Guyana News

The trial of accused cocaine trafficker Andre Gomes, known as ‘Zipper,’ was yesterday assigned to Magistrate Leron Daly after Magistrate Fabayo Azore recused herself from completing the matter.

Two other oil companies, Repsol and CGX, are gearing up to begin offshore drilling operations here by the end of this year.

The six men who were held after an attempted break in at Supply, East Bank Demerara on Tuesday evening remained in police custody yesterday as checks were ongoing to verify if they were involved in any other criminal activities.

A West Coast Demerara miner was yesterday placed on $120,000 bail for allegedly incurring a debt of almost $500,000 and not repaying it.

The Guyana Water Inc (GWI) yesterday said that it is activating a well in the water-stressed Rupununi village of Kumu.

The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) yesterday held a Stakeholder Engagement Session to enlist public sector agencies in the creation of a committee to implement the company’s Sustainable and Resilient Communities Programme, which is intended to support areas affected by the sacking of sugar workers.

A Bagotville Squatting Area, West Bank Demerara mother was yesterday arrested over a marijuana farm.

Human Resource Officers (HROs) and Managers in the various government and other agencies are being trained to serve as focal points for Gender Affairs.

Former Minister of Finance, Dr Ashni Singh and former Head of the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL), Winston Brassington were today charged in absentia with three counts of misconduct in public office.

With a limited number of petroleum experts here, government plans to embark on a global search for the best qualified personnel to staff the proposed Department of Energy (DoE), President David Granger says.

Four of the six men who police say were held with four guns after an attempted break in at Supply, East Bank Demerara on Tuesday evening had previously faced serious criminal charges and one of them  used a sledgehammer to try to break down a door.

Convicted yesterday afternoon for raping a 15-year-old girl, Trevone Giles now faces sentencing pending the presentation of a probation report requested by his attorney.

The Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs yesterday launched a blistering attack on the National Toshaos Council’s (NTC) Executive Committee and its Vice Chairman Lennox Shuman, particularly in relation to an interview with Stabroek News.

The Miss Linden Pageant, a major feature of the Linden Town Day celebrations, is in limbo following an allegation against a sponsor that has resulted in a call being made for the event to be cancelled.

Yesterday, the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) met for the third hearing on the Guyana Water Incorporated’s (GWI) application for a hike in rates, where attendees raised concerns over the measurement of water consumption, with the rate for pensioners being the most questioned.

(Barbados Nation) Two Guyanese who tried unsuccessfully to smuggle cocaine and cannabis into the island more than two years ago were jailed when they appeared in the No.

Regional poultry producers have expressed concern at the non-adoption of specifications for their meat and feeds which had been developed by the standards body, CROSQ and approved.

The Preliminary Inquiry for the two men accused of the murder of America Street money changer Shawn Nurse, commenced yesterday before Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman.

Residents of Kumu village in the Rupununi, who have had to resort to accessing their emergency water supply in the midst of an extended dry period, are calling on the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) to fix the community wells.

Several Berbice cane harvesters were rushed to the Fort Wellington Public Hospital yesterday morning, after the lorry they were travelling in suddenly toppled on the Number Two Village, West Coast Berbice Public Road.