Guyana News

As Corriverton struggles with a garbage disposal crisis, the Mayor and Town Council (M&TC) has temporarily taken over the collection of solid waste from the private contractors now responsible for providing the service.

Police last evening were looking for a man who shot at two reporters who chased him through several city streets after witnessing him robbing a US citizen at gunpoint.

The man wanted for fatally shooting 16-year-old Shemel Mercurius as her terrified three-year-old nephew looked on, turned himself into police at a Brooklyn Police Station on Thursday and has since been charged.

Over 200 youth from schools across the country yesterday participated in the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment’s National Youth Environment Forum, held in commemoration of  World Environment Day 2016 (WED) which is being observed tomorrow under the localized theme – ‘Fight against illegal trade of Wildlife.’

A man was stabbed to death just after midnight yesterday along the Plaisance Railway Embankment, East Coast Demerara (ECD), following an argument with another man.

Two youths accused of a string of robberies were yesterday remanded to prison after being charged with various felonies, ranging from armed robbery to gun and ammunition possession.

A third man was yesterday charged with the murder of Crabwood Creek resident Shameer ‘Kazak’ Ally, who was found dead in his house last October when police went to arrest him.

Police are searching for five men who broke and entered the M&M Snackette at Peters Hall, East Bank Demerara and escaped with millions after they tied up two guards and two construction workers early on Wednesday morning.

A North West District (NWD) pensioner drowned on Thursday as he was making his way home from Kumaka.

The original plans submitted by Edward B Beharry and Company Limited for building works at two city sites intended for its Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) franchise were not in order, according to Town Clerk Royston King, who says the company went ahead with alterations at one of the locations without the required permission.

Former Minister of Public Works Jules “Dickie” Kranenburg has died. Kranenburg, who had served as the minister from 1986 to 1992 under the former PNC government, died on May 30.

Ice cream cakes have been added to Marble Slab Creamery’s list of delicacies, it was announced on Thursday as the company officially launched its branch on the ground floor of the Footsteps Mega Store on Camp Street.

(Reuters) – Sunil Narine and Kieron Pollard made triumphant returns to the West Indies team in a comfortable victory over South Africa in the opening match in a triangular one-day international series on Friday.

Acting on the advice of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP)  Shalimar Ali-Hack, the charge of murder was today instituted against five men who are accused of murdering Hemchand Sookdeo of Number 55 village Corentyne Berbice during an act of piracy.

Detectives in Division ‘C’ are investigating the murder of Orrette West, 28 years, a bodywork technician, of Guyhoc Park, which occurred about 00:30h.

A woman was on Wednesday night chopped to death by her husband, who made good on previous threats to end her life because she disregarded his wishes that she not work.

Bandits carted off an undisclosed amount of cash after they waylaid guards and broke into the Region Four Regional Democratic Council (RDC) office at Beterverwagting/Triumph, East Coast Demerara early yesterday morning.

The Engineer’s Department of the Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC) has halted all works at the Holmes Street, South Cummingsburg construction site where a mason was killed on Wednesday.

A 31-year-old woman is now hospitalised after she was shot in her face allegedly by her reputed husband.

Jose Barker, the man who allegedly mugged the retired British soldier who returned to Guyana to join in the country’s 50th independence anniversary celebration, was yesterday charged with the crime and remanded to prison.