Guyana News

An electrical fire on Monday evening at Sisters Village, East Bank Berbice, swept through three houses, leaving at least six people homeless.

Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill yesterday outlined plans aimed at improving traffic management and safety along the Linden-Soesdyke Highway.

Kanuku Drive, Lethem resident Fabian Abrahams appeared before Justice Sandil Kissoon at the Demerara High Court yesterday, where he pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the 2020 killing of Leron Ault.

The Guyana School of Agriculture (GSA) marked a significant milestone as it celebrated its 159th batch of graduates at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, Liiliendaal, East Coast Demerara yesterday.

The High Court yesterday accepted a guilty plea to the lesser count of manslaughter from a man who had wielded a knife in an argument during a drinking spree at Black Water, North West District in 2022, killing his foster son and wounding the son’s 19-year-old cousin.

A Strathspey Squatting Area man yesterday pleaded guilty to murdering the mother of the woman he was in a relationship with four years ago.

Seventeen Guyana Defence Force (GDF) ranks graduated recently after successfully completing the Force’s Grade Three Medical Assistant Course, essentially equipping them with the knowledge and skills necessary to function efficiently and effectively as a Grade 3 Medical Assistant when deployed with a sub-unit or attached to a Base Medical Centre of the GDF.   The 30-week course covered topics such as basic life support/first aid, basic human anatomy and physiology, clinical nursing, introduction to microbiology and diseases, basic pharmacology, internal medicine, and field sanitation.

In addition to the eGates which have been installed at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri, an online Embarkation/Disembarkation (ED) form will be introduced to further reduce processing times.

Two armed bandits were arrested but a third managed to flee as Police continue their investigation into an armed robbery that occurred at about 20:20 hrs last night at the Ocean View Hotel at Better Hope, East Coast Demerara.

– parent disheartened by school’s initial response to report Minister of Education Priya Manickchand yesterday said that the ministry has launched an investigation into allegations that two students of St Joseph High School were sexually assaulted in the school’s toilet.

The two United Kingdom firms that last year marketed Guyana’s oil from two offshore platforms in the Stabroek Block will be doing so again, for a one year fiscal period.

A would-be robber was yesterday shot and injured during an attempted robbery at Techguy Solutions, 33 Middleton Street and Campbell Avenue, Campbellville, Georgetown.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said yesterday that ExxonMobil Guyana Limited (EMGL) has implemented the Project Community Grievance Mechanism, which is part of its mandate, with regard to the noxious substance that has been seeping into the homes of some residents at Crane, West Coast Demerara.

– in address on 180th anniversary Referencing themes of humility, tolerance, and social conscience, President Irfaan Ali, in an address at the Special General Assembly for Queen’s College’s 180th Anniversary yesterday urged alumni, educators and students to honour what the institution stands for and its contributions to cultivating leadership and excellence in the nation.

After the prosecution repeatedly failed to produce a case file on charges against a businessman allegedly held with an AK-47 and ammunition, Magistrate Dylon Bess sitting at the Diamond Magistrate Court yesterday dismissed the charges, the man’s attorney Bernard Da Silva said The lawyer said the magistrate freed businessman West Pickering, following his application for a dismissal based on the prosecution’s continuous demonstration of lack of preparedness.

Three women were among 22 residents from central Mahdia, Region Eight who were recently certified as heavy-duty equipment operators and electrical technicians following training conducted by the Board of Industrial Training (BIT).

Two men were yesterday placed on a total of $175,000 bail, when they appeared before Magistrate Fabayo Azore at the Georgetown Magistrates Court, charged with unlawful wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.

A man accused of multiple offences involving firearms was yesterday sentenced to 24 months in prison, after pleading guilty to two of the charges and will return to court next month for continuation of the others.

Police yesterday said two men were arrested with an unlicensed firearm and ammunition during an intelligence-led operation at about 10:30 am in the vicinity of the Timehri bus park, Georgetown.

As part of its commitment to ensuring that residents across Guyana benefit from clean, safe and potable water, the national water utility, Guyana Water Inc, announced in a release yesterday that it has embarked on an initiative to increase the treated water coverage to 90% by 2025.