Guyana News

Columnist Ralph Ramkarran has called for an “entrenched, law-based, programme of supplier diversity” in view of the vast expansion of public procurement.

In remarks prior to a meeting with President Irfaan Ali at the United States Mission to the United Nations, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken pledged support for Guyana’s territorial integrity and lauded this country’s leadership in CARICOM.

Nicholas Singh, called ‘Pookie’, a 25-year-old resident of D’Urban Street, Georgetown was arrested by Police on 16th September 2024 and charged yesterday with the murder of Natram Persaud on 31st December 2023 at Canal #2 Polder, West Bank Demerara.

At about 6.50 pm yesterday,  Terry Thorman, a 23-year-old  mason from Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara who is a suspect in two murders turned himself in at the Leonora Police Station in the presence of his attorney.

Two women were yesterday charged with attempting to murder a food vendor who in turn was charged with assaulting them.

The Ministry of Labour’s Occupational Safety and Health Department is investigating a workplace fatality that occurred on Friday, September 20, 2024 at Cane Grove, East Coast Demerara.

President Irfaan Ali has once again called for urgent global action to address pressing worldwide issues such as poverty, climate change, food insecurity, and inequality.

Ryvan Francis, 46, was arrested on September 17th, 2024 and charged yesterday with the murder of Levoy Taljit between 23rd and 27th December 2012 at Soesdyke/Linden Highway, The accused appeared at the Diamond Magistrate’s Court #1 before Magistrate Wanda Fortune.

A group of street vendors who were recently removed from in front of Popeyes on Water Street, Georgetown, staged a protest yesterday outside the Kitty Market complex, where the Georgetown City Council statutory meetings are hosted.

The Auditor General yesterday submitted his report for  2023 on the public accounts  to the National Assembly and APNU+AFC MP Jermaine Figueira has called for its immediate release.

By Greg Quinn The greatest threat to Oil Dorado lies to the West.

A New York court Eastern District has issued a summons to One Communications (Guyana) Inc and local singer Tennicia De Freitas, known as Nekeita following the filing of a copyright infringement lawsuit by Guyanese musicians Jackie Hanover known as Jackie Jaxx, and Ivan Harry performing as D’Ivan.

Officers of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) should never hesitate to respond to reports of domestic violence, Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, SC, said during a Gender-Based Violence (GBV) medical symposium held last Sunday at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre.

One week after he was involved in an accident on Lamaha Street, a 29-year-old documentation officer succumbed to his injuries on Saturday morning.

A 23-year-old man, Joshua Austin, was denied bail yesterday by Magistrate Fabayo Azore after being charged with the unlawful assault of a minor.

Two bandits yesterday morning pounced on the operators of a fuel truck along the Gaypark, East Bank Berbice, public road leaving one worker injured. 

The new school term is a lot brighter for 38 Kuru Kuru Primary School pupils who have been outfitted with new school uniforms and backpacks, compliments of Team RUBIS.

Three detectives of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) recently completed their Specialist Degree in Legal Support of National Security at the Rostov Law Institute under the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.

Nikita Fagundes, a 58-year-old taxi driver from Fourth Avenue, Bartica, appeared in the Bartica Magistrate Court yesterday morning before Magistrate Tariq Mohamed, where he pleaded guilty to three charges including being an unlicenced driver.

Mark Ramdass, a 46-year-old miner from Bachelor’s Adventure, East Coast Demerara appeared yesterday at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Teriq Mohamed to answer two charges of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.