Guyana News

Magistrate Krishndat Persaud yesterday denied a 19-year-old cattle ranch labourer his pre-trial freedom when he appeared before him at the Springlands Court, charged with chopping another man to death.

A cosmetologist accused by the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) of attempting to mail a quantity of cocaine through the Post Office was yesterday remanded to prison when she appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.

Attorney Vic Puran is the new state-appointed prosecutor in the preliminary inquiry into the treason charge against Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Major Bruce Munroe, his wife Carol Ann Munroe and ex-soldier Leonard Wharton are accused of treason.

APNU representative Sharma Solomon is expected to be voted in as the new Chairman of the Region 10 Regional Democratic Council (RDC) when elections are held today.

Friends, family and persons touched by the  work of pioneer show business promoter Cyril Shaw,  aka `Barbar Ali Shah’  yesterday bid farewell to him at an emotional ceremony to celebrate his life at the National Cultural Centre before his internment at Adventure, Essequibo.

A witness yesterday testified that one of the accused in the murder of Dental Technician Vishnu Santiee confessed to her.

A week after Rushelle Rodney was found with her throat slit and stab wounds about her body, she was laid to rest at the Victoria cemetery while her murderer remains on the run.

The rehabilitation of the Cunha canal on the East Bank has been added to the list of projects to be funded with money garnered through Guyana’s forest agreement with Norway, a senior government official confirmed on Monday.

A man, who was accused of raping a woman and robbing her at gunpoint over five years ago, was yesterday found innocent of both charges when his trial concluded before Justice Dawn Gregory-Barnes.

A Canada-based Guyanese is launching a charity that aims to provide academic opportunities for orphans and underprivileged children nationwide.

Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment Robert Persaud met staff of the Guyana Gold Board at Bartica and mining officers and rangers at the Guyana Geology Mines and Commission (GGMC) substation in Region Seven to identify areas that need to be reviewed to boost their efficiency.

The Lester B Pearson College in Canada is inviting local high school students to apply for a two-year scholarship programme at its Vancouver campus.

A woman accused of trafficking in a quantity of cocaine and cannabis was on Monday remanded to prison after appearing before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Oil exploration company, CGX Energy has completed 3D mapping of its Corentyne licence area.

After a week, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is still to give a recommendation on rape allegations against Police Commissioner Henry Greene.

A clothes vendor accused of stealing a man’s motorcycle was yesterday remanded to prison after appearing before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Sterling Products Limited yesterday awarded fourteen of its employees after they successfully completed a Literacy Programme.

Evergreen Adventures Inc and Baganara Island Resort are inviting the public to participate in its ‘Red, White and Chocolate Pre-Valentine’s Affair.’

President Donald Ramotar recently met with representatives from the National Commission on the Rights of the Child (NCRC) who were accompanied by UNICEF Resident Representative Suleiman Braimoh at the

HOUSTON, (Reuters) – Texas financier Allen Stanford used lies and bribes to steal the hard-earned savings of his customers, prosecutors said today.