About 2335h. last night, the police say that Clement Sukdeo, 69 years, of Windsor Forest, WCD, was driving a motor vehicle along the Leonora Public Road, WCD, when he lost control of the vehicle which turned turtle in a trench.
Under pressure following a damning audit report that recommended criminal charges and disciplinary action for breaching laws, head of government’s holding company NICIL, Winston Brassington yesterday defended his leadership of the entity saying he broke no laws and the report is not backed up with evidence.
The David Granger administration hopes that the proposed Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) will be managed by a hybrid of government and private individuals, according to Minister of Governance Raphael Trotman.
A patient who was suspected to have been infected with the H1N1 virus (swine flu) has died.
Last Christmas, Natasha Dash, a single mother of five, and her family were in dire straits, but having received the keys to a newly renovated house from members of the Stevedore Housing Scheme community yesterday, they are guaranteed a happier season this year.
Despite many challenges, ranks attached to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) headquarters performed well this year, according to Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum who said efforts will continue to improve relations with the many stakeholders.
The US Attorney handling the state’s case against cocaine-in-shrimp accused, Heeralall Sukdeo has advised the defence of the discoveries it made, including the seizure of narcotics from the defendant by agents of the Department of Homeland Security.
Shellon Nikita Beckles who was held at the JFK Airport in New York after disembarking a CAL flight on November 22, passed a total of 40 pellets containing 513.2 grammes of cocaine, according to US court documents.
The Rotary Club of Guyana has partnered with the Dominion Rotary Club of San Antonio, Texas, Sights Unseen, the Ministries of Education and Health and four vision care centres to provide glasses to 240 students from 12 schools and groups in Georgetown and on the East Coast.
Commuters in the city will soon be spoiled for choice when it comes to bus sheds in its environs.
The Guyana Police Force’s ‘F’ Division (Interior Locations) now has a more ideally situated location at Bartica.
The Ministry of Tourism in collaboration with Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA), Canawaima Authority, Ministry of Public Infrastructure and other entities has commenced a programme to improve the customer service and physical appearances at Guyana’s port of entry.
All options for legal education in Guyana will continue to be explored as it is time for local students, who have a proven track record of excellence, to stop being second marked, Attorney-General Basil Williams says.
An ex-convict maintained his innocence yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, after he was charged with breaking and entering.
A 34-year-old taxi driver was placed on bail yesterday after he appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan on fraud charges.
Food for the Poor Guyana yesterday presented hampers to the 13 families who suffered losses in the recent Rasville fire.
A 55-year-old man is now on remand after he was slapped with two charges of breaking and entering and one charge of escaping police custody.
A Friendship construction worker, who is also a Deacon, was yesterday granted bail in a city court after he pleaded not guilty to wounding another man.
A Georgetown Public Hospital nurse was yesterday placed on $60,000 bail after she appeared before a city court on an allegation that she stole $500,000 from a Bank of Nova Scotia account.
Guyana yesterday moved a step closer to joining the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI), hosting its first technical working group meeting with stakeholders on the globally recognised governance framework for the natural resources sector that it had committed to joining several years ago.
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