Guyana News

Two men accused of robbing a man with a gun and assaulting another with intent to rob him were yesterday granted bail in the sum of $300,000 each when they appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octave-Hamilton.

Police are yet to question businessman Omprakash ‘Buddy’ Shivraj and several of his workers who have been accused of threatening and physically assaulting a group of National Insurance Scheme (NIS) inspectors more than two weeks ago.

One of the survivors of last Saturday’s accident at Bottom Arawak, Arima, said that the truck driver was speeding before the vehicle overturned and claimed the lives of three passengers.

A man yesterday was accused of obtaining $6.5M from Demerara Bank Limited by false pretence and was admitted to bail in the sum of $700,000 by Magistrate Hazel Octave-Hamilton.

Noel Elliot, who was injured in the Caribbean Airlines crash-landing at the CJIA, is now without his right leg, which was amputated by doctors at a New York City hospital on Sunday morning.

The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) currently being negotiated between Canada and CARICOM may not be completed before the end of the year, when the current arrangement—CARIBCAN—ends.

The Linden Fund USA/OMAT team says there is an urgent need for an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Linden Hospital Complex (LHC) after it conducted a number of surgeries there during a recent outreach exercise.

Garbage collection is ongoing, according to City Council spokesman Royston King, but the service is restricted to some areas due to the city’s limited resources.

A house collapsed at Christianburg, Linden on Sunday night. Homeowner Ann Morrison left home in the evening to work a night shift as a security guard at Christianburg Primary School.

PPP/C Presidential Candidate and member of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) board Donald Ramotar has urged workers to capitalise on the opportunities available in the industry, as investment in it is investment in Guyana.

USAID, through its Governance Enhancement Project is awarding a grant to the Electoral Assistance Bureau (EAB) at a ceremony set for the Cara Lodge today.

A man who made use of threatening language to his sister was remanded to prison by Magistrate Hazel Octave- Hamilton yesterday.

On the back of income from government projects, the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) earned a surplus of $692.3M last year, a significant increase from the $226.2M recorded the previous year.

A 10-year old boy was yesterday struck down by a speeding car on Norton Street, Georgetown.

Magistrate Hazel Octave- Hamilton yesterday remanded a 19-year-old man who was held for allegedly having possession of an unlicensed pistol that police saw him throwing away.

The CIOG has acquired a school bus from the Zakaat House of Kuwait to carry needy students to school.

The National Accreditation Council (NAC) says that the School of Nursing, located at Lot 5 Cummings Street, Georgetown is registered but the programmes it offers are not accredited by the council.

Three men were arrested when police yesterday conducted a drug eradication operation at Calm Water, Kamuni Creek, Upper Demerara River, where ganja fields were found.

beds at the Georgetown Public Hospital  (GPHC) as a result of the limited space available.

The Linden Fund USA donated a photocopier to the Mackenzie Police Station to aid it in its execution of administrative duties.