Guyana News

By Shuntel Glasgow Vendors who plied their trade around Demico House, Stabroek and outside the Discount Store, Regent Street were removed yesterday by the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) and the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development following two court orders.

Minister of Education Priya Manickchand has said that an anti-violence pilot programme initiated at the Campbellville Secondary School last year has seen success, as there has been a decrease in reported incidents of violence.

It has been over a year since Dr Asha Kissoon has refused to give up the parliamentary seat she was supposed to occupy temporarily under the three-party joinder agreement, and the situation remains unresolved.

A 23-year-old man met his demise early yesterday morning after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a tree along the Tapakuma Trail in Region Two.

Liquidated damages are being applied against Civcon Engineering Contractors for failing to complete the construction of the A-Line Pump Station between Versailles and Goed Fortuin, West Bank Demerara.

The body of an unidentified man was discovered yesterday morning at Hope Beach, East Coast Demerara.

– two others charged with ammo possession Two construction workers accused of burglarising the home of an Eldorado Village, West Coast Berbice woman and removing several items, including five cell phones, were last Friday remanded to prison by Magistrate Ravindra Mohabir at the Weldaad Magistrate’s Court A release from the police said that Carl Rowland, 18, and Shaquan Bentick, 20, both construction workers, of Lot 2 Eldorado Village, West Coast Berbice, were not required to enter pleas and were subsequently remanded to prison.

Part 73 Stabroek News spoke to members of the public who came from different parts of Guyana in the vicinity of the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, about the rising cost of living and how it is affecting them.

-ensuring sustainable supply for over 2,000 residents The depletion of many of the water systems in Region Nine due to prolonged dry spells has prompted the government to expand water infrastructure to ensure a sustainable supply of potable water to communities in the region, according to a Department of Public Information (DPI) release recently.

Regional Chairman of Region One Brentnol Ashley has announced the region’s plans to have the Mabaruma Amerindian Hostel relocated for better accessibility to land and water as well as electricity.

An Edinburgh Village taxi driver was refused bail on Wednesday last when he appeared before Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs Marcus at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court charged with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking and pleaded guilty to the charge.

Shawn Caesar, a 26-year-old security guard of Two and a Half Miles, Bartica, Potaro Road, Essequibo was charged on Wednesday with simple larceny.

Three schools, St Rose’s High, Abram Zuil Secondary and St Stanislaus College, out of seven, have qualified for the opportunity to enter the Mousetrap Car Grand Prix international competition held annually in the Principality of Monaco.

A file on the alleged fatal stabbing of one remand prisoner by another at the Lusignan Prison, has been prepared and sent to the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions for advice.

A Linden bar owner and his Disc Jockey (DJ) were yesterday arrested after allegedly getting into an altercation with police when asked to shut down their music.

The following items were seized at the ‘Real All Black’ show held on Saturday, April 27, 2024, at the Retrieve Hardcourt Ground, Mackenzie, Linden.

The National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) says that liquidated damages are being applied against the contractor for the A-Line pump station at Goed Fortuin, West Demerara.

Commentator Ralph Ramkarran has called for the expungement from the constitution of sweeping immunity provisions for the President.

A biker and his pillion rider died yesterday morning at Diamond after the motorcycle crashed into a utility pole.

The Institute of Private Enterprise Development Limited (IPED) announced on Wednesday, through the release of its 2023 Annual Report, that it had disbursed of a total of 4,881 loans valued at $4.3 billion, which contributed to the creation and maintenance of 8,655 jobs, a release from the company stated.