Guyana News

Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry sentenced a 22-year-old interior worker to three months jail after he pleaded guilty to assaulting his reputed wife of nine years.

Essequibo Coast resident Tony Persaud, who was injured following Monday’s vehicular accident  along a trail aback Buck Hall on the Essequibo River, was last evening transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital as his injuries remain serious.

The Guyana Elections Commission yesterday warned members of the public not to remove lists of electors from polling places.

A 37-year-old labourer who pleaded guilty to stealing surveillance cameras worth $30,000 was yesterday sentenced to six months imprisonment after he appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) was the first to provide aid for a Linden family that lost all their possessions in an early Sunday afternoon fire.

The Women and Gender Equality Commission salutes the example and integrity of the late Alliance For Change (AFC) executive member and Member of Parliament Sheila Holder.

The Rotary Club of Demerara says about 200 St Cuthbert’s Mission residents benefited from medical care when it hosted an outreach exercise at the village’s health centre on Sunday.

The Ministry of Health’s Training Division has selected 262 persons from 3,000 to undergo training in its Clinical and Technical Training Programme.

A Nigerian national, who entered Guyana illegally, was fined $30,000 and ordered deported by acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry on Tuesday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Chairman of the Private Sector Commission (PSC) Ramesh Dookhoo said on Tuesday that the entry of the Marriott Hotel into Guyana will yield many benefits.

Dr. Richard Van-West Charles last Thursday affirmed that the task of the Alliance For Change is not to simply remove the PPP/C from office but to rebuild Guyana for citizens so they can live in unity as well.

Demerara Bank Limited yesterday warned the public to be on the look out for forged manager’s cheques.

At the invitation of the Alliance For Change, chartered accountant Christopher Ram is to make a presentation in New Amsterdam this morning on reducing the Berbice Bridge toll.

AFC founder leader Sheila Holder’s funeral will take place in Brooklyn, New York on Saturday November 26, a release from the party yesterday said.

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) has announced support for the police to ensure that the upcoming polls are peaceful, including a commitment to provide transportation and other resources to ranks and setting up an operations centre to monitor the electoral process.

The Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) declared this year’s Rockstone Fish Festival a resounding success, attracting participation from hundreds of local, regional and international tourists over the weekend.

The Inter-American Develop-ment Bank (IDB) has approved a US$60 million loan to help Trinidad and Tobago, a major producer of hydrocarbons, to transition towards a more efficient, sustainable and clean energy matrix, an IDB press release said yesterday.

The Guyana Elections Commission today warned members of the public not to remove lists of electors from polling places.

At the invitation of the Alliance For Change, chartered accountant Christopher Ram is to make a presentation in New Amsterdam tomorrow (November 24) on reducing the Berbice Bridge toll.

AFC founder leader Sheila Holder’s funeral will take place in Brooklyn, New York on Saturday November 26, a release from the party today said.