Guyana News

Construction worker Clincy David is now awaiting sentencing after a jury yesterday afternoon found him guilty of raping a 13-year-old girl two years ago.

In a bid to strengthen the fight against transnational crimes in Guyana and across the region, the Ministry of Home Affairs on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the European Union-funded Seaport Cooperation Project-Phase V (SEACOP V).

Promising results from the cultivation of a small batch of wheat varieties at the Burma Rice Research Station in Region Five has encouraged government to expand its wheat production trial at two locations across Guyana.

The Government of Barbados on Thursday awarded the Government of Guyana for its assistance in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Amy’s Pomeroon Foods Inc. (APFI) on Tuesday received certification from the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) to use the “made in Guyana” mark on its Regular and Mocha flavoured ground coffee as well as its roasted and green coffee beans which can increase tits potential to access external markets.

Rice farmers in Region Two can expect improved access dams in the coming months after the acquisition of two 80-horsepower John Deere tractors by the regional administration.

Even as investigation continues into the killing of Kwame Bhagwandin, the robbery accused who died after being fatally beaten in Kimbia, Berbice River just over a month ago, his mother says she remains clueless about the circumstances surrounding his death.

Police are on the hunt for two bandits who robbed three persons of over $600,000 in cash and valuables after their bus broke down on North Road, Georgetown.

Police on Wednesday evening arrested a 45-year-old Georgetown man and his uncle during what the force says was an intelligence-led operation conducted at an alleged drug block in Wismar, Linden.

A woman and two men were arrested following a raid carried out on Monday evening at a New Amsterdam house, where police discovered two firearms and matching ammunition.

A 23-year-old Kingston labourer is currently a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital after he was chopped on Monday afternoon after being accused of stealing.

Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony at the April 13 sitting of the National Assembly tabled a bill aimed at regulating the use of ionizing radiation and protect persons and the environment from the harmful effects of radioactive waste.

Preliminary analysis of the substance found in the back seat of the vehicle where 25-year-old Paishnarine ‘Ritchie’ Hansraj and 34-year-old Justin Teixeira were found dead in the parking lot of the Marriott Hotel on Saturday, April 23rd, 2022, has confirmed the presence of cyanide.

Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance, Dr.

The body of 53-year-old Waynumattie Permaul called ‘Datalin’ was found this morning in a shallow grave in her yard at Kilcoy, Chesney, Corentyne, Berbice police said.

The Environmental Assessment Board (EAB) on Tuesday upheld a decision of the EPA not to require an impact study for the construction of a new bridge over the Demerara River, relying in the main on a 2017 study which had concluded that the impacts of the project were “medium and manageable”.

The  current influx of United States dollars and lower demand for the currency is the reason the Guyana dollar is holding at a steady exchange rate of US$1 to $200, and not that there is an appreciation, Central Bank Governor Gobind Ganga says. 

Former Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan was yesterday questioned by the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) in relation to the sale of several acres of land at Ogle, East Coast Demerara (ECD).

The police yesterday issued a wanted bulletin for 24-year-old Denzil Haynes of Sophia who is being sought in relation to the murder of Yardan Jacobs.

Leader of the Opposition Aubrey Norton says that while Parliamentary Com-mittees provide an avenue to raise issues affecting the country, there are no mechanisms for action in addressing them.