Guyana News

A miner was killed on Monday when his All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) turned turtle at Arakaka, North West District.

The charge against Anand Narine, who was accused of circulating nude photos of his ex-wife Babita Sarjoo, was dismissed yesterday after the court upheld the no-case submission made by the defence.

A fisherman is feared dead after his boat capsized yesterday afternoon in the Demerara River, some distance off the Herstelling foreshore.

A couple is battling for their lives after a fire destroyed their Plaisance home on Monday leaving them severely burnt.

President Bharrat Jagdeo is of the view that crime in the region cannot be solved by crafting regional organizations and is suggesting that the place where there will be greater impact on crime is in the domestic jurisdiction.

Police are actively pursuing several leads in the investigation into the murder of Clementine Fiedtkou-Parris but are sill to make a breakthrough.

A young  man was yesterday remanded to prison when he appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry charged with the June 29 Norton Street armed robbery of two women.

The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) yesterday called on the PPP “to cease using the name of Walter Rodney to score cheap political points”.

President Bharrat Jagdeo has issued a sober charge to fellow regional leaders, advising them that in realising the community’s goals, they should focus more on outcomes rather than on processes.

Hubert Pilgrim, who fled to Suriname after allegedly murdering his wife Natalie Loncke, was yesterday remanded to prison by acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry after being arraigned on the capital charge.

Several enforcement bodies were trained at a joint workshop the administration hosted in collaboration with the governments of Suriname and French Guiana to address issues related to illegal forest activities, including gold mining.

The Education Ministry has sourced Micro-science kits in order to promote science subjects in schools, in order to sustain the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) in the long-term.

Sir Edwin Wilberforce Carrington who stepped down as Secretary-General of CARICOM last December after 18 years at the helm of the 15-nation grouping was conferred with the Order of the Caribbean Community at the opening ceremony of the 32nd  regular meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government on Thursday in Basseterre, St.

The National Commission on Disability (NCD) has launched a one-year National Volunteering Disability Programme aimed at boosting the lives of disabled persons and aiding public understanding of the Persons with Disabilities Act 2010.

The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) is concerned about the number of contractors who continue to flout the building by-laws and urges them to comply with the law.

A man from Annandale who is accused of trafficking in a quantity of marijuana and cocaine was yesterday remanded to prison after appearing before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

President Bharrat Jagdeo raised the issue of undisbursed climate change funds with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and European Commissioner from Latvia Andris Piebalgs, both of whom attended the 32nd CARICOM Heads of Government Conference in Basseterre, St.

Police say that at about 1330h. yesterday, miner Lallbachan Narayan, 40 years of Lusignan, ECD, was driving an ATV at Arakaka, NWD, when the vehicle turned over an pinned him.

BERLIN, (Reuters) – Authorities seized 1.1 tonnes of  cocaine worth 42 million euros ($61 million) aboard a yacht  sailing from the Caribbean to Europe, the German Federal  Criminal Police Office (BKA) said today.

The Ministry of Home Affairs today warned escaped sea bandit Kevin `Long Hair’ Narine that it will soon catch up with him and said that the  police have been told to boost intelligence gathering so that ongoing piracy can be crushed.