Guyana News

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.

In the wake of complaints by pensioners about the planned payment of pensions via bank accounts, the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) yesterday said that the matter is still under review.

The refunding process for passengers who were affected by Dynamic Airways’ decision to cease operations in Guyana, was off to a smooth start yesterday, with more than 80 persons having collected their vouchers.

A Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) agent last Friday testified that he was given specific instructions on who his targets were during the initial stages of an investigation.

A 36-year-old Jamaican national was yesterday fined $100,000 after he admitted to using a forged Guyanese passport.

The National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) last Thursday donated five different varieties of sweet potato slips to the Guyana Prison Service (GPS) for cultivation at the Mazaruni and Lusignan prisons.

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.