A 27-year-old New Amsterdam man is now frustrated after he was arrested without cause on Sunday evening while attempting to access the main road in New Amsterdam after the regional Mashramani parade.
The Guyana Police Force yesterday said that they would be seeking advice as it relates to the dispute over the “unlawful occupancy of a government building in Lethem.”
President Irfaan Ali yesterday launched the construction of a $3.7 billion stadium and multipurpose facility at Palmyra, Region Six, with funds from ExxonMobil’s Greater Guyana Initiative (GGI), stating that there will be no excuses for not delivering the project on time.
A motorcyclist and his pillion rider died on Tuesday after the rider lost control of the bike and collided with a car along the Number 79 Public Road around 10.30 pm.
A Rosignol man, who last month opted to plead guilty to fatally stabbing his wife back in November, 2020, was yesterday sentenced to twenty years in prison.
The Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the controversy-ridden March 2020 General and Regional Elections concluded yesterday and Chairman, Justice (retired) Stanley John said that the final report will be presented to President Irfaan Ali “in the shortest of time.”
Government-appointed Gecom Commissioner, Sase Gunraj yesterday insisted that he was stopped on March 5th 2020 by then Deputy Chief Election Officer (DCEO) Roxanne Myers from proceeding along the second floor of the Ashmins building where Gecom had set up a command centre during the 2020 elections.
Former Region Four Police Commander, Edgar Thomas, while being cross-examined yesterday before the elections inquiry insisted that ranks of the Tactical Services Unit (TSU) went rogue at the Ashmins building where Gecom’s Command Centre was during the 2020 elections.
The Sheriff Group of Companies will soon commence construction of a three-storey building at Palmyra, Region Six, to house the headquarters for Sheriff Security in the ancient county where they already have some 100 persons on payroll.
The stadium slated for Palmyra, Region Six is expected to be functional by the end of 2025 as clearing of land has already commenced at the location, President Irfaan Ali disclosed yesterday as his office wrapped up a two-day programme in Ber-bice.
President Irfaan Ali yesterday announced in Berbice that the Office of the President will operate out of a different region each month as efforts are continuing to bring government services closer to citizens.
A Berbice contractor was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with causing death by dangerous driving following an incident in Canefield, East Canje Berbice, where it is alleged that he rammed his vehicle into a crowd.
Justice Navindra Singh yesterday sentenced the two men who were convicted for the 2018 piracy murders to death.
Suraj Veersammy was yesterday jailed for 25 years for killing his wife whose battered body was found stuffed into a partially submerged barrel at Belvedere, Corentyne in April 2020.
The five men who were convicted last year of murdering Number 70 Village, Corentyne carpenter, Faiyaz Narinedatt in 2016 were yesterday sentenced to sixty-six years in jail by Justice Navindra Singh.
A Canefield Settlement, East Canje, Berbice man died and three others were injured after the driver of a Tacoma vehicle allegedly deliberately drove into a crowd of people near a wedding in the village around 1 am yesterday.
Seventy percent of works for the reopening of the Rose Hall Sugar Estate have been completed, inclusive of major changes in the factory as management and staff gear up for the second crop of this year.
The Sheriff Group of Companies will soon commence construction of a Specialty Hospital at Palmyra, Region Six – an investment which after completion will open up 400 jobs to Berbicians.
Janica Sandy’s Ultimate Image Inc continued its expansion with the opening of a new store in New Amsterdam yesterday; an accomplishment that brings excitement and happiness to her heart.
Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill yesterday disclosed that 132 new roads are to be done in Region Six and 1,000 more metres for the Mara thoroughfare.
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