Guyana News

Wildlife trader, Feezal Shaw, was yesterday found guilty of trafficking in persons following the conclusion of a trial before Magistrate Faith Mc Gusty.

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) yesterday denounced the violent protest action which followed an intelligence-led operation involving the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) in the vicinity of Buxton, East Coast Demerara on February 1, 2023.

At about 2:34 am yesterday the Guyana Fire Service was alerted to a fire at Lot 110 Grove Public Road, East Bank Demerara.

Minister in the Ministry of Public Works, Deodat Indar yesterday upbraided the contractors attached to the Grove road expansion project (construction of concrete drains) for failing to strictly adhere to the guidance provided by the technical officials from the ministry.

Travis Hazel, called ‘50’, a 36-year-old businessman of Lot 24 Silver City, Wismar, Linden, and Royston Hilliman, a 48-year-old businessman of Lot 1831, Main Street, Central Amelia’s Ward, Linden, were charged on Thursday with the wounding of Dwayne Mitchell, a 19-year-old miner of Wisroc.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that a Region Five woman, 26, died from COVID-19 on February 1st.

Several persons including a police officer and two Venezuelans are now homeless after a fire completely destroyed an Agricola residence yesterday afternoon.

The staff of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport Corporation (CJIAC) and the Guyana Police Force were able to join forces and retrieve a missing piece of hand luggage belonging to passenger Oswald Blair.

Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat says that a preliminary report on the US$7.3b audit of cost oil claims submitted by ExxonMobil’s subsidiary, EEPGL has been completed and the final document will be ready by March.

Twenty-three-year-old Stephanie Gamell, a teacher of Richmond Housing Scheme, was yesterday remanded on the charge of murdering her 75-year-old grandmother, Agatha Gamell,  when she appeared virtually before Magistrate Esther Sam at the Suddie Magistrate’s Court.

Twenty-one-year-old Derindra Sitaram of Lot B Zeelandia, Wakenaam, Region Three was yesterday charged with two counts of motor vehicular man-slaughter, driving under the influence of alcohol and failing to offer assistance to injured persons. 

The police today said that Kevin Boodram, 36,  is wanted for questioning in relation to conspiracy to commit murder.

Deonarine Sawh, called ‘Boyzie’, of Plantation Hope, ECD  yesterday appeared in court over the murder of a Belfield Squatting Area woman.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday announced in Berbice that the Office of the President will operate out of a different region each month as efforts are continuing to bring government services closer to citizens.

The Budget of $781.9 billion was yesterday passed in the National Assembly at the conclusion of its 62nd Sitting following approval of Appropriation Bill 2023 (Bill No.

Odearie Phillips, the East Coast resident whose arrest by the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit [CANU] on Tuesday led to unrest at Buxton, appeared before Magistrate Fabayo Azore at the Vigilance Magis-trate’s Court yesterday on the charge of trafficking in narcotics.

A collision between a pick-up and a Route 94 minibus on the Linden-Mabura trail yesterday afternoon claimed the life of a Cuban after a fire erupted and obliterated both vehicles.

As it assured that water temperature changes from its sixth planned offshore oil extraction project, Whiptail will be minimal and should have negligible impact on marine life, ExxonMobil yesterday brought its public discussions on the project to Georgetown.

The Guyana Police Force is investigating the death of a 21 year old Parfaite Harmonie, WBD man who died at the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH) on Monday night after he was involved in two separate accidents.

On April 27th, the Full Court will rule on the appeal filed by former President David Granger, who is challenging Justice Navindra Singh’s waiver of a pre-trial review (PTR) in a libel suit he filed against a number of media houses.