Guyana News

Attorney Anil Nandlall says that the Attorney General’s Chambers, headed by his successor Basil Williams SC, owes to his clients in excess of $1.7M for payment of court costs awarded in cases which he has won against him.

Four companies on Tuesday tendered to construct a new building to house the St.

After being forced to re-migrate due to the economic crisis in Venezuela, a family’s decision to erect housing on the government reserve at Jib, on the Essequibo Coast, has added to its woes as the regional administration demolished the structure.

A West Ruimveldt man was yesterday remanded to prison for the alleged possession of 704 grammes of cannabis.

A Charlestown woman was yesterday placed on $25,000 bail for allegedly trying to smuggle ganja into the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Statements were yesterday served in the murder charge against Jermaine Abel, the North Ruimveldt man accused of a stabbing a peacemaker when he tried to stop a fight in their neighbourhood.

The Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has advised that two policemen based at the Turkeyen Police Station be charged with rape following a New Year’s Day complaint by a Sophia woman.

Venezuela today criticised a decision yesterday by UN Secretary General Antonio Gutteres to forward the border controversy with Guyana to the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

Four companies yesterday tendered to construct a new building to house the St.

United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres has recommended that the Guyana/Venezuela border controversy be referred to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in what will be seen as a pivotal development in this country’s bid to conclusively rebuff the spurious territorial claim of its neighbour to the west.

A fixed maintenance charge of $500 for all consumers, except pensioners, has been proposed by the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) in its application for tariff changes, which also suggests that metered customers be billed according to the volume of water they use.

A Crabwood Creek, Upper Corentyne woman was placed under arrest yesterday morning after ranks attached to the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) conducted a search at her residence and found a sum of suspected counterfeit US currency and a bulletproof vest.

Two taxi drivers were on Monday night carjacked by bandits who posed as customers.

Communities Minister Ronald Bulkan has labelled the claims of interference levelled against him by Georgetown Mayor Patricia Chase-Green as “unfair and unjustified,” while saying that a recent letter he wrote to the Chief Citizen was only intended to offer “guidance” on matters that were brought to his attention.

A Chinese couple were beaten and robbed on Monday night, when a gang of armed bandits invaded their Garden of Eden, East Bank Demerara home.

The ‘Pakaraima Flavours’ tomato ketchup and salad dressing are now available at all three branches of the Bounty Supermarket in Georgetown, and the one at Grove, East Bank Demerara, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).

Georgetown Mayor Patricia Chase-Green has announced her availability for re-election at the upcoming annual mayoral poll in March.

Christopher George, the mentally-ill man who was shot last Friday after chopping a police constable, was yesterday slapped with two charges and remanded to prison.

Two full months have elapsed since a complaint of sexual abuse and predation was made against Bishops’ High School teacher Coen Jackson, but police continue to await the Director of Public Prosecutions’ advice on whether charges should be laid.

Based upon information received, the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) yesterday conducted an operation in Craig Street, Campbell-ville  at the residence of Andre Gomes aka Zipper.