Guyana News

Ex-police constables Delon Chapman and Leon Ashby are now awaiting sentencing after they were found guilty yesterday of raping a woman who had gone to the Turkeyen Police Station to make a report on New Year’s Day, 2018.

Attorney Nigel Hughes says that the family of Orin Boston, the Dartmouth businessman who was shot and killed by a policeman at his home close to two weeks ago is giving the police “reasonable” time to complete the probe while noting failure to do so can lead to private criminal charges.

A Number 72 Village, Corentyne man is now dead after a fight with a relative, who police have taken into custody. 

President Irfaan Ali has been asked to publicly indicate just how much oil Exxon Mobil has produced in the Liza Phase 1 development and clarify for the public how much has been accessed for operational use under Article 11.9 of their Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) with Guyana.

The Minister of Health yesterday  stated that the trend of increasing COVID-19 cases is expected to continue and he urged persons to adhere to the safety measures and to get vaccinated.

An accident along the Palmyra Public Road on Monday left a West Coast Berbice pensioner dead after he was struck by a hire car, which was allegedly speeding at the time. 

A Warren Village, Corentyne couple is now traumatised after two bandits invaded their premises on Sunday evening.  

Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Ltd. (Esso) has been added as a party to the challenge brought by University of Guyana scientist Troy Thomas and conservationist Quadad De Freitas, who have filed an action against the State in which they argue that the greenhouse gases emitted from petroleum operations in the Liza Phase 1 are hazardous not only to the environment, but the health and wellbeing of citizens and must be stopped.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday afternoon inspected the soya bean and corn pilot projects in Ebini, Upper Berbice River.

Former Region Six Chairman and People’s Progressive Party (PPP) stalwart Rohit Persaud died yesterday. 

President of the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA), Rafeek Khan on Friday challenged the country to deliver on the vision of being the regional breadbasket and to cut food imports.

Two women were yesterday granted their release on bail after being charged with assaulting and wounding each other. 

Several workers of the Skeldon sugar estate, supported by the union GAWU, yesterday picketed outside of the estate calling on the GuySuCo to end what they claimed to be its discriminatory benefits practices.

Police are on the hunt for four men who pelted bottles leaving a teacher injured on Sunday night after the owner of a Leonora, West Coast Demerara (WCD) bar informed them that he would closing in keeping with the national COVID-19 curfew.

With just the City Treasurer’s Department to be relocated, the long-awaited rehabilitation of City Hall is expected to commence soon.

A water vendor accused of two armed robberies was yesterday granted bail after telling a city magistrate that he was brutalised by the police. 

The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) is moving to resuscitate the Timehri number 5 well on the East Bank of Demerara to improve the level of service for close to 4000 residents.

Massy Stores is opening a mini supermarket at Vreed-en-Hoop, West Demerara.

The Management of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) yesterday said that it wished to clarify that any patient who is seeking care within any of its facilities is not required to present proof of vaccination in order to enter the compounds.

A chocolate vendor facing a larceny charge was yesterday released on self-bail after telling a court that she had no money to post bail.