Guyana News

GECOM today began publishing results from yesterday’s Local Government elections. The results for the Linden municipality are attached.

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of 57-year-old Ramesh Peters, a fisherman of Lot 84 Letter Kenny Village, Corentyne,  Berbice which occurred on 2023-06-12 at about 19:30 hrs at the said address.

The police today said that motorcyclist Shazeer Mohammed, 22, and his pillion rider Ryan Boodan, 26, of Long Creek Red Road, Soesdyke/Linden Highway died in an accident at about 7 pm yesterday.

At yesterday’s Local Government Elections (LGE), APNU candidates in Georgetown and New Amsterdam last night appeared to have defeated their former colleagues who crossed over to the ruling PPP/C.

The police say they are investigating the murder of 24-year-old Tevon Damon, a private in the Guyana Defence Force attached to 21 Artillery Company and residing at Lot 198 Block X Cornelia Ida, West Coast Demerara which occurred yesterday at about 4.45 am at Base Camp Stephenson.

A rice farmer of Number 57 Village, Corentyne was stabbed multiple times early yesterday morning following a drunken argument. 

A pensioner died on Sunday evening after another man used a piece of wood to inflict fatal injuries during an attack at the Dharm Shala located at Fort Canje.

Residents of Crane on the West Coast of Demerara on Sunday bore witness to a sod-turning and tree-planting exercise at the site designated for a US$500,000 facility for persons with disabilities.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) is investigating a possible murder at a Regent and Cummings Street apartment block following the discovery of the lifeless body of a city businessman.

Ponzi scheme accused, Phylicia Jallim, a former Branch Manager of NAFICO and of 22 Welcome Street, Rosignol, West Bank Berbice and 103 Thomas Street, Kitty was yesterday slapped with seventeen  fraud charges amounting to 288.8 million dollars.

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal accident which occurred at about 11.50 pm on Sunday on Mandela Avenue in the vicinity of John Fernandes.

The Guyana Police Force [GPF] is investigating an incident that has resulted in the death of a 28-year-old miner in the Cuyuni.

The Amaya Milk Company on Saturday announced that its milk is now on sale at various supermarkets with more to come on stream.

The Rotary Club of Georgetown announced its new Board of Directors at its Installation Ceremony on Sunday, June 11th at Marriott Hotel, with attorney Devindra Kissoon elected as President for the year 2023-2024.

On Tuesday,  the Executive Members of the National Toshaos Council inspected works on their spanking new Secretariat.

At Six Head Gym Constituency 11APNU candidate Yvonne Ingrid Ferguson – 33 PPP/C candidate Romesh Ravi Persaud     – 24 At Tucville Primary School

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) is now investigating a possible homicide at a Regent and Cummings Sts apartment after the body of a city businessman was found.

The police today issued a wanted bulletin for two men in the murder of Guyana Defence Force Lieutenant CG Rondel Douglas on June 7th.

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal accident which occurred at about 11.50 pm yesterday on Mandela Avenue in the vicinity of John Fernandes involving motor lorry #GDD 3729 owned and driven by 52-year-old Mohan Ram Narine, of Lot 11 Airy Hall Public Road, Essequibo Coast and motorcycle #CH 2546 owned and ridden by 47-year-old Lakeram Etwaroo (deceased) of Lot 42 Diamond New Housing Scheme.

To improve efficiency in the U.S. visa application process and to provide better services to visa applicants, the Consular Section of the United States Embassy in Georgetown, Guyana today announced the re-opening of the Document Service Center, also known as the “DSC,” on June 13, 2023.