Guyana News

The murder trial of Kevin Washington and Dennecia Halley, the duo accused of murdering of seaman Antonio Isles in 2013 ended abruptly yesterday, owing to a lack of evidence.

The sudden decision by Trans Guyana Airways to suspend flights indefinitely to the North Rupununi has left residents cut off and concerns have been expressed over the effect on tourism in the district.

Teachers of Brickdam Secondary yesterday staged a sit-out in protest over conditions at their school.

A review of projects awarded by the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority has shown that 75% of the works on the current budget are sole-sourced.

Nine volunteers from the Volunteer Support Platform travelled to Barbados yesterday to participate in the Guyana/ Barbados Youth Exchange Programme 2016.

Venezuela has denied that its army shot at Guyana Geology and Mines Com-mission (GGMC) workers last month while they were travelling in this country’s waters but Georgetown remains adamant the incident occurred.

Former Factory Manager of the Rose Hall Sugar Estate Deodat Singh has sued the Guyana Sugar Corporation Limited for allegedly wrongfully dismissing him and for breaching his employment contract.

Sixty-five vendors from Vreed-en-Hoop have agreed to relocate to enable the West Coast Demerara Road Improvement Project, a release from the Ministry of Public Infrastructure said yesterday.

A small group of persons staged a protest outside the Regional Democratic Council compound in Region Six on Thursday, calling for the removal of the Regional Executive Officer (REO) Veerasammy Ramayya and the Tender Board.

The Marcus Brian Bisram Foundation (MBBF) on Thursday held the re-opening ceremony for the newly remodelled traffic department at the Springlands Police Station.

Family members remain hopeful about the health of Orville Valentine, the Sentinel Security officer who was run over on Monday by a Hilux Truck, given a change in his medical condition; they are also concerned at the dearth of information being provided by medical staff.

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) on Thursday accused the Government of flip-flopping on the question of an increase in the tolls for the Demerara Harbour Bridge.

Family members of Afraz Sattaur and his common-law wife Razena Hassan, who were involved in a collision along the Mahaica, East Coast Demerara roadway on May 6, remain displeased with the lack of progress in the matter.

President David Granger yesterday attended the funeral service of Jules Kranenburg, a former Minister of Public Works and Communications with responsibility for transport under the Desmond Hoyte administration.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will be conducting a Community Clean-up tomorrow at Good Hope, East Coast Demerara (ECD).

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Test captain Jason Holder is among five West Indies players released by the West Indies Cricket Board to play in the initial phase of the Caribbean Premier League starting at month end.

LOUISVILLE, Ky.,  (Reuters) – Religious and political leaders joined celebrities, sports stars and tens of thousands of ordinary people today in bidding farewell to Muhammad Ali, the boxing champion who jolted America with his showmanship and won worldwide admiration as a man of conviction.

The Police are investigating the murder of Pooman Baljeet of Madewini, East Bank Demerara, which occurred about 2100h, yesterday.

A raid was last night carried out on a house in a gated community at Versailles, West Demerara and over 150 lbs of marijuana was found.

-says ‘cancer’ of overcrowding must be tackled -cites testimony of ‘indescribably harsh’ prison conditions   The Prison Commission of Inquiry (CoI) has concluded that the prisoners were mostly to blame for the deaths of 17 inmates at the Camp Street prison on March 3 and it has urged the formation of a committee to focus on reducing the overcrowding in the prison system where at least 60% of the population are on remand.