Guyana News

A mother of six, who recently gave birth to twins, has been given the opportunity to own her own home after being declared the winner of a house lot, which was the grand prize in the Tropical Rhythms ‘Drink & Win’ promotion.

Romel Sahadeo, a George-town man accused of holding a Brazilian woman with whom he shared a relationship captive, was yesterday released on $50,000 bail after denying a charge of restraining her. 

A young miner was yesterday sentenced to 18 months in jail by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan, after admitting that he chopped a man whom he saw beating his wife.

A mason was yesterday morning remanded to prison after being charged with trafficking cannabis, which police said was concealed in a parcel which he threw over the wall of the Camp Street Prison.

Newly-appointed Commissioner of Police Leslie James yesterday morning met with officers attached to the Guyana Police Force’s Performance Group.

Government has deployed two new water taxis to ferry commuters travelling daily between Rosignol and New Amsterdam, in Berbice.

“SASOD is 15!” a new documentary short exploring the impact of Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) will open this year’s Painting the Spectrum film festival, which will begin next Tuesday.

Customers can now submit queries and emergency reports to the Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL) using WhatsApp Messenger.

While government is seeking to mobilise funds to make a better pay offer to teachers, President David Granger today said that it would only be for 2018 as the administration is not negotiating a multi-year agreement.

The National Anti-Narcotics Agency (NANA) says that over $20b worth of drugs was taken out of circulation last year.

Leslie James was yesterday appointed as the new Commissioner of Police and President David Granger has urged him to not only steer the force in the right direction but to also take the lead in the reform of the security sector.

ExxonMobil has made its ninth oil discovery offshore Guyana at the Hammerhead-1 well, marking its fifth discovery in the Stabroek Block in the past year.

Government can easily find money to meet the demands of teachers, according to Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo, who said that the discontinuation of the controversial Sussex Street bond contract alone can take care of the entire uniform allowance being asked for with extras.

The Guyana Office for Investment (Go-Invest) facilitated $12.5 billion in investments during the first half of 2018 with that number expected to explode to over $107.5 billion by December, according to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Owen Verwey.

Following its recent agreement with the United Minibus Union (UMU), the Ministry of Business yesterday released updated fare structures for nine minibus routes where operators will be charging a $20 increase from tomorrow.

A New Amsterdam man was yesterday sentenced to 25 years in jail for the rape of a teen girl in 2015.

Retired judge William Ramlal has been designated as the next Chairman of the Police Complaints Authority (PCA).

There was a last minute rush by prospective contestants for the November 12th local government elections to submit symbols to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on Wednesday, which was their deadline.

Terani Goolsarran, the Corentyne man who was charged with murdering a 14-year-old boy in 2016, yesterday walked out of the High Court in Berbice a free man, after a no-case submission made on his behalf was upheld by Justice Jo-Ann Barlow.

Chief City Engineer Colvern Venture has issued a notice informing the Clerk of Markets to instruct stallholders to discontinue vending under the dilapidated Stabroek Market wharf and relocate, although alternative accommodations have not been settled for all of them as yet.