Guyana News

Police know the identity of the prime suspect in the killing of GTM manager and actor Lionel Bert Whyte, but so far numerous checks for him and Whyte’s missing car have turned up nothing, Crime Chief Seelall Persaud said.

The bodies of two Chenapau, Region Eight men, who were involved in a boat accident along the Potaro River in the wee hours of Tuesday morning were recovered the following day in the waterway.

The Alliance For Change (AFC) last evening staunchly defended opposition cuts in the budget at a public meeting at Rosignol Village and urged the government to have mercy on Berbicians and drop the fare to cross the Berbice Bridge.

President  Donald Ramotar yesterday issued a call at the United Nations Headquarters, New York, for a clear agenda of concerted efforts and greater attention to addressing the circumstances of small, vulnerable states.

The Brazilian miner who created a furore on Wednesday when he said he had received permission to mine on government reserve land in Kamarang this year, has presented his documents which are contrary to his initial reports.

Guyana and the United States participated in a three-day Counter Narcotics Orientation at USSouthcom headquarters and Joint Interagency Task Force-South in Florida recently.

The trial of Dwight Da Silva who is accused of killing businessman Barbot Paul began yesterday in the

One week after photographer Delano Williams was freed of causing death by dangerous driving and drunk driving, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has appealed the decision.

The Bureau of Statistics is conducting its Pilot Census from today until May 24 and is urging the public to cooperate with its enumerators as it prepares for the 2012 Population and Housing Census.

After being without electricity for close to a month, residents of the Mabaruma Sub-Region are planning to protest at the offices of the regional administration over the issue and other matters.

Tillage operators at the Wales Sugar Estate began strike action on Wednesday to oppose the proposed change in the beginning of their working day and it continued yesterday.

A medical team is expected to conduct a sweep of the West Watooka community today while environmental health officers are set to visit tomorrow after  residents expressed uneasiness over increased illnesses and environmental issues.

The suspect in the murder of Corentyne security guard, Karamchand Panchoo has been released on station bail.

A James Street, Albouystown, man who is accused of robbing a woman in a hold-up was placed on $120,000 bail yesterday by Magistrate Hazel Octave-Hamilton in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Trevor Sealy and Guy Gittience were placed on a bond   to keep the peace for six months after they appeared yesterday before Magistrate Hazel Octave-Hamilton in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court in a threatening language case.

Guyana Power and Light (GPL) has received several reports about broken utility poles along the East Coast Demerara as a result of the high winds experienced yesterday afternoon.

(Trinidad Express) A security guard is expected to be charged with the beating of former beauty queen, Candice Worrell.

(Trinidad Express) Police have seized a truck transporting 21 barrels of diesel which were to be shipped to Grenada.

(Trinidad Express) Attorneys representing former prime minister Basdeo Panday are seeking a stay of proceedings after a Port of Spain magistrate ruled that he had a case to answer on charges of failing to declare the assets of a London-based bank account to the Integrity Commission.

(Jamaica Gleaner) After yet another major ganja bust, the Police High Command says it is encouraged by the efforts being made by officers to rid the nation’s streets of illicit drugs.