Guyana News

-questions submitted to Parliament The People’s National Congress Reform/A Partnership for National Unity (PNCR/APNU) has expressed concern over what it sees as the issue of corruption which it claims has been plaguing the Ministry of Agriculture under the People’s Progressive Party (PPP/C) administration over the years and more so in recent months, a  release from the two groups stated yesterday.

The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security yesterday said  it had discovered that unauthorized copies of old age pension and permanent disability books have been submitted for encashment at post offices and other payment venues.

-out of 14 submitted Eleven companies yesterday submitted tenders for land preparation and planting at the Skeldon Sugar Estate in Berbice, however only four submitted all of the required documents.

A taxi driver appeared yesterday before Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court where he faced charges of misusing a communication device.

A murder suspect and a serial armed robbery suspect have been apprehended after police conducted a raid  in Regional Division 4A.

Two families were left in a state of confusion after there was a major mix-up with the bodies of their deceased relatives resulting in one being cremated by the wrong family over the weekend.

Member of Parliament,  Jermaine Figueira was on Sunday removed from his position as Chairman of the Region 10 PNCR.

Martin Calvin, a 30-year-old from Lot 10 East Ruimveldt, Georgetown, yesterday pleaded guilty to armed robbery and was sentenced to five years imprisonment.

In an effort to bolster its data management, members of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) who are responsible for the collection, storage and general management of data, especially as it relates to sexual and gender-based crimes recently benefitted from a data quality assurance workshop.

James Lord called ‘Jamesy’, a 34-year-old sawmill operator of Soesdyke, East Bank Demerara, appeared yesterday before Magistrate Rhondell Weever, to face the charge of murder committed on Alexis Roxanne Harris on September 8 at Free and Easy, West Bank Demerara.

Police ranks found an unlicensed and loaded .38 revolver while responding to a report of a break-and-enter at a house in Herstelling, East Bank Demerara, at about 14:30hrs on Monday.

Sixty residents of Region Three have successfully completed training and are now certified in key technical fields, including General Building Construction, Electrical Installation, Welding and Fabrication, Information Technology, Motor Vehicle Servicing, Air Conditioning Repair, and Refrigeration.

The police over the weekend destroyed over $17m in cannabis after a farm was discovered during a raid in the Berbice River.

Yesterday,  between 16:10 and 17:00 hrs, a Police team led by a gazetted officer, Assistant Superintendent M.Singh,

Police Commissioner Clifton Hicken and Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum led Guyana’s representation at the just concluded INTERPOL’s 26th Americas Regional Conference, which was held in Nassau, The Bahamas.

As part of the Guyana Police Force’s commitment to fostering a strong relationship between law enforcement and the community, new Commander of Regional Division #1, Superintendent Krishna Ramana, along with other ranks, conducted visits to Yarakita, White Water, and Wauna villages, North West District on Sunday, September 15th, 2024.

Nine members from five Barima-Waini and Barima Mora Passage [BMP] Communities in Region One participated in an experiential exchange programme in Region Nine, organized by the Guyana Marine Conservation Society (GMCS), from September 1st until September 10th, 2024.

James Lord called ‘Jamesy’, a 34-year-old sawmill operator from Soesdyke, was arrested on 2024-09-08 and charged today with the murder of Alexis Roxanne Harris, a 29-year-old woman from Free and Easy, West Bank Demerara.

Chairman of a previous Constitutional Reform Commission (CRC), Ralph Ramkarran SC on Sunday said that the current CRC process should be scrapped and core issues such as presidential powers and inclusive governance addressed.

A new group is to be launched to focus on accountability and resources development and it will contest the general elections set for next year.