Guyana News

Keith Ferrier, who was accused of setting fire to the Ministry of Health (MoH) building in 2009, was yesterday cleared of the charge after a city court found that the prosecution had no case against him.

The body of an unidentified man was pulled out from a trench at Grant Street, Paradise, East Coast Demerara yesterday morning.

Minister of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs, Sydney Allicock has pitched the idea of a bridge across the Essequibo River at Kurupukari along with an attached  hydro-electric generating facility to power the bridge, nearby communities and the Iwokrama River Lodge and Research Centre.

Tenders were opened yesterday for an upgrade to the Diamond Hospital on the East Bank Demerara.

Chairman of the Regional Democratic Council of Region Five, Vickchand Ramphal yesterday appealed to Minister of Communities, Ronald Bulkan and President David Granger to “intervene incisively” in bringing an end to the “disastrous”  disruption of its statutory meetings.

A decision on the renewal of Barama Company Limited’s (BCL) Investment Development Agreement is expected to be made in a few weeks.

Proposed new by-laws to govern the transport and discharge of shipping containers in the city would set fees of up to $45,000 for 40-ft containers.

A post-mortem examination is expected to be conducted today to determine the cause of death of Relisa Sam, the young woman who died on Sunday, two weeks after undergoing a caesarean-section (c-section) delivery at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, a relative has said.

Customs Officers of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) were implored to keep a careful watch on shipments into and out of the country for material that can be used to create nuclear, chemical and biological weapons.

The preliminary inquiry (PI) into the charge against Regan Rodrigues, the man accused of murdering political activist Courtney Crum-Ewing, is coming to an end, with the prosecution expected to close its case by the end of next week.

Mahdia businesspersons earlier this month complained to the government about high transportation costs, the state of the road to Linden and the lack of banking facilities.

The swift action of a businessman thwarted a robbery attempt at a West Ruimveldt shop last Thursday, resulting in a would-be bandit being shot in a crossfire.

Four months after undergoing what was supposed to be a simple surgery to remove gallstones, a resident of Shulinab, in South Central Rupununi, has been reduced to a vegetative state, leaving her family with mounting medical bills and little hope for her recovery.

As the probe into the murder of Gafoor’s Manager Terry Lackhan continues, the Guyana Police Force was yesterday granted an additional 72-hours to keep the prime suspect in custody.

The trial of former minister in the PPP/C administration Dr Jennifer Westford and her former aide Margaret Cummings, for the alleged theft of over $600 million from the government, will commence after statements are handed over next week.

A date was yesterday set for the commencement of the trial of Dwayne Griffith, the teenager who is alleged to have caused the death of a woman through dangerous driving.

Magistrate Fabayo Azore yesterday said that sufficient evidence has been presented against Edward Skeete and Nabadingi Gobin, who are charged with fatally shooting a man in Tucville last year.

Shane Mc Almont, 33 years and Marlon Joseph called ‘Short Man’, 28 years, both of 111 Miles Mahdia, Potaro were charged today with Murder and Accessory to Murder respectively committed on Shawn Clarke between 2016-07-10 to 2016-07-22 at 111 Miles Mahdia, Potaro, the police say.

The police say they are investigating a serious accident which occurred about 1210h.

At approximately 20:56 hours last evening, the Guyana Power and Light says a line trip along two Kingston feeders (F3 and F4) resulted in an interruption in the supply of electricity to customers in Kingston, Cummingsburg, Albertown, Lacytown and Werk-en-Rust.