Guyana News

The Guyana Bar Association (GBA) has written Chancellor of the Judiciary Yonette Cummings-Edwards objecting to joint training of judges and prosecutors, arguing that it could have the appearance that the judiciary is taking directions from the executive.

A fisherman who was dumped overboard with injuries was miraculously found alive yesterday by his fellow fisher folk, who were a part of the search underway for the missing men in the recent horrific piracy attack.

The case of a teenaged boy being incarcerated for seven years on a murder charge, only to be released because of a lack of evidence, has underscored the need for the provision of free legal representation to children.

The Alliance For Change (AFC) will press its governing coalition partner,  A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) for an accord on local government elections when the two groups meet next week.

In order to win the fight against money laundering, terrorism and violent extremism, Caribbean states must work together to ensure there is a strong criminal justice system which is up-to-date and equipped with the necessary resources, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Baroness Patricia Scotland said yesterday.

A Kuru Kururu man was yesterday granted $1.5 million bail, after he was charged with causing the death of 46-year-old porter Dexter Conway, who was struck down in February along the Kuru Kururu Public Road while examining his truck.

A miner was yesterday fined and sentenced to three years in jail, after he pleaded guilty to being in possession of 25 grammes of cannabis.

Editors and other media managers need to stand up to those in authority and influence those who seek to impose restrictions on freedom of expression because of their dislike of the opinions of others, says Guyana Press Association (GPA) President Nazima Raghubir.

The cleaning and sanitising of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) and its environs, to rid the area of mercury residue, is expected to start before the end of the week, Head of the Guyana Civil Servants and General Workers Union (GCS&GWU) says.

The preliminary inquiry into the charge against city policeman Gregory Bascom, who is accused of shooting and killing vendor Marlon Fredericks in January, commenced yesterday before a city magistrate.

The police photographer assigned to document the post-mortem examination on the body of murdered school teacher Kescia Branche, was the first witness to be called at the start of the Preliminary Inquiry into the murder charge, held yesterday.

The Ministry of Public Health yesterday introduced seven public service announcement (PSA) videos to educate the public on the signs of a heart attack and treatment available at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

The recent piracy attack brings an end to three years of success in suppressing this crime, President David Granger said today while assuring that the Guyana and Suriname governments are working together to deal with the present tragedy.

As of last evening, three bodies suspected to be those of fishermen missing following a horrific piracy attack were spotted at various locations in  Surinamese waters.

A month and two weeks after the Cheddi Jagan Research Centre (CJRC) had anticipated launching stamps to mark the 100th birth anniversary of the late President, Dr Cheddi Jagan, the First Day Covers and stamps were launched yesterday at a simple ceremony at the Ministry of the Presidency.

Attorney Anil Nandlall was yesterday denied his request to stay the Magistrate’s Court from proceeding with charges of alleged misconduct in public office against former Minister of Finance, Dr Ashni Singh and former Head of the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL), Winston Brassington.

Bryan Leitch was yesterday afternoon sentenced to 33 years in jail for the unlawful killing of hotel owner Joseph Jagdeo, whose bound and gagged body was found under a bed in one of the rooms of his hotel.

Former Pritipaul Singh Investments security officer, Marlon Callender, yesterday walked out the High Court a freed man after a jury unanimously acquitted him of murdering fisherman, Envil Pollard.

Engineers from India have arrived in Guyana and will be finalizing the alignment for the Ogle to Diamond bypass road, Head of the Ministry of Public Infrastructure’s (MPI) Work Service Group, Geoffrey Vaughn says.

Sheldon Colin Abrams, 47, is wanted by the police for questioning in relation to the murder of taxi driver Colin Clarke which occurred between Novem-ber 25 and December 3, 2015 at Uitvlugt West Coast Demerara.