Guyana News

Mark Forde, a Police Constable, has been placed under ‘close arrest’ at the La Grange Police Station following an incident that occurred at about 19:00hrs on 30th September 2024, where he was captured on video beating a 17-year-old boy Forde was arrested and placed under close arrest as investigations continue.

On Sunday, September 29, 2024, the Rotaract Club of Georgetown Central in collaboration with the Rotaract Club of University of Guyana and Rotaract Club Corriverton installed the first Mobile Library at the National Park within the Rotary Club of Georgetown Central’s Wellness Space.

One person was held following the break-in at Samtronix, a smartphone and electronic gadgets store located at 136 Regent Street, Bourda, Georgetown.

According to reports, the body of 47-year-old Theodore Baynes, also known as ‘Silver’, was discovered on Monday, outside his home at Lot 40 Haslington North, East Coast Demerara.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday morning met with the executive management and chair of the Board of Directors of Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) to emphasise the importance of service delivery.

Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand today commissioned a new block at West Demerara Secondary School valued $27 million to accommodate sixth form students, the Department of Public Information (DPI) said.

President Irfaan Ali this morning met with the executive management and chair of the Board of Directors of Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) to emphasise the importance of service delivery.

Tenders were opened yesterday for the marketing of Guyana’s oil for the next fiscal year and there were 27 bidders including big names such as Equinor, Chevron, ExxonMobil and Shell.

-Chinese Ambassador says as 75th anniversary of China’s founding celebrated Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, Chinese Ambassador, Guo Haiyan last evening stressed that “development holds the key to resolving all problems” and said that Beijing will never forget that Guyana was the first English-speaking Caribbean country to establish ties with it.

-police search Annandale backlands A Guyana Police Force (GPF) search team yesterday ventured into the Annandale backlands, East Coast Demerara, as a part of their ongoing investigation into the abduction of Joshua David and a wanted bulletin has been issued for a sixth suspect, identified as Damion Barlow of Lot 47 Norton Street, Georgetown.

The first Caribbean Premier League (CPL) eliminator between the Trinbago Knight Riders and the Barbados Royals was abruptly halted last night after three of the six lighting towers at the National Stadium in Providence went out during the former’s innings.

Police are investigating an accident which occurred on Monday on the Windsor Forest public road, West Coast Demerara, and resulted in the death of a 36-year-old motorcyclist Stephon Birkett.

Justice of Appeal Dawn Gregory on Monday denied the Government’s application for  a stay of Justice Nareshwar Harnanan’s ruling that deductions made from the pay of striking Linden nurses in 2021 be repaid.

The Mayor and Town Council of New Amsterdam on Monday decided to suspend PPP/C Councillor, Carol Trim over claims of disorderly conduct, however, Trim is maintaining that the suspension is an orchestrated attack on her after she spoke out about financial irregularities at the level of the council.

Just hours before the embarrassing power failure at the Providence National Stadium last night, MACORP yesterday said that it was powering the facility with a cutting edge module.

Catherine Hughes is to appeal a decision  by Chief Justice (ag), Roxane George SC who on Monday dismissed legal proceedings seeking a number of declarations regarding the establishment of the Human Rights Commission and in connection with Hughes being described as a “low-life” A statement yesterday from her attorney Nigel Hughes said: “Ms Hughes has been advised that the decision of the Honourable Chief Justice ought to benefit from a review of  a Court of Appellate jurisdiction and has consequently instructed her Attorneys to appeal the decision”.

-several families homeless A devastating fire ravaged an apartment building in North Ruimveldt, Georgetown on Monday afternoon, leaving significant damage in its wake and several families homeless.

Region Three  emerged as the overall winner, dominating in the 3rd Annual Spanglish Bee Competition, organized by the Ministry of Education’s Migrant Education Support Unit (MESU) in partnership with the National Literacy Department.

Deen Hubbard appeared at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court yesterday before Magistrate Teriq Mohammed to answer the charge of the rape of a child under 16 years.

Last week, Chief of Defence Staff of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Brigadier Omar Khan decorated Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) John Oeffinger, Head of the US Embassy Security Cooperation  with the GDF Military Efficiency Medal (MEM).