Guyana News

Reduced rates for serious crimes including gun-related robberies and murders continue to be recorded, the Guyana Police Force said yesterday.

Two firms have pledged to rebuild the home of a Linden couple whose house was burnt down last Saturday.

The Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the murder of Agricola resident Gladstone George, who was shot dead execution-style in April last year, continued yesterday with a traffic cop giving his testimony.

Attorney General Basil Williams is currently in Jamaica where he is updating the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) on Guyana’s compliance with the outstanding recommendations to the anti-money laundering legislation.

Two days after a live grenade was lobbed near the vehicle of Kaieteur News’ publisher, bomb experts have destroyed and disposed of the explosive device and the Guyana Press Association (GPA) and the Private Sector Commission are calling on the police to conduct an in-depth investigation.

A passenger of a Route 42 minibus was yesterday arrested after police conducted a search on the vehicle and found a pistol along with several rounds in his possession.

Adam McDonald and Jermaine Bailey, who were apprehended and charged after allegedly committing a brazen robbery on a phone store near police headquarters Eve Leary in October last year, were yesterday freed of the charges.

Minister of Legal Affairs and Attorney General Basil Williams is now in possession of the draft legislation for the State Assets Recovery Unit (SARU).

The Guyana Press Association (GPA)  today expressed solidarity with Kaieteur News over the finding of a grenade near its proprietor’s vehicle on Saturday and called for a full investigation of the matter.

Today, at about 03:40h. ranks of the Mahdia Police Station responded to the area of Dadagoo Shop in Mahdia for reports that a man was seen motionless on the roadway.

The opposition PPP today announced that it will hold its congress in the last quarter of the year.

The Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the March 3rd 2016 Camp Street Prison unrest, which claimed the lives of 17 inmates, has exonerated Deputy Director of Prisons Gladwin Samuels of allegations made against him and he returns to work today.

The Marriott Hotel enjoyed an 85% occupancy rate last month, mostly due to the influx of persons for Guyana’s 50th Independence anniversary celebrations, and this is projected to continue for this month.

No information has been released for several weeks now by the government on contract awards despite repeated promises to do so.

Temporary repairs to a damaged koker at Westbury, Essequibo Coast averted what could have been major flooding during yesterday’s spring tide.

A little over a month since the Barabina road, Region One  was rehabilitated by the government, the Regional Chairman has condemned the work since the artery has reverted to its deplorable and impassable condition.

Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan on Saturday met with Corentyne fishermen and proposed that they be armed with guns against pirates in the wake of a horrific attack that left one man dead and three missing.

Publisher of Kaieteur News Glenn Lall yesterday expressed disappointment with the police probe of Saturday’s incident when a grenade was lobbed outside the newspaper’s offices and said if he is not satisfied with the level and quality of the investigation, he would be seeking international help.

Ossie McFarlene, who had 28 pounds of marijuana in his car when he drove through a police roadblock at Fort Wellington, West Coast Berbice, was last week sentenced to four years in prison and fined $19.51 million after he was found guilty of having the illegal drug in his possession for trafficking.

A Better Hope, East Coast Demerara lorry driver was released on $300,000 bail last week after being charged with causing death by dangerous driving.