Guyana News

Investigators yesterday placed one person in custody in relation to last Saturday night’s robbery at a business located at Charles Place, New Amsterdam.

A Waterloo Street woman is now nursing a wound to her hand after she was accidentally shot yesterday morning in Albouystown.

Saeed Hamid, also known as `Saho’, 65, who went missing on April 19 was last seen entering a vehicle at the entrance to the Berbice Bridge, according to a taxi driver who said he dropped him there.

Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) President Sir Dennis Byron on Wednesday reiterated the importance of having substantive judicial appointments and called for the impasse between President David Granger and Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo to be resolved soonest.

A Crabwood Creek pensioner yesterday afternoon lost his two-storey wooden house in a fire.

The  Ministry of Public Health (MoPH)  and GuySuCo last week trained medical, clerical and administrative staff of the latter who will help ex-sugar workers reintegrate into the society.

The Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice man who was arrested after being accused  of sexually assaulting nine West Coast Berbice primary pupils last Thursday has since been placed on a sustainable amount of station bail, a police source said yesterday.

Indigenous organisations on Thursday completed training of facilitators for consultations on the revision of the Amerindian Act 2006.

The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) has urged that the government allocate $2 billion to the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC)  for the acquisition of quality equipment and to conduct test work to determine the feasibility of eliminating the use of mercury in mining and processing in Guyana.

Three bandits beat and robbed the guard and two other men at a Superbet shop in an attack at Leopold Street, Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown yesterday morning, which residents believe is gang-related.

With 31 years in the Guyana Police Force under his belt, Crime Chief Paul Williams says he is ready for the job of Police Commissioner.

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – SUAL Partners, a co-owner of Russian aluminium producer Rusal, said today  that Rusal’s board and shareholders needed to start work as soon as possible on a new strategy after the company was hit by U.S.

Relatives of a Better Hope construction worker are mourning his death after he was shot while sitting with relatives outside of his premises.

As public outcry against a sedition clause in the proposed Cybercrime Bill grows, former Attorney General Anil Nandlall has sought to distance himself from its contents.

Tomorrow’s  AFC Council meeting is expected by members to be fiery as they seek answers mostly from Party Leader Raphael Trotman on why they do not know the arrangements with their governing coalition partner, APNU for contesting upcoming local government elections.

A cane harvester of Fyrish Village, Corentyne died  on Saturday evening and three others sustained injuries after the car they were travelling in slammed into a utility pole then toppled before landing in a nearby drain at Cromarty Village, Corentyne.

Increasing demand from Mexico has driven the significant growth in rice exports to Latin America, according to head of the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) Nizam Hassan, who has also said rice exports to Cuba are expected to increase by 200% this year.

The government on Thursday tabled the Deposit Insurance Bill 2018 which could see coverage for bank account holders up to $2m dollars.

ExxonMobil has assured that the flaring exercise it will begin from this Thursday at its Liza-5 well site offshore is only temporary and is being undertaken for data analysis and testing.

Yesterday’s staging of “UncappeD Marketplace 2”, an agricultural exhibition and food festival, saw a good turnout of agro processors and interested customers.