Guyana News

The family and friends of one of the Homestretch Avenue dead took to the streets yesterday to protest the lawlessness of minibus drivers, while a 10-year-old survivor of the accident was put on life support.

The adopted son of US-based Guyanese Natalie Belmonte was last evening arrested on suspicion of first degree murder in connection with her death.

Men and boys from the Essequibo Island of Wakenaam, yesterday signed onto the Wakenaam Declaration ’Stop black and blue’, aimed at  stemming domestic violence.

Premchan ‘Copper’ Sugrim, 47, a labourer of No. 54 Village, Corentyne, who was hit in his head with an iron bar almost two weeks ago, succumbed to his injuries yesterday at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH).

Residents of St Cuthbert’s Mission are plagued by an inadequate water supply, and the Village Toshao Earnest Dundas is appealing for the installation of a “bigger water system” to benefit the expanding community.

In light of a warning from the World Health Organization (WHO), the Ministry of Health here says that Guyana does not use blood tests for the diagnosis of tuberculosis.

Courts Guyana Inc. yesterday donated $300,000 to the Help & Shelter organization to assist in its day-to-day programme. 

The U.S. Embassy in Georgetown will host a series on “Democracy and the Role of Free, Fair and Transparent Elections in the Nation Building Process,” with Dr.

Work has started on the Windsor Forest Koker and rice farmers say that it was long overdue.

The man whose decomposing body was found at Buzz Bee Dam, Craig, East Bank Demerara died as a result of pesticide poisoning on Monday,

A Venezuelan man was early yesterday morning found in possession of an unlicensed gun and matching rounds of ammunition.

The Food and Drug Department has announced that a voluntary recall of a batch of Tylenol Extra Strength Caplets has been issued.

The main laboratory of the Linden Hospital Complex continues to be non-functional as the administration battles to find the root cause of strong fumes that have affected workers for some time now.

The truck driver who struck down and killed police constable Delian Forde at Bartica on Sunday will be appearing in court today.

CARICOM Advocate for Gender Justice Dr Rosina Wiltshire has appealed to artistes to help combat gender based violence in their communities, while noting that some lyrics reinforce the culture of normalcy that prevails in the region.

The restricted working hours of the new Solid Waste Disposal Facility at Haags Bosch is disrupting the city’s garbage disposal, Georgetown Mayor Hamilton Green has said.

The Ministry of Education is urging regional educational officials to report non-performing head teachers and teachers to the Chief Education Officer (CEO), as their negligence is jeopardising the targets set in the education sector strategy.

Imtiaz Ally, 28, was on Tuesday arraigned on drug-related charges at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, which heard that he sold marijuana to a policeman.

A mother fears that something dreadful has happened to her mentally-ill son, since he left home on Tuesday morning and has not yet returned.

Several persons sustained minor injuries last evening when a Route 44 minibus collided with a Toyota Rav 4 at the corner of Camp and Quamina streets,