Guyana News

An Albouystown youth was yesterday remanded to prison after being charged with wounding another man.

A Kitty resident appeared before a city court yesterday where he was charged with robbing an acquaintance at gun point.

Ramesh Persaud was heading to spend the night with his wife but he never made it as he was killed in a road crash before reaching his Better Hope, East Coast Demerara (ECD) destination.

A businessman was yesterday placed on remand after making a court appearance before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan on an illegal gun possession charge.

One week after Good Hope farmer, Shariz Ali was discovered dead in his home by his mother, the police yesterday arrested five persons at various locations along the East Coast Demerara (ECD), according to Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum.

Three days after Stanley Lovell, a car rental agent was gunned down near Bourda Market investigators are still reviewing CCTV footage and are currently following some leads, according to Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum.

Following the recent robbery of an electronic store, police swooped down on a house at Middle Road, La Penitence at approximately 05:30hrs on Sunday, and conducted a search, during which an unlicensed point .32 revolver, 3 rounds of ammunition and several stolen cellular phones were recovered.

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has accused the government of attempting to subvert the role of elected regional chairmanships with the transformation of Bartica, Mabaruma, Mahdia and Lethem into towns.

Caribbean subscribers to DirectTV will now have access to Black Entertainment Television (BET) channel as a part of its standard line-up.

“We cannot sell out. We cannot give away. We cannot offer the adversary any corridor or any passage.”

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – West Indies limited overs opener Lendl Simmons has been ordered by High Court Judge Frank Seepersad to pay TT$150 000 (US$23 692), inclusive of aggravated damages, to a former lover in a case dubbed here as “revenge porn”.

Following a recent robbery of an electronic store, at approximately 05:30h yesterday, 2015, police ranks from ‘A’ Division acting on information received, swooped down on a house at Middle Road, La Penitence and conducted a search, during which an unlicensed point three two (.32) revolver, three (3) rounds of ammunition (1x .32 and 2x .38) and several stolen cellular phones were recovered.

Well know human rights activist Zenita Nicholson has died. Nicholson for many years volunteered with the Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) against LGBTI discrimination and abuse.

United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon can choose to refer the Guyana-Venezuela border controversy for judicial settlement and Guyana must keep up the pressure for him to act, former Guyana Facilitator to the Good Officer Process, Ralph Ramkarran says.

The main sugar union GAWU is calling out its members on an industry-wide strike today as the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has failed to meet it for collective bargaining.

Australian mining company Troy Resources Limited has completed commissioning of its processing plant at its Karouni gold project in Region Seven and expects its first gold pour next month.

Three more concessionaires have been added to the Giftland Mall, Turkeyen giving customers a wider range of choices.

A crane working on a construction site at Robb and Camp streets yesterday collapsed while hoisting a log, leaving workers scrambling for safety and attracting scores of persons.

The Pradoville 2 land controversy is still very much alive but the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Shalimar Ali-Hack who was a beneficiary of the scheme has declined to speak on the matter.

An Industry, East Coast Demerara man died during the wee hours of yesterday when the car he was driving slammed into a post before colliding with another vehicle.