Guyana News

Dellon Gordon, who was sentenced to 83 years in jail for killing his wife, who died after being set on fire, has appealed his conviction.

Popular bars around Georgetown last night closed unusually early and some turned off their music as ranks from the Guyana Police Force (GPF) carried out noise pollution testing after completing a one-day training programme.

Two men were yesterday sentenced to three years in jail after they pleaded guilty to having two firearms and live rounds in their possession.

A second suspect is in custody for the murder of the man killed on Saturday night at Leopold Street, in Georgetown.

An unemployed man was found dead in his home village of Goed Bananen Land, East Canje Berbice yesterday morning. 

A father and son were yesterday remanded to prison on a charge of drug trafficking after police said they found just over 10 pounds of ganja at their home.

The governments of Guyana and Aruba yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will see direct flights from Georgetown to Aruba soon, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).

A Port Kaituma youth was yesterday granted his release on $10,000 bail after denying a charge of robbery with violence.

The Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) and the Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG) yesterday signed a Memorandum of Under-standing which formalises their partnership in the sector.

Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana, Lilian Chatterjee, is pleased with the level of training and quality of the students at the Bina Hill Institute, Annai, Region Nine.

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat is set to launch, internationally, the recently released report on the state of biodiversity management in the Caribbean. 

The Ministry of Education yesterday launched the national sensitisation workshop on Caribbean Early Childhood Development.

A  man who was apprehended by a public-spirited citizen after allegedly robbing a woman of her cellphone, appeared in a city court on Wednesday and was granted $50,000 bail.

An unemployed man was found dead in his home village of Goed Bananen Land, East Canje Berbice this morning. 

Puran Brothers and Cevons Waste Management have indicated via letters that they would be withdrawing their services effective from Monday, November, 26 2018, the City Council said today.

A motion of no-confidence by Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo against the government will come up after the 2018 budget and consideration of the estimates, according to well-placed government sources.

The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) yesterday condemned and rejected Govern-ment’s unilateral  increases of wages and salaries for public servants for 2018 which was revealed in a Ministry of Finance circular to All Heads of Budget Agencies. 

President David Granger is fully back at work following his return on Tuesday to Guyana from Cuba, where he was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma and commenced treatment, according to Deputy Director of Press Affairs at the Ministry of the Presidency (MotP), Ariana Gordon.

An Auchlyne Village, Corentyne teenager was yesterday remanded to the Sophia Juvenile Detention Centre, after being arraign-ed on a murder charge.