Altab Bacchus is wanted by the police for questioning in relation to investigations into a fatal accident which occurred on November 07, 2015, at Mahaicony Public Road, ECD, and resulted in the death of Irene Ramsay.
Government and the Indian company Fedders Lloyd yesterday signed a Memo-randum of Understanding (MoU) which will see work resuming on the construction of the controversy-ridden Specialty Hospi-tal at Turkeyen on the East Coast of Demerara.
Four Celina’s Atlantic Resort workers were yesterday arrested by the police and later released on bail after the Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI) lodged a complaint with the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) over unauthorized construction work.
Days after he was released from a US jail after serving a sentence for drug trafficking, Perter Morgan was deported to Guyana yesterday.
Paul John, the minibus driver who caused the death of four-year-old Jayden Charles, by running him over as he was attempting to cross Water Street, was yesterday sentenced to 58 months in prison.
A Plaisance resident, who ingested 834 grammes of cocaine in pellets in order to smuggle same to the United States, was yesterday jailed for 4 years and fined $2,518,000, by Magistrate Fabayo Azore.
Superintendent Wayne DeHarte yesterday gave testimony regarding the ID parade where Police Officer Cadet Franz Paul was positively identified by teenager Alex Griffith, who he allegedly shot in the mouth last year.
Government Chief Whip Amna Ally yesterday brushed aside criticisms by the opposition that the government had ulterior motives in postponing Parliament, telling Stabroek News that multiple sittings of the House are planned for December although she could not name a date.
The Justice for Walter Rodney Committee yesterday urged President David Granger to be fair and suggested that by prematurely closing the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the slaying of Dr Walter Rodney, he could be accused of “civic assassination” of the Commission’s findings.
If the Georgetown City Council has its way, Guy-ana’s Botanical Gardens will be renamed after Forbes Burnham-the man who led Guyana into political independence from Britain almost 50 years ago.
A 17-year-old was yesterday remanded to prison by Magistrate Sunil Scarce after he was charged with attempted murder when he appeared at the Wakenaam Magistrate’s Court.
The hunt for the man who allegedly stabbed a Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC) worker fatally and threw her out of the car was called off yesterday after the man turned himself over to the police.
Following a visit to the Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc (BCGI) by Minister within the Ministry of Social Protection, Simona Broomes on Tuesday last, the Labour Department of the Ministry has launched an investigation.
Veteran engineer Rickford Lowe died yesterday at a city hospital after a brief period of illness.
The body of Roshanie Phagwah, the most recent suicide case at the Kaieteur National Park (KNP), was spotted yesterday on the edge of the pool at the base of the falls and efforts are underway to retrieve the body.
Members of the media were the first passengers on board the upgraded motor vessel Lady Northcote as she took her first test sail on Tuesday following two months of rehabilitation works.
An Air Services Agree-ment was signed on Tuesday between Guyana and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Montreal, Canada.
Fifth form student of Queen’s College, 16 year-old Terron Alleyne, who was on Friday robbed of his laptop computer, School-Based Assessments (SBA) and school books, yesterday had his laptop replaced by President David Granger.
After it was initially disallowed because the Order for salary increases for government ministers and parliamentarians had not yet been laid in the National Assembly, the PPP/C can now resubmit its motion which calls for a reversal of the salary hikes, Clerk of the National Assembly Sherlock Isaacs has said.
A Parika Outfall resident was yesterday granted bail after he pleaded not guilty to charges of unlawful possession and forgery at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.
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