Guyana News

Forty-nine-year-old Bhola Bhagwandin called ‘Buddy,’ who was accused of raping and beating a woman back in 2019, now awaits sentencing for the physical assault he was found guilty of.

An air-conditioning unit malfunctioned and caused the fire which gutted the upper flat of a Charlestown house on Wednesday night, Fire Chief Kalamadeen Edoo confirmed yesterday.

The body of a man who was missing for five days was yesterday discovered at the Enterprise Backdam canefields, East Coast Demerara.

A Plaisance, East Coast Demerara plumber who was arrested after he allegedly threw a black bag containing parcels of cannabis over a fence was yesterday charged and remanded.

NOTRE DAME, Indiana,  (Reuters) – Conservative Justice Samuel Alito yesterday defended the U.S.

The University of Guyana has announced that classes for its new academic year will commence on October 25, 2021, for all new and continuing students. 

Prime Minister Mark Phillips on Wednesday called the opening of Caribbean Cinemas at the Amazonia Mall in Provi-dence, a proud moment for his Government.

A labourer who recently denied a break and enter charge was fined on Wednesday after he changed his plea and admitted that he stole his sister’s money.

The body of a 71-year-old man was discovered by a boy after his mother sent him to check a Linden apartment from which she complained that a stench was emanating.

The Ministry of Health today said that as of September 29, 2021, three more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus  have died.

Police are probing the murder of a Festival City resident who was shot dead during an alleged robbery this morning.

Jamaican national, Sandra Russell, has been awarded damages in the sum of $3.1 million dollars against the State for unlawfully detaining and breaching her constitutional rights after she was kept at the East La Penitence Police Station for almost eight months without charge after serving a sentence for narcotic possession.

Contracts were on Tuesday signed for the construction of the St Rose’s High School in Georgetown and the Yarrowkabra Secondary School on the Soes-dyke-Linden Highway.

As questions continue to be raised about the level of care being administered to patients at the Infectious Disease Hospital at Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara, Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony is maintaining that the facility is equipped with all it needs including the necessary staff.

Fire last evening gutted the upper flat of a Broad and Russell streets home rendering the tenants, a disabled shopkeeper and his 7-year-old son, homeless.

The son of the man who has failed in several court bids to gain control of the Shanta’s building was yesterday taken before the court charged with breaking a padlock placed there by his uncle.

IDB Invest, a member of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group, has enlisted the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) into its Trade Finance Facilitation Program (TFFP) through a guarantee and funding facility.

The Ministry of Home Affairs-Juvenile Justice Department (MOHA-JJD) yesterday signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with the Guyana Legal Aid Clinic (GLAC) and Blossom Inc.

Searches were ongoing yesterday for the body of a 37-year-old farmer from Abrams Creek, Upper Pomeroon, in Region Two, who went missing on Monday night after his paddle boat collided with another vessel.

The police have sought legal advice on charging the father and son who are currently being held in connection with the abduction and beating of a Walton Hall, Region Two bus driver.