Guyana News

Joyce Tang last saw her son six months ago when he left for the goldfields of the North West District.

Three armed bandits tied up a fisherman at sea around 2 am yesterday before going to his home at Cromarty Farm, Corentyne and robbing his family of almost $1M in gold jewellery.

Buxton residents yesterday decried the poor response from ranks at the Vigilance Police Station to reports of crimes coming from the community.

Parents and schoolchildren yesterday picketed at the Rosignol Stelling to highlight their disapproval over the removal of the pontoon which was replaced with a speedboat.

The teenaged girl, who police said staged her own kidnapping, was yesterday admitted to bail in the sum of $120,000 after appearing before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

A robbery was foiled on Monday night when a would-be thief was dealt several chops about his body before being taken into custody.

A seamstress of No. 12 Village, West Coast Berbice said she was humiliated after the police went to her home on Saturday and took her to the Fort Wellington Station because she demanded payment for her work.

Guyanese businessman Desmond ‘DA’ Alphonso arrived in Guyana yesterday on a chartered flight from the British Virgin Islands (BVI), from where he was deported on a conviction of harbouring wanted criminals, after living there for the past 40 years.

As the floodwaters at Kwakwani recede, there are growing concerns about extensive damage to the waterfront roads being traversed by heavy vehicles.

Truck driver Godfrey Austin, who was involved in the accident at Matthew’s Ridge, North West District, on Sunday, during which three persons were killed, was taken back to the scene by ranks yesterday.

The proposed International Centre for Biodiversity Research (ICBR) and Low Carbon Development (LCD) to be established here should have direct input in the policy-making process and its research can be applied for development planning in Guyana.

Prime Minister Samuel Hinds has lauded the opening of the Kalyan Centre and Shopping Plaza as a place where devotees can practice their religion and persons can learn about Hinduism.

Guyana will soon have its first “comprehensive” Sexual Transmitted Infections (STI) Strategic Plan in the coming months, placing more focus on diseases which have been overshadowed by HIV/AIDS.

CARICOM is bestowing its 10th Caribbean Community Triennial Award for Women on UWI Deputy Principal and gender professor Dr Violet Eudine Barriteau.

Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis and incoming Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Dr Denzil Douglas says the regional body has made significant strides in the fight against HIV and AIDS, besides other solid achievements in the health sector.

Minister within the Ministry of Health Dr Bheri Ramsaran presented a pick-up truck to Region One to boost the delivery of health care in all the villages.

The Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development has appointed a new health coordinator to boost the delivery of its services in all the administrative regions.

Early childhood care and development will be explored from all angles at a four-day regional forum now ongoing in St Vincent and the Grenadines, a press release from the CARICOM Secretariat at Turkeyen said.

Chairman of CARICOM’s Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) Samuel Condor has urged the United States not to forget their friends in the region as that country moves closer to election mode.

The Ministry of Health has said the hydroclave system, which processes biomedical waste from medical facilities in the city, has been installed but is not yet fully operational.