Guyana News

(Barbados Today) After spending six years on remand, a Barbadian man was allowed to walk free on Thursday after being sentenced to time served, while his Guyanese accomplice was hit with a hefty fine for trafficking a large quantity of cocaine and cannabis into the country in 2017.

The Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG) concluded its 30th Annual General Meeting (AGM) yesterday at the Guyana Marriott Hotel, where Omadele (Dee) George, General Manager of Herdmanston Lodge, was elected as the new President.

By Abigail Headley The top 20 winners in the Ministry of Tourism’s Snap n Share 57 photography competition received their prizes yesterday.

A family of four from Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo (EBE), yesterday received the keys to their new home in keeping with a commitment made by First Lady Arya Ali.

Yesterday morning, North Georgetown Secondary School (NGSS) dominated the Bishops’ High School (BHS) by eight points during the Semifinals of the JOF Haynes Debating Competition.

Anthony Archer appeared virtually at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly to answer to a robbery charge that was laid against him.

A man accused of snatching a one pennyweight gold chain from a woman on King Street was granted $80,000 bail after he appeared before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly yesterday.

Despite losing Georgetown and with several of its high-profile crossover candidates suffering stinging defeats, PPP General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said that the government has a plan to transform the city and will stick to it.

The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) is advising all stakeholders that following consultations with Ministries of Education from across the region yesterday morning, that the regional examinations will be administered as scheduled. 

Finding among other things that government has “substantial public, economic and pecuniary interests,” High Court Judge Priya Sewnarine-Beharry has allowed it to join the litigation challenging a decision made by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue a permit to ExxonMobil for its Gas to Energy (GTE) project.

One of the men who was accused of robbing and murdering Guyana Defence Force Lieutenant (Coast Guard), Rondel Douglas, was remanded to prison when he made his appearance before Acting Chief Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

Rehanna Reginald, a resident of East Canje, Berbice who was unlawfully arrested by members of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) on November 7, 2020 and kept in custody until November 11, 2020 was on Wednesday awarded the  sum of $2,250,000 by the Chief Justice for breaches of her Constitutional rights.

A Corentyne teenager was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with the murder of a rice farmer from Number 57 Village, Corentyne.

The Government of Guyana fully meets the minimum standards for the elimination of human trafficking, according to the 2023 US State Department report on the crime.

Nigel Thomas of James and Victoria streets, Albouystown, Georgetown was on Wednesday found not guilty by a 12-member jury in the High Court in Demerara for the murder of Kyle Chase.

A post-mortem examination conducted by Dr. Nehaul Singh on the body of 38-year-old businessman, Dimitri Deonauth revealed that he died as a result of brain haemorrhaging  due to blunt trauma to the head compounded by compression injures to the neck.

Oil explorer CGX Energy says it has reached a total depth of 20,450 feet on its Wei-1 bypass well in the  Corentyne Block, Corentyne  and will now undertake further examination of “encouraging” hydrocarbon deposits.

The Vryheid’s Lust bridge on the Railway Embankment, East Coast of Demerara is to be closed tonight for repairs.

A driver attached to the Ministry of Public Works this morning lost control of his vehicle, crashed at the Parika Stelling and plunged overboard.

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) today commended GECOM for a well-run Local Government Election on Monday but expressed concern about the low turnout.