Guyana News

Britain’s Prince Harry will visit Guyana on December 2-4 as part of a Caribbean tour.

(Reuters) – Leg spinner Yasir Shah took six wickets to bowl out West Indies for 322 as Pakistan won the second test by 133 runs in Abu Dhabi and secured an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.

Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan is once again advocating for citizens and businesses to move away from the use of cash to debit and credit cards and cheques for their transactions, while saying that it has been proven to result in a significant drop in crime.

An Ithaca Village teenager died on Sunday night after an unsecured wooden pallet in the back of a Canter where he was riding shifted and hit him in the face, pitching him off the moving vehicle.

The Woodlands Hospital is moving to revolutionize Guyana’s capabilities in the area of infectious disease testing, specifically with regard to the Zika virus, with the introduction of high-performance and cost-effective molecular diagnostic testing equipment.

Two City Constables were yesterday morning attacked in the Bourda Constabulary Outpost after apprehending a suspected bandit.

Mayor Patricia Chase-Green has labelled the manner in which the Auditor General (AG) and the Ministry of Communities have gone about investigating City Hall’s spending of a $300 million government subvention as “unprofessional and disrespectful.”

Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan has criticised former president Bharrat Jagdeo’s recent comments on crime, while warning that they could give ominous support to criminal elements.

A Greenwich Park, East Bank Essequibo (EBE) mother of three who was stabbed several times about her body in a violent attack by her former partner, lost her battle for life 44 days later.

Divisional Officer of the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) Compton Sparman last Friday called for the establishment of a building code that would ensure the protection of persons in the event of fires.

Fayouse Shakir, who escaped from the Lusignan Prison more than one month ago, was yesterday morning recaptured by the police in a Route 44 minibus.

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure is currently monitoring the erosion of the sea defence at Mosquito Hall, Unity, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara and will soon address the situation.

As doubts persist about Guyana’s readiness for the oil and gas industry, a representative of a UK consultancy firm yesterday said confidence and a sound long-term strategy would see the country reaping the benefits.

Normal power has been restored to Bartica, ending more than three weeks of scheduled blackouts caused by the almost back-to-back failures of two generating sets.

A woman prison officer attached to the New Amsterdam Prison, who allegedly attempted to sneak in a quantity of cannabis into the prison on Sunday, has been arrested and an investigation has been launched.

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) yesterday advised that murder charges be levelled against a teenager and a man, in relation to the death of businesswoman Bibi Shairoon Nesha Ali, who was found bound and gagged in her Mahaicony home last week Monday.

A decision in the trial of Carvil Duncan, the former director who is accused of stealing almost a million dollars from the Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL), is slated for tomorrow.

A post-mortem examination on the remains of 13-year-old Mariza Kissoon, who succumbed last Thursday at the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH) after collapsing at her school, could not determine the cause of death.

There are no specific regulations stipulating the preservation of a site after a mining accident, according to acting Commissioner of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) Newell Dennison.

The opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) yesterday criticised the government for slashing the proposed budgets for 17 constitutional bodies, while saying the reductions would undermine their independence and see less scrutiny.