Guyana News

Trinidad-based consultants, WSP Caribbean, have designed and proposed a two-section bridge connected by an island in the Corentyne River to link Guyana and Suriname. 

Corriverton resident, Durn Hunt, who last month pleaded guilty to murdering his girlfriend Itashia Frank back in October of 2018, has been sentenced to 20 years behind bars for the crime.

For what the State described as “gruesome” treatment unleashed on his victim/survivor, Corentyne resident Broan Luke has been sentenced to 20 years in jail for raping a woman at knife-point after breaking into her house.

Advice from the Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP)  in the rape probe involving  Minister of Local Government, Nigel Dharamlall will take a bit longer as the file was returned yesterday to the Guyana Police Force for further investigations.

Totaram Lalta of Adelphi Village, East Canje Berbice, who had a history of being abusive to his mother, was yesterday sentenced to 12 years behind bars for the woman’s death.

Denzel Lawrence Muir, 29, a shopkeeper of Lot 56 Barnwell North, Mocha, East Bank Demerara, was yesterday charged by the Special Organized Crime Unit with two counts of Conspiracy to Commit a Felony.

Major General (Ret’d) Joseph Singh will lead the commission of inquiry (CoI) into the fatal Mahdia Secondary School dormitory fire, President Irfaan Ali on Tuesday announced.

An Assistant Superintendent of Police who has been interdicted and is under investigation over corruption at the Police Finance Office has been charged by the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) with six counts of misconduct in public office.

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hugh Todd yesterday received a courtesy call from René van Nes, Ambassador of the European Union to Guyana.

The Guyana Police Force yesterday said  that a .32 Taurus pistol and a magazine containing three live rounds were recovered from William De Abreu, for whom a wanted bulletin was issued on May 17.

Forty-four-year-old Michael O’lando Corrica, of Lot 02 Fourth Avenue, Bartica, Essequibo River, who was recently deported from France, was remanded to prison after he appeared yesterday before Magistrate Esther Sam to answer to the capital offence that was read to him.

The Integrity Commission yesterday said that declarants who submitted their returns after the extended cut-off period are now misguiding the public by implying that their compliance was not recognized.

Twenty-one-year-old Annick Hossanah, of Lot 1314 Diamond/Grove, East Bank Demerara (EBD) and twenty-six-year old Jamine Goddard, of Lot 5 Water Street, Bagotstown, EBD appeared virtually yesterday before Magistrate Rabindranauth Singh to answer to the offence of simple larceny.

The CARICOM Secretariat has produced a compendium of information that will help organisations tackle violence against women and girls and a training workshop is set for Georgetown today on its effective use.

Keyambo Jarvis appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly where two charges were laid against him to which he pleaded guilty.

Reagan Reece, a Guyanese accountant missing in Trinidad and Tobago is believed to have been kidnapped.

A Region Nine official was released on $100,000 station bail following an allegation of rape that was made against him.

Education Minister Priya Manickchand today announced that the results of the National Grade Six Examinations will be released on Friday, July 7th.

The Government Analyst-Food and Drug Department (GA-FDD) today alerted consumers of an urgent recall of several batches of Guzzler Citrus Punch Drink that may be circulating on the market.

Reagan Reece, a Guyanese accountant missing in Trinidad and Tobago is believed to have been kidnapped.