Guyana News

A youth appeared in a city court yesterday on a charge of trying to kill his father.

Vijay Arjunandan, a 37-year-old excavator operator of Crabwood Creek, on Thursday pleaded not guilty to manslaughter following the death of a boy at the Number 63 Beach, Corentyne.

The Guyana Fire Service yesterday afternoon averted what could have been a major fire at the Guyana Post Office building located on Robb Street, Georgetown.

Jenny-Ann Crawford, who was allegedly caught with a quantity of cocaine hidden in her suitcase at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), was yesterday denied bail and remanded to prison on a drug trafficking charge.

City Councillor Salima Bacchus-Hinds yesterday submitted her resignation from the Mayor and City Council, in order to take up a scholarship.

The commencement of the trial of the former public service minister Dr Jennifer Westford and ex-ministry personnel officer Margaret Cummings on charges of forgery and the attempted larceny of state vehicles, has been delayed once again pending a decision by the High Court.

PPP/C city councillor Bishram Kuppen yesterday repeated calls for a forensic audit to be conducted on what he says are the billions of dollars that are being spent by City Hall without any credible financial reports.

A family of four lost their abode and possessions when their house was burnt to the ground on Saturday afternoon.

Cara Lodge celebrated its 20th Anniversary in the hospitality industry in Guyana on July 28 with an Awards ceremony and the announcement of two gifts of sponsorship.

Councillor of the Linden Mayor and Town Council Lennox Gasper has written to Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Communities Emile McGarrell accusing the council of targeting Town Clerk Jennella Bowen instead of focusing its energies on improving the lives of Lindeners.

The Transparency Institute Guyana Inc (TIGI) today flayed the city over the controversial parking meters deal.

The growth in the country’s economy, by 2 percent, in the first half of 2016, has been largely attributed to developments in the mining and quarrying sectors, Minister of Finance Winston Jordan told the media today during the presentation of the country’s mid- year report.

Logging company Baishanlin owes the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) tens of millions of dollars and has made no effort to pay despite being requested to do so.

While the Bid Protest Committee (BPC) under the Procurement Act has been established, it is yet to start the official review of its first complaint as some procedures have not been made clear to officials at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB).

A painter is now dead after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a bus on the West Bank Public Road early yesterday morning.

Eighteen-year-old Berbice police constable, Sham Kumar Persaud of Chapel Street, New Amsterdam was yesterday discovered by his mother hanging around 03:30 pm in his room.

“It is a very hard thing for European governments which enslaved Africans for over three and half centuries to apologize.

A public scoping meeting will be held on August 22 in Bartica regarding a proposed US$12 million open pit gold mine by Sun and Sand Mining Resources in the Cuyuni/Mazaruni.

More than a week after the residents of Swan, Linden-Soesdyke Highway saw several dwellings  demolished and damaged  in a violent storm they are still awaiting help to get back on their feet.

Residents of Good Hope, East Coast Demerara (ECD) are pleading with the authorities to repair their main access bridge as it continues to deteriorate.