Guyana News

A pork knocker was early yesterday morning stabbed to death at Blue Mountain, Mazaruni River, in Region Seven, during a drunken row—the second such incident in the interior in the past week.

Opposition coalition APNU last night revealed its list of representatives for the Tenth Parliament of Guyana.

State-owned Voice Of Guyana (VOG) is being criticised for airing a “news report” on polling day that predicted a majority win for the PPP/C, which the Guyana Elections Commission’s Media Monitoring Unit (MMU) called a blatant act of “electioneering” to sway voter preference.

Four armed pirates who attacked and robbed several fishing boats off the shore at No.

An elderly driver smashed into the fence of a Norton Street, Wortmanville property after trying to avoid another car yesterday afternoon.

The final set of Round of 16 matches in the Georgetown Football Association (GFA)/Banks Beer Knockout Cup concludes this evening with a double header scheduled to kick-off from 18:00hrs at the GFC Ground.

Digital Technology is among three companies which have submitted bids to supply computers and accessories to the University of Guyana (UG).

Lloyd Henry  was yesterday charged with the murder of Carl Francis, 24, a miner who was fatally stabbed to death at Issano Landing, Mazaruni River last Wednesday during a drunken row.

A 25-year-old East Ruimveldt resident who was charged with the unlawful possession of a .45 Glock pistol along with four matching rounds of ammunition appeared yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court and was remanded to prison.

Although he will have to spend Christmas in jail, Balkaran Persaud, 43, repeatedly thanked acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry  yesterday after he was sentenced to two months imprisonment for stealing a bicycle.

An 18-year-old man who allegedly inflicted grievous bodily harm to a girl was yesterday placed on $40,000 bail after he appeared before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

As dead fish continue to turn up in their waterways, villagers of Chinowieng, in the Cuyuni/Mazaruni area, are still awaiting the results of tests on samples collected by the authorities.

The Guyana Relief Council (GRC) provided a number of household items for 13 families who suffered losses due to fire during November and December.

Youth Challenge Guyana (YCG) has launched a Civil Society Organisation (CSO) website and database aimed at improving civil society’s ability to effectively influence public decision-making processes.

The Bank of Baroda (Guyana) plans to expand its operations here with the establishment of a branch at Mon Repos on the East Coast of Demerara.

Although the streets are crowded and stores are filled it seems as if presents will be the last purchases Guyanese shoppers make this Christmas season.

GT&T remains open to the liberalisation of the telecoms sector, according to CEO Yog Mahadeo, who yesterday denied that parent company Atlantic Tele-Network (ATN) put pressure on the government to shelve key legislation that would break its monopoly.

The People United and General Workers Union (TPU&GWU) won the majority of votes cast by workers of the Oldendorff Carriers (Guyana) Inc.,

Sandspring Resources Limited and its Guyana operating subsidiary ETK hosted a medical intervention and education programme this year where 1500 persons in Region One were assessed and treated.

US Ambassador D Brent Hardt and a team of US Embassy officials visited the CIOG on November 14 to discuss and advance plans to maintain cooperation in achieving their shared goals.