Guyana News

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has advised that an inquest be conducted into the Aruka River, North West District, boat collision which claimed the lives of two children in August.

A convicted felon, who is currently serving six months in jail for dangerous driving, was yesterday charged with injuring another man.

Former Stabroek Square fruit vendors, who have been relocated from the Parliament View Mall to the parapet of the former Guyana National Cooperative Bank (GNCB) building at Lombard and Hadfield streets, are reporting a rise in sales.

After enduring several hours of scheduled blackout on Sunday, residents of Georgetown can now expect a problem-free holiday season, according to the Guyana Power and Light Company (GPL) as it was able to complete the maintenance.

Fidel Collins, the bus driver accused of assaulting a differently-abled man during an incident of road rage two weeks ago, is expected to be charged next month after a schedule mix-up.

Jennifer Chapman, the Deputy Accountant General at the Ministry of Finance, yesterday testified that she handed over 23 cheques, dated from August, 2011 to March, 2015, to the police for the investigation of the alleged theft of over $600 million by former public service minister Jennifer Westford and aide Margaret Cummings.

A teen, who initially admitted to stealing a gold chain, was yesterday remanded to prison after he claimed that he was only accused of the crime after he got into a fight with the accuser.

Cabinet last week approved the establishment of a steering committee to oversee the implementation of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) project to improve maternal and child health.

Guyana Power and Light this evening said that key maintenance work which led to lengthy blackouts in the city yesterday and elsewhere has been completed.

General Manager of the Guyana Marketing Corporation Nizam Hassan and others were today charged with fraud pertaining to payments for work done on the Guyana Marketing Corporation building.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – A CBS News poll released on Monday showed Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton holding a 4-point lead over Republican Donald Trump, 45 percent to 41 percent.

The Gaming Authority today said that an application by Sleepin International Hotel and Casino Inc for casino licences was rejected as no documents on the establishment’s “financial soundness and capability” were provided as required.

Former President Donald Ramotar and immediate past Attorney General Anil Nandlall yesterday defended their party’s record on constitutional reform saying that it is now up to the APNU+AFC government to fulfil their manifesto commitments and take up from where the PPP/C had left off.

A 32-year-old money-changer is in hospital after being shot yesterday afternoon inside a fast food restaurant on Water Street during a robbery.

Communities Minister Ronald Bulkan on Friday told the National Assembly that he could not give a date for the appointment of the Local Government Commission (LGC).

The body of a man from New Amsterdam was found yesterday in the Mazaruni River.

The leader of a Christian Church, who  branded himself as Guyana’s first Pope, has found himself at the centre of a controversy over a sex tape with some of his congregation questioning his leadership while others vehemently defended him.

No breakthroughs have been made as yet in the investigation of execution-style killings carried out in the previous two months and a senior police official says insufficient information is a major challenge.

Cabinet will tomorrow receive Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo’s views on the findings by Major General (Ret’d) Joe Singh in his report on allegations of misconduct against two Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) directors.

A newly opened supermarket owned by Chinese nationals was robbed just before noon on Saturday by three armed bandits.