Guyana News

Justice Brassington Reynolds is expected to rule tomorrow on the High Court’s jurisdiction to hear the application of Mohendra Arjune, who is seeking judicial review of the controversial parking meter contract between the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) and Smart City Solutions (SCS).

Linden Town Clerk Jonellor Bowen will return to her post today as Ministry of Communities Permanent Secretary, Emile McGarrell has chosen not to have her reassigned.

Former chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom) Dr Steve Surujbally believes that the best person to replace him would be a judge, if the candidate qualifies as “fit and proper.”

UN constitutional experts who visited last month will analyse the information they gathered and provide guidance to UN decision-makers on technical support for the constitution reform process here.

An ex-convict was fined $25,000 on Friday for breaking and entering.

A man was on Monday remanded to prison after he was accused of stealing over $2 million in property, including a Bedford truck, from his supposed employer.

The PPP this evening said that a second list of names with nominees for the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission will be submitted to President David Granger.

Indira Outar, the woman fingered as the mastermind behind the execution-style killing of Tain mother of four Leilawatie Mohamed was today charged with procuring five persons to commit the act and remanded.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Newly-appointed Director of Cricket, Jimmy Adams, has strongly backed the ongoing review of the West Indies Cricket Board’s controversial eligibility rule.

Arson yesterday destroyed Benjamin’s Homemade Bakery which had been a fixture in the Buxton community for almost 26 years.

Justice Brassington Reynolds yesterday refused a request to issue a temporary order to the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) to prohibit contractor Smart City Solutions (SCS) from administering the metered parking system in the city, while saying he wanted to be fully briefed on the entire case.

Former president Bharrat Jagdeo was evasive yesterday on his interest in a third term but noted that the opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has not decided who its presidential candidate for the next elections will be.

The Court of Appeal yesterday dismissed an appeal by a group of transgender persons who contended that the cross-dressing law discriminates against them and violates equality provisions in the constitution.

Home Box Office Latin America (HBO LA) an affiliate of HBO, a leading premium pay television network in the United States has accused local company Gizmos and Gadgets of  infringing its intellectually property rights.

A new software application (app), aimed at improving the performance of pupils sitting Mathematics at the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) level, was launched yesterday at the National Racquet Centre, Woolford Avenue, Georgetown.

Minister of Public Telecommunications Cathy Hughes yesterday announced plans that would allow citizens to apply for birth and death certificates among other services online, as GTT launched its expanded LTE 4G service to Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam).

A medical laboratory technician, who is accused of setting the home of popular Disc Jockey (DJ), Dorrel Romeo called ‘DJ Magnum’on fire, was yesterday charged with the crime and released on her own recognisance.

For the year ended October 31, 2016, Scotiabank Guyana registered net income of $2.4 billion compared to $2.1 billion for the corresponding period in 2015.

A man who was stabbed to death during a scuffle more than one week ago at the Stabroek Market, has been positively identified as seaman, Hemant Persaud and the police are currently looking for a suspect.

The Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU) is currently looking at 18 forensic audit reports, which have resulted over 100 smaller investigations, according to its head Sydney James.