Guyana News

Jamaican investigators at the Transnational Crime and Narcotics Division (TCND) say they have a “good understanding” of how $112 million in cocaine was smuggled into the island on board a ship coming from Guyana and they expect an early break in the case.

Outgoing Head of the European Delegation to Guyana Geert Heikens believes that less strict adherence to political party lines and more accommodation for the sharing of views would assist in the creation of a healthier political scene.

Terry Holder, the Deputy General Manag-er of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T), has been

Residents of Cummings Lodge and nearby communities on the East Coast Demerara are expected to benefit from improved water supply following the commissioning of a $101 million well station.

Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee yesterday declared that he was optimistic that improved law enforcement would stem drug trafficking, as the US and Caribbean finalised preparations for an upcoming regional security dialogue.

A Leonora rice vendor was shot in the leg yesterday while resisting robbers during an attack at Bushy Park, Mahaicony, on the East Coast of Demerara.

Two men, accused of arranging a cocaine shipment to Barbados during a police sting operation, were yesterday charged with possession of narcotics for trafficking.

At least three men, suspected to have been involved in robberies in Linden, were arrested following a high speed chase in which shots were fired last evening.

A Brazilian national, who allegedly beat his lover to death, was yesterday slapped with a murder charge.

An East La Penitence man was yesterday sentenced to four years imprisonment for possession of marijuana, which he claimed was intended to make fast money for his sick girlfriend to undergo surgery.

A police witness on Thursday testified that murder accused Cyon Collier, called ‘Picture Boy,’ was found with an AK-47 assault rifle when he was arrested by members of the Joint Services, days after he allegedly killed businessman Chandrapaul Persaud during a robbery.

The British High Commission here says it hopes Guyana will make full use of the opportunities available under the £10 million Caribbean Aid for Trade and Regional Integration Trust Fund (CARTFund).

The Ministry of Agriculture Ministry and the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) on Thursday launched two new varieties of rice for commercial cultivation that are expected to boost yields.

Masharamani 2012 was launched last evening at the Umana Yana under the theme ‘Mashin’ with Pride, Keepin’ we Tradition Alive.’

GenerationG, an interactive media initiative aimed at civic education in a manner that is friendly to Guyanese youths, was launched on Wednesday night.

Telecommunications provider Digicel says that its BlackBerry service has returned to normal after a sloth in the service associated with a global outage affected several customers locally over the past several days.

The Ministry of Education yesterday wrapped training for a group of literacy educators who will use proven best practices to help teachers to effectively deliver the literacy curriculum in the early grades of the primacy level.

A lodger of the East La Penitence night shelter was yesterday charged with wounding a fellow lodger and he was remanded to prison since he had nowhere else to stay.

The relocation of patients of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) to the institution’s new in-patient facility has been scheduled for tomorrow, commencing with the patients of the Female Medical Ward.

The National Stadium is expected to come alive tomorrow when local singers Mohan Nandu and Sookrane Boodhoo join their overseas counterparts on stage for the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha’s Diwali Utsav.