Guyana News

The Fyrish man who was reportedly driving the car that crashed into a utility pole at Cromarty Village, Corentyne on Sunday, leaving one dead, was yesterday slapped with seven charges and placed on $500,000 bail when he appeared at the Springlands Magistrate’s Court.

Queen’s College (QC) recently received over $2 million in donations from four alumni chapters to facilitate various activities leading up to the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations.

A $15B bid was tendered by a local company to the Ministry of Public Health for the supply and delivery of pharmaceuticals.

Minister of State, Joseph Harmon yesterday received a courtesy call from Founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of PriceSmart Incorporated, Robert Price as well as other Board members, who are in Guyana to explore opportunities for investment.

A 23-year-old man accused of causing $75,000 in damage to a vehicle, was yesterday released on bail, after the court heard that he was mentally unstable.

A labourer was yesterday fined $15,000 by a city court, after he admitted to stealing bottles of perfume.

As the East Bank of Berbice road project progresses, street lamps will be installed in the coming weeks.

A 22-year-old bus driver, accused of armed robbery and illegal firearm possession, was yesterday remanded to prison by a city court, after he denied the charges.

Guyana Defence Force captain Orwain Sandy, who was charged with the murder of his common-law wife, Reona Payne, today appeared before a city magistrate for a report on the psychiatric evaluation he was set to undergo.

Sheldon Colin Abrams, 47, is wanted by the police for questioning in relation to the murder of Colin Clarke which occurred between November 25 and December 3, 2015 at Uitvlugt WCD.   Abrams’

Fed up with waiting on a confirmed date for meeting with A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) to discuss modalities for Local Government Elections (LGE), the Alliance for Change (AFC) has given its governing coalition partner two weeks to reply or it goes alone to the polls this year.

The families of some of the 16 Guyanese fishermen missing after pirate attacks off the coast of neighbouring Suriname remained desperate for word on their fates yesterday as authorities continued to search for them.

Two men, including a policeman, were killed and another injured following an early morning accident along the Linden-Soesdyke Highway yesterday.

A West La Penitence man was stabbed to death in Prashad Nagar yesterday morning after an alleged attempt by him to steal a bird from another man.

Trade union leaders yesterday called on Guyanese workers to “fight” to preserve hard-won rights and privileges, which they said are being eroded after being enshrined in law a generation ago.

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo on Monday expressed shock at a Guyana Defence Force (GDF) recruitment advertisement  which called for male applicants.

“Sign the agreement now! Sign the agreement now!” was the demand that met President David Granger yesterday when he visited the Woolford Avenue headquarters of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) in the first stop of his May Day visit to labour unions.

Three 100-pound gas cylinders, which anti-narcotics agents say were used to transport cannabis, were on Monday tendered as evidence in the trial of Colin Denny and Malika Softleigh, who are charged with drug trafficking.

The Department of the Public Service yesterday found its operations the target of a blistering attack by the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC).

The stalled rehabilitation of Graham Street in Plaisance will soon resume.