Guyana News

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Inter-national Cooperation, Hugh Todd on Wednesday met with  Margarette May Macaulay, President of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) and other members of the IACHR Board of Directors on the sidelines of the Fifty-Third Regular Session of the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS).

David London called ‘Rastaman’ is wanted by police for questioning in relation to murder committed on Eon Roberts at Granny Backdam Landing, Omai, on June 19.

As the sixth season of Guyana Restaurant Week (GRW) was launched on Monday, Head of the Guyana Tourism Authority, Kamrul Baksh announced that a total of 17 restaurants will be participating this year.

Michael Abrahim called ‘Timmy’ is wanted by police for questioning in relation to trafficking in narcotics at Catherine, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – The French Caribbean island of Martinique has issued a hurricane red alert due to the approach of a tropical storm named Bret, local authorities said today.

HOUSTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. oil producer Hess Corp. (HES.N) expects an increase in cash flow of 25% per year for the next five years with oil remaining about $75 per barrel, Chief Executive John Hess told an investor conference on Thursday.

The Guyana Police Force today said that the investigation which was launched in relation to an allegation of rape against the Minister of Local Government, Nigel Dharamlall on Monday, the 19th day of June, 2023, has been completed.

The Child Care and Protection Agency (CPA) is being accused of refusing independent legal representation to the 16-year-old complainant at the centre of the rape allegations against Local Government Minister, Nigel Dharamlall.

The Good Hope Secondary School on the East Coast of Demerara was commissioned yesterday by President Irfaan Ali.

Minister of Finance Dr Ashni Singh yesterday instructed that with effect from July 2023,  National Insurance Scheme (NIS) pension payments will be paid from the first working day of every month to align with Old Age Pension (OAP) payments.

Sitting in Guyana and delivering judgment in a local case, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) yesterday denied the application for special leave to appeal by a man who was handed two life sentences for raping a child back in 2017.

Two Guyana Police Force (GPF) officers yesterday appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court before Acting Chief Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus to face ten counts of larceny and fraud.

Forty-one-year-old Mayelin Cordova, a  Venezuelan national and businesswoman of Byderabo Road, Bartica, Region #7, who is presently serving a six-month prison sentence for operating a brothel, is to be charged by ranks of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) with nine  counts of Trafficking In Persons (TIP).

In what was described as a significant day in the annals of Guyana’s history, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) held sittings locally, for the second time since its establishment eighteen years ago.

Police in Region Seven are investigating the circumstances of the death of 32-year-old Calsen Joseph of Karaudarnau Village, Region Nine.

The Guyana Association of Women Lawyers (GAWL) has noted the allegations of sexual assault made against a sitting Minister of Government by a female minor and  has called for the rule of law to be upheld for a full probe.

Hopes of finding a 61-year-old boat captain are slipping away according to family members after the man went missing on Saturday in the Mazaruni River.

The body that was found floating in the Demerara River on Monday has been identified as Calvin Sancho, a security guard attached to GEB Security Services, a release from the Guyana Police Force stated.

Opposition Member, Ganesh Mahipaul, whose name was mentioned in a police statement from the 16-year-old complainant in the case against Local Government Minister Nigel Dharamlall, says he is baffled and would like an explanation why his name was stated.

Fifty-seven-year-old Sherman Joseph of Koberimo Hill, North West District, Region One, appeared yesterday at the Mabaruma Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Sunil Scarce where he was charged with setting fire to a dwelling.