Guyana News

The driver of the security bus that was on escort duty on Monday for the Linden Utility Services Coop Society Limited (LUSCSL) was interrogated overnight at the Mackenzie Police Station as police hunt for the two bandits who grabbed $563,000 during a brazen armed robbery Monday afternoon.

A Moruca fisherman drowned in the Atlantic Ocean yesterday  after he fell overboard following an apparent heart attack.

The World Bank yesterday announced a new agricultural hedging tool that will provide an initial US$4B to help farmers and consumers in developing countries deal with volatile food prices.

A Venezuelan national accused of stealing a boat engine belonging to the Guyana Police Force which is valued in excess of $700,000 was on Monday remanded to prison after being unable to furnish the court with an address.

A pastor accused of receiving a stolen car that  was taken in a gunpoint hold-up was on Monday admitted to bail in the sum of $300,000 by acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

When the Thirty-second regular meeting of CARICOM  Heads of Government is convened in Basseterre, St.

A cleaner who appeared in court yesterday accused of stealing over $100,000 from a woman’s car at the same address where he resides was yesterday granted $100,000 bail but he was subsequently remanded after he could not pay the amount ordered.

A 23-year-old West Bank Demerara man was fined $25,000 after he admitted to having in his possession a quantity of cannabis when he appeared before Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Linden Magistrate’s Court.

The Pomeroon Women’s Agro Processors Association (PWAPA) managed to secure first position at the Regional Contest for Rural Innovative Projects in Barbados on June 15.

The Mayor and City Councillor is urging rate-payers to ensure that their accounts are up to date at its treasury, particularly in the light of the financial woes currently affecting the municipality.

A 20-year-old man was yesterday remanded to prison  by Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton after he was accused of  break and enter and larceny at a dwelling house.

Four high-profile prisoners who broke their way out of the New Amsterdam Prisons two weeks ago remain on the run despite several joint services search operations across the country.

The Caricom Secretariat recently handed over a quantity of books covering 125 subject areas to Grahams Hall Primary in a bid to boost the school’s library and enhance literacy among its pupils.

The Ministry of Education is implementing a database system to track students’ attendance to better detect and remedy absenteeism.

A man who pleaded not guilty to trafficking in narcotics at a Mahdia location was yesterday refused bail by Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton.

China’s Ambassador to Guyana Yu Wenzhe recently presented a cheque for $1M to Minister of Foreign Affairs Carolyn Rodrigues- Birkett to assist with flood relief efforts in Region Nine.

KINGSTON, (Reuters) – India dominated the second day  of the first test against West Indies today to seize the  momentum in the series opener at Sabina Park.

The Guyanese American Eagle flight attendant accused of stealing a US man’s identity to fly around the world used the same fake driver’s licence when he was arrested in the Tampa Bay area three years ago, records show, according to NBC Miami.

UNITED NATIONS,  (Reuters) – The 192-nation U.N.  General Assembly on Tuesday unanimously approved a second  five-year term for Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon beginning Jan. 

(WIPA) The Board of Directors of the West Indies Players Association (WIPA) has made it clear that the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has gone too far.