Guyana News

Guyana will ask the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to make a ruling on the border controversy with Venezuela in its favour  after Caracas announced it would not participate in the case. 

The Region 5 administration had the examination of its accounts by the PAC cut short as it was believed that the region has not been forthcoming with information.

Roopchand Ramkellawan, brother of popular Chutney singer Mahendra Ramkellawan, was killed on Sunday evening after he was struck down by an allegedly inebriated GDF Coast Guardsman.

Chief Justice Roxane George has ruled that the Minister of Communities’ decision to terminate the employment of Linden Town Clerk Jonellor Bowen was unlawful, as she was not allowed a hearing prior to her termination, and no justification was provided for her dismissal.

Incoming Deputy Chief Election Officer (DCEO) of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Roxanne Prince-Myers has dismissed the suggestion that her seemingly partisan Facebook posts make her unsuitable for the sensitive post, while saying that attention should instead be given to her strong track record of professionalism.

Contractor Deowdat Singh is accepting partial blame for the overtopping of the San Souci, Wakenaam river defence, which resulted in a flood on Sunday, saying he did not expect the unusually high tide.

Taxi driver Daniel James, who was charged in April with sexually grooming a minor, was yesterday sentenced to three years in jail for the crime.

All the needed material has been procured to recap the well that erupted in the yard of a Diamond Housing Scheme resident last week, according to acting Director General of the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) Lt.

K&P Project Management, the company that supplied the wrong bulldozer to the Region Six administration in January, has once again been delinquent in its commitment to supply the correct item, with a June 13th deadline having passed.

Jason Jupiter, who was charged last month with two counts of attempted murder and one count of armed robbery, has seen two of the charges against him withdrawn.

“I only did it for my family… I am sorry!” a father of four yesterday cried after he was sentenced to four years in prison for possession of 184 grammes of cannabis for trafficking.

Residents of the Zeelugt New Housing Scheme, East Bank Essequibo are calling for immediate works to be done to the roads in the community.

The Region Five APNU+AFC councillor who was found guilty of a wounding charge at the Fort Wellington Magistrate’s Court on May 30 and was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment on June 13 was yesterday placed on $150,000 bail pending his appeal.

A security guard, who admitted to stealing over $1 million in jewellery and cash from his ex-girlfriend, was yesterday sentenced to two years in jail.

Bandits invaded the home of a Kuru Kururu, Linden-Soesdyke Highway couple yesterday morning and stole over half a million in valuables from them in addition to their car. 

A culvert along the Lethem-Shulinab road in the Rupununi  was yesterday washed away as a result of heavy rain rushing down the mountains in the area.

Despite being repaired approximately six months ago the Baramita airstrip in the North West District of Region One is reported to be in a state of disrepair once again. 

The trial of Delon Henry known as ‘Nasty Man’ continued yesterday at the High Court when the jury heard that the spent shells recovered following the shooting death of Dexter Griffith cannot be located.

Former Toshao of Pakuri Village, Lenox Shuman has signaled his intention to form a new political party to contest the 2020 general elections.

A memorial service was yesterday held for the late Ronald Mann popularly known as `Rocky’ at the Promenade Gardens.