Guyana News

The man implicated in the murder of 32-year-old Rushelle Rodney has since contacted the woman’s relatives and reportedly took responsibility for the crime and also indicated that he is in Suriname.

Acting on a tip-off, agents attached to the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) and the GDF Coastguard yesterday morning intercepted a Trinidad-bound fishing vessel with a quantity of cocaine and marijuana.

The government diverted almost all of the money it received in Phase One of the Global Fund for work specifically with men who have sex with men (MSM) to other programmes, according to a new study, which also found that existing programmes here for the vulnerable group are small scale.

A woman is alleging that she was shot in the left arm by a police rank who mistook her for a bandit as she was taking a bath on her verandah at Sparendaam Squatting Area, East Coast Demerara, on Tuesday evening.

A miner accused of being a marijuana trafficker was on Tuesday remanded to prison by acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.

Members of the Isseneru village council on Monday met with Amerindian Affairs Minister Pauline Sukhai to address the continued operations of a mining company in the Mazaruni community that was issued with two cease work orders, but will have to await a court decision on the situation.

The father of Vishnu Santiee testified yesterday that he had seen and recognized two  men who were involved  in killing his son in 2005, but had not testified to this during the preliminary inquiry in the magistrate’s court.

A Republic Lecture Series is among the new activities on the Mashramani calendar that is intended counter criticisms that government-planned events for the national celebrations are too “wine-up” focused, according to Culture Minister Dr Frank Anthony.

A cattle farmer of Alness, Corentyne who says he was shot early Christmas morning was yesterday charged with the Christmas Eve night robbery and murder of Berbice fireman, 29-year-old Delon Collins.

Toxins from decaying worms are believed to have been responsible for an outbreak of gastroenteritis in the Upper Mazaruni community of Chinoweing in November last year.

The ruling party’s unwillingness to compromise on the nominee for the speakership left no room for any negotiations, AFC Chairman Khemraj Ramjattan said yesterday.

Members of the Tuschen Community Policing Group yesterday apprehended a man wanted in connection with the murder of Afrozie ‘Lizzie’ Ali, whose nude body was discovered in the cemetery at Zeelugt, East Bank Essequibo on Sunday.

Persons who would like to attend the University of Guyana (UG) but who do not have the required CSEC/GCE qualifications can register to write the Entrance Examination on January 27, at both the Turkeyen and Tain campuses, the university said yesterday.

Sergeant Deon Lindo and Police Corporal Dave Persaud, two police officers who were accused of assaulting proprietor of White Castle Fish Shop Jermaine Langevine and two of his employees, had the charges against them dismissed yesterday after the complainants declined to proceed with the case.

The 17-year-old implicated in the murder of Orin Anthony Forde appeared at the Mahaica Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday last and was remanded until January 24.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) says it expects to benefit from enhanced command and staff functions after senior and junior officers completed training courses at the Jaguar Lecture Hall, last Friday.

President Donald Ramotar lauded Pandit Reepu Daman Persaud as a religious and national leader who is able to blend Guyana’s religious and cultural needs, at birthday celebrations held for him at Shree Krishna Dharmic Mandir on Monday evening.

The police have apprehended a man believed to have snatched a haversack with cash belonging to businesswoman Chandrawattie Ali at Parika, East Bank Essequibo.

A woman accused of assaulting a mother while she was holding her four-month-old baby in her arms, causing the child to fall, was yesterday admitted to bail in the sum of $100,000 after appearing at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

More than 700 residents of Cane Grove, Mahaica and its environs have benefitted to date from the ongoing free dental and eye care outreach activities being conducted by the Ministry of Health, the Government Information Agency (GINA) said in a news release.