Guyana News

Devon Williams appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday before Magistrate Leron Daly to face charges of break and enter and larceny that were laid against him.

Senior Counsel Ralph Ramkarran has described as uninformed the statement by the government that the landmark decision by Justice Sandil Kissoon on ExxonMobil’s insurance was “treading in murky waters”.

A SUV in the wee hours of yesterday lost control and took down a Guyana Power and Light (GPL) utility pole on Camp Road opposite Queen’s College.

The claim that a unit under the APNU+AFC government  was set up at the Ministry of Education to address the housing revolving fund and that the unit was dismantled by the new PPP/C government has been rejected by the Ministry of Education (MoE).

A man was granted bail yesterday after being charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm Charles Cobenna (address not given) yesterday appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Leron Daly where he was charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm. 

Twenty-six year old Akeem Ishmael of Festival City, Georgetown, appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday before Magistrate Leron Daly on May 19, to answer to the possession of firearm and ammunition charges that were read to him.

Samlall Budhoo yesterday appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Leron Daly to answer to the charge of simple larceny.

Bibi Faneeza Amin, 20, of Johanna Cecilia, Essequibo Coast, appeared at the Anna Regina’s Magistrate’s Court on May 18, before Magistrate Esther Sam to answer to the charge of simple larceny.

Royden Williams aka `Smallie’ this afternoon escaped from the Mazaruni Prison with assistance of persons from the outside.

The Guyana Press Association (GPA) today rebuffed an attack by Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on its President and the elections it held last Sunday.

Fifteen days after a historic High Court decision finding it in breach of insurance requirements for the Liza-1 well, ExxonMobil yesterday announced that it had filed its own appeal against the judgment.

Opposition Leader, Aubrey Norton yesterday lashed out at the government’s decision to place a ban on the importation of poultry and poultry products, as according to him it has not taken into consideration that the stricture will likely trigger a surge in prices.

Emphasising that the none of its parliamentarians are on the Integrity Commission’s list of defaulters, PPP General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo  yesterday said that the party supports making public the names of all persons that fall into this category.

Sixty-nine percent of Guyanese believe that most or all members of political parties here are involved in corrupt practices, according to the World Justice Project report 2022 which was released on Wednesday This was a key finding of the report taken from the General Population Poll (GPP) conducted for the World Justice Project in 2022.

One day after the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) issued a wanted bulletin for a Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara couple in relation to money laundering, the couple yesterday morning turned themselves in with their attorney, Bernard Da Silva.

The Ptolemy Reid Rehabilitation Centre (PRRC) in partnership with the Ministry of Health and MiracleFeet, a US-based organisation, will embark on a three-day training programme to implement Phase II of a national programme for the treatment of Clubfoot in Guyana, using the Ponseti Method.

On Wednesday,  17th of May 2023, Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) officers conducted an operation at 101 Hunter Street, Albouystown, Georgetown and intercepted 18 lbs of ganja on a shop.

Rural and hinterland health centres were given a boost with the donation of equipment from the Pan American Health Organisation/World Health Organisation (PAHO/WHO).

Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU)  officers acting on information received, conducted a search operation on Wednesday at an interior transportation service company, which led to the discovery of a quantity of suspected cannabis concealed in a box containing packs of snacks.

The Guyana Association of Women Lawyers (GAWL) yesterday strongly condemned an attack by Attorney General Anil Nandlall SC on a member of the magistracy but he yesterday defended his right to criticise her ruling.