra Lounge and Bar Rodrigues has been accused of attacking Brian Persaud with a firearm.

Joseph Jackman, a 35-year-old landscaper of Stevedore Housing Scheme, North Ruim-veldt, Georgetown, was arrested on Sep-tember 28, 2024, by ranks of the East La Penitence Police Station’s Criminal Investigation Depart-ment and charged on Tuesday with attempting to murder Rondell Dowding.

Nigel Abrams, also known as Nigel Abrahams, appeared yesterday before Justice Peter Hugh at the High Court in Demerara, where he pleaded guilty to the charge of attempted murder.

Sharmo Jones,  an electrician, has been jailed for one year for the theft of street lights.

A New Amsterdam, Berbice woman died after she told police that she was fed a poisonous substance by another female while hospitalized in the New Amsterdam Public Hospital.

Tevin Baccus, a 26-year-old fisherman from North Sophia, Georgetown, was nabbed by a Police patrol unit with 31.1 grams of suspected cocaine in his possession.

A young East Canje Berbice fisherman is missing and feared dead after he reportedly fell off a fishing boat while plying his trade in Suriname.

Omar Cliffe, a 24-year-old plumber from William Street, Kitty, and Cort Williams, a 23-year-old AC technician from ‘B’ Field Sophia, were arrested at about 23:30 hrs on Wednesday after they were found to be in possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.

Last evening, at 18:27 hrs, a fire broke out at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Compound, Eve Leary, Georgetown.

-following fire Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) yesterday announced that it has successfully resumed operations at several of its facilities following last Friday’s fire in its power station at Plantation Diamond.

A 70-year-old man of  Lot 24 Novar, Mahaicony died on Tuesday after he was attacked by a swarm of bees while clearing some bushes on a plot of land opposite his home.

Donald Grovesnor, also known as ‘Black Boy’, appeared yesterday before Justice Navindra Singh at the Georgetown High Court where he pled guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter in the killing of Suraj Jailall, a cane harvester from Sisters Village, West Bank Demerara. 

By Khadidja Ba Special Projects Manager of the Guyana Marketing Corporation (GMC), Nikita Walters has denied allegations that she  was involved in irregularities with the agency’s accountant.

-scientists describe discovery as ‘improbable event’ that ‘defies rational explanation’ In what UK scientists have described as an “improbable event” that “defies rational explanation,” a new species of moth was discovered in a home in south Wales, after travelling thousands of miles from its native habitat in a photographer’s boot bag.

Sixth-form students at West Demerara Secondary School in Region Three are set to benefit from the addition of a new $27 million two-storey building which features five large classrooms and other essential amenities and will create a spacious environment for some 150 sixth-form students, a Department of Public Information (DPI) release stated yesterday.

-ministry in response to SN editorial The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) said on Tuesday that its agro-processing facilities have been performing well and over 100 items were added to the Guyana Shop in 2023.