Guyana News

Lindener Michael Emanuel was yesterday afternoon freed of the charge of murdering Wismar mason Leonard Peters, after Justice Sandil Kissoon upheld a no-case submission which his attorney made. 

Residents and visitors have said that flooding at Eteringbang in Region Seven is the deepest it has been for a long time following torrential rains.

Former Guyana High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago and one-time Chairman of the People’s National Congress (PNC), Bishwaishwar ‘Cammie’ Ramsaroop has died.

Telephone company, GTT has begun a vaccination recognition drive among its staff which will see fully vaccinated employees being eligible to receive various awards.

A man was on Friday granted bail in the sum of $200,000 after he was charged with the unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition.

The Guyana Court of Appeal has given child rapist Mark Campbell the next two weeks to retain a lawyer or he will have to represent himself in the challenge to his convictions and the two life sentences he is currently serving.

A woman accused of trying to scam two persons by selling them a car that she could not deliver was yesterday faced with two charges in a city court.

Owing to a personal emergency which Attorney General Anil Nandlall SC communicated to the court he had to attend to, Justice Gino Persaud was unable to proceed yesterday with hearing arguments on Nandlall’s application to strike President Irfaan Ali’s name from the action brought by the Police Service Commission (PSC) regarding the annual promotion of police officers.

A youth who yesterday pleaded guilty to multiple charges, including assaulting a peace officer, was fined after being reprimanded by a city magistrate.

The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) on Friday launched a portal that will allow persons to easily access standards and other relevant information without having to visit the organization’s office.

A Superbet cashier was on Friday charged with embezzling $317,000 from her employer.

The Ministry of Health today said that as of August 15, 2021, four more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

Former Vice President in the PNC government, Cammie Ramsaroop has passed away.

A  Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara motorcyclist died this morning after trying to evade  law enforcers, according to a press release from the Guyana Police Force.

The police today said that pedestrian Ryan Boodhoo, 19, was killed in a hit and run accident last night on the Kairuni Public Road, Soesdyke/Linden Highway.

Demerara Distillers Limited has succeeded in having its Demerara Rum geographical indication (GI)  recognised and protected in the European Union (EU), a move the company’s Chairman, Komal Samaroo has described as a “major development”.

The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has taken a decision to ground Roraima Airways’ fleet of Trislanders as the agency continues to probe the crash-landing on Saturday morning of one of the planes with five persons aboard.

A 24-year-old ‘D’ Field, Sophia man was found dead yesterday morning with gunshot wounds and he is believed to be the victim of a triangular relationship.

The body of a three-year-old North Ruimveldt boy was found at the bottom of a canal yesterday afternoon after his mother discovered him missing earlier in the day.

According to unaudited figures, the Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) Group has registered an after-tax profit for the first half of this year of $1.67b compared to $1.37b for the same period last year.