Guyana News

Annirood Persaud, the miner who was charged with fraudulently converting his business partner’s jewellery to his own use and benefit, had the matter dismissed after the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt.

The relatives of Melvor Jeffery, who was allegedly shot by the police and then escaped from lawful custody while under guard at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) on Wednesday last, are pleading for his safe return, saying his condition is life threatening.

As it prepares for the development of its oil and gas sector, Guyana has been urged to define its safety culture as early as possible.

A security guard was yesterday charged with the murder of Trevor Dublin, the BK International employee who was stabbed to death in `C’ Field, Sophia late last month.

An altercation between some fishermen at the Meadow Bank Wharf ended in bloodshed on Thursday evening with one being fatally stabbed to his chest.

Joel Paton, who survived an early morning attack on Wednesday, when a mining camp at Imataka, Venezuela, was raided by gunmen, said he watched as his fellow miners were shot dead.

The United States government has told a New York court that it is not opposed to Guyanese businessman Ed Ahmad serving his two-year prison term at a minimum security facility.

Today’s scheduled meeting of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) will offer members of the coalition an opportunity to speak on several issues including who should be a part of the Local Government Commission (LGC).

A city Magistrate yesterday dismissed charges of possession of ammunition and cannabis against a woman, who had been charged alongside her son, in May, after the prosecution failed to produce the file.

“The truth shall set you free, I am innocent,” a homeless man yesterday announced to a city court before he was sentenced to three years in prison for unlawful wounding.

An elderly couple was traumatized after bandits broke into their Craig, East Bank Demerara house early yesterday morning, but fled empty-handed after an alarm was raised.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition-led congress today appointed alternative judges to the country’s Supreme Court, whose current pro-government members have been a bedrock of support for leftist President Nicolas Maduro.

The Police say they are making stringent efforts to apprehend a male suspect who answers to the sobriquet `Chokadag’  and who is alleged to have fatally stabbed a fisherman last night at the Meadow Bank Wharf, EBD.

The ongoing problems at Guyana Power and Light (GPL)  have led to blackouts across the city and along the coast today.

Three Guyanese miners were shot dead, while three other persons were wounded in an early morning attack on Wednesday, when their camp at Imataka, on the Venezuelan side of the border, was raided by gunmen.

Businessman Andrif Gillard yesterday told a Commission of Inquiry (CoI) of how his neighbour allegedly offered him money to assassinate President David Granger and the subsequent runaround he was subject to before the police took a report from him.

Members of the STEMGuyana team, having adeptly represented the country at the just-concluded First Global Games, where they finished in 10th position, received a warm welcome upon arriving in Guyana on Wednesday night.

Wrongfully dismissed New Building Society (NBS) Manager Maurice Arjoon, was yesterday awarded just over $79M, which the Society owes him for loss of earnings, severance and pension benefits plus interest.

John Da Silva and Kevin Fitz Gordon, the two men held on a boat in the Pomeroon River, Essequibo, with 210 pounds of cocaine, were yesterday both charged with drug trafficking and remanded to prison.

Heavy rainfall and excessive flooding is being blamed for the collapse of a two-storey building in the Lethem, Region Nine district, however Mayor of the town, Carlton Beckles said that a thorough assessment needs to be done before flooding can be cited as the cause.