Guyana News

Tyrone Rowe, called ‘Cobra,’ who was sentenced to 78 years in jail for the 2010 murder of Troy Collymore, is to be retried after the Appeal Court yesterday upheld a challenge to his conviction.

Three policemen are among the four persons that are to be charged in connection with the attempted plot to corrupt a sitting of the Guyana Police Force’s learner drivers’ theoretical examination, which was uncovered more than three months ago.

Justice Brassington Reynolds yesterday overruled a no-case submission made by the attorney representing Richard Stanton, who is on trial for the murder of Patricia Sanasie.

The owner of the City Vibes sports bar in Albouystown was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with the possession of almost 44 pounds of cannabis, which police say they discovered on the premises.

Two men were arrested on Wednesday after the police intercepted the vehicle they were travelling in along the Barama Road and unearthed a quantity of live ammunition hidden on board.

Searches conducted by the Joint Services at the Mazaruni Prison on Tuesday and Thursday uncovered a number of illegal items, which were seized.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury is open to removing Russian aluminum producer Rusal from a U.S.

As the National Assembly sits to debate the Cybercrime Bill over the next six hours its members will have two different solutions for the controversial sedition clause to consider.

An intervention by former United States president Jimmy Carter has seemingly paved the way for long-awaited bilateral talks to be held between the government and the opposition, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo revealed yesterday.

Two Corentyne men who were found guilty at the High Court in Berbice of raping a now 26-year-old man in 2015 at Williamsburg Village, Corentyne were yesterday sentenced to 21 years and 16 years respectively.

Local government elections, for which central government has allocated some $2.9 billion to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), will be held on November 12th, Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan announced yesterday.

Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo seems unsure as to whether or not the Ministerial Code of Conduct applies to the July 8 incident involving Minister in the Ministry of Natural Resources, Simona Broomes.

President David Granger and Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday met on the appointments of the Public Service Commission and the Police Service Commission and Jagdeo said he voiced his disapproval at the proposed nominee for the chairmanship of the latter, retired Assistant Commissioner Paul Slowe, saying he was partisan and comes with too much “baggage”.

As the rainy season in the Rupununi and the associated floodwater continues to isolate the village of Karasabai in the South Pakaraimas, residents have begun to consider alternative routes and methods of transportation.

Andre Gomes, also known as ‘Zipper,’ was yesterday found not guilty of trafficking cocaine.

The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) has launched an investigation into the jet skiing accident which claimed the life of overseas-based Guyanese Ravindra Budhraj on Sunday last in the Demerara River.

A hospital attendant was yesterday granted bail after he was charged with attempting to murder a former friend.

The Guyana Zoo in Georgetown was closed yesterday due to flooding.

Two consecutive life sentences were handed down on Wednesday to a man who was found guilty of two counts of raping a nine-year-old girl.

A teen accused of attempted murder was yesterday granted his release on $150,000 bail.