Guyana News

A teenaged boy was yesterday remanded to prison after he was accused of stealing a quantity of gold jewellery valued at $360,000.

United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Gutteres’ representative on the Guyana and Venezuela border controversy is scheduled to arrive here next week and Georgetown is welcoming his visit.

The Community Policing Organization of Guyana (CPOG) has played an important role in curbing criminal activities having conducted over 20,000 patrols and effected 89 arrests last year, Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan said yesterday while calling on persons to join the voluntary organization.

A gold miner was yesterday placed on $150,000 bail by a city magistrate after he was accused of fraudulently converting his business partner’s jewellery to his own use and benefit.

A West Ruimveldt woman was yesterday denied bail over a charge of possession of ammunition but was granted bail over cannabis possession when she appeared in a city court.

The Guyana Press Association (GPA) is mourning the passing of veteran journalist Steve Narine.

The office of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) is still looking at the case file, in relation to four-year-old Ramkarran Mohan who was struck down and killed on the Tuschen Housing Scheme Main Road, at East Bank Essequibo (EBE).

The Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) has observed that the Berbice Mining Syndicate has been speaking in the media about lack of access to the Parish Peak area and says this area is off-limits.

An accountant of New Guyana Marketing Corporation (NGMC) testified yesterday that $10 million was approved for the rehabilitation of the company’s Robb Street headquarters, in the National Budget in 2010, as the trial of former General Manager of NGMC, Nizam Hassan, who is accused of approving payments for substandard work, continued.

First Lady,  Sandra Granger, on Tuesday expressed gratitude to the Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG), which presented her with  1,000 pairs  of shoes in support of her programme to provide footwear for students who are in need, particularly in the hinterland.

President David Granger last evening said that international peace and economic integration are the utmost goals of the Caribbean; goals, which he acknowledges are shared by the European Union, and were the cornerstone of the Treaty Establishing the European Economic Community (TEEEC).

A farmer was yesterday read a charge by the Chief Magistrate which alleged that he stole a chainsaw valued at $250,000.

Baramita can now be recognized as a “titled community” having formally received its Land Title last weekend, giving its people exclusive rights to their territory.

Collaborative efforts have commenced for the 179th Commemorative Indian Arrival anniversary at Plantation Highbury on May 5, 2017.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition lawmakers, some carrying injuries from this week’s protests, on Wednesday sought the dismissal of Supreme Court judges whom they accuse of propping up a socialist dictatorship.

Police ranks in ‘D’ Division are making stringent efforts to quickly apprehend a man who allegedly strangled his reputed wife, in his Parika, East Bank Essequibo home, about 07:3 am today.

Three men were yesterday each sentenced to 19 years in jail after pleading guilty to a series of 2009 crimes, including manslaughter, the attempted murder of policemen and setting a section of the Supreme Court on fire.

A young couple are calling on health officials to investigate the medical staff at the West Demerara Regional Hospital, whom they say did not give their premature baby a “fair chance” to live.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Guyana Police Force has launched an investigation into the operations of the Centre for Information Technology (CIT) of the University of Guyana (UG), following allegations of theft of equipment from the Centre and misconduct of staff members.

The former bank manager who was wanted by the police for questioning in relation to a recent multi-million-dollar fraud at the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) branch in Bartica, yesterday turned herself over to the police.