Guyana News

An Ogle, East Coast Demerara family was robbed of approximately $3M in cash, jewellery and electronics yesterday morning by two bandits, who posed as customers.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) is investigating allegations by People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C)  MP Nigel Dharamlall that a resident of Yupukari, Region 9, Upper Takutu/Upper Essequibo was tortured during its probe of an unauthorised Cessna plane that was found in area, Chief of Staff of the army, Brigadier Mark Phillips says.

Mining camps and residents of some interior communities are running low on food, fuel and other necessities due to the continued obstruction of the Mazaruni River channel usually used to transport supplies to the areas, as a result of a sunken dredge.

An East La Penitence woman was brought before city courts yesterday on charges of having a gun, ammunition, and over 100 pounds of cannabis in her possession.

The Guyana Police Force has arrested and charged 356 persons for speeding and 41 for driving under the influence since the launching of the Traffic Department’s ‘Operation Safeway’ campaign last week.

Residents of several city wards are dissatisfied with the garbage collection services being provided by the Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC) and Mayor Patricia Chase-Green has suggested that City Hall consider rehiring the private firms that had been responsible for disposal.

Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Office for Investment (Go-Invest), Owen Verwey says a number of proposals have been received for agro-processing and he highlighted  the importance of this sector for Guyana’s economic growth.

Members of the judiciary are to benefit from training on the issue of Trafficking in Persons (TIP) by the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol).

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) team, during a meeting last Wednesday with members of the Guyana Public Service Cooperative Credit Union (GPSCCU), emphasised the need for readiness to meet the demands of the Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) legislation.

University of Guyana Vice-Chancellor Ivelaw Griffith has hailed a recent fundraising visit to the United States as a success as it has yielded both financial and human resources support from the diaspora for the university.

A young man remains hospitalised with injuries to his right leg after he was struck down by police officers last Friday.

British Professor Ian Swingland, a world renowned conservationist is facing charges in the UK for allegedly helping investors avoid £60 million in taxes through projects tackling climate change and the spread of HIV.

The site visit that will determine the reaccreditation of the University of Guyana’s Medical School is set for the end of November, and a large part of the university’s supplemental budget will go toward improving the school’s conditions, according to Vice-Chancellor Ivelaw Griffith.

Through a collaborative effort by donors, the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) received endoscopic equipment yesterday that will help to screen and diagnose a number of digestive tract abnormalities, GINA said.

Olufemi Crawford, the 12-year-old girl who was reported missing since last Wednesday, has been reunited with her family.

A Yarrow Dam construction worker, accused of wounding another man, was remanded to prison yesterday after making an appearance before a city court.

A man was yesterday remanded to prison by a city court after it was alleged that he assaulted an 11-year-old.

A young McDoom fisherman, brought before a city court on three counts of breaking and entering and larceny, was remanded to prison after he pleaded not guilty to the charges yesterday.

An East Ruimveldt man was yesterday fined after he admitted to stealing a man’s phone because he was financially frustrated.

An arrest warrant was today issued for self-professed drug lord Barry Dataram and his common-law wife Anjanie Boodnarine after they were a no-show at a hearing scheduled for a ruling on whether they have to lead a defence in their trial for the alleged possession of 284 lbs of cocaine.