Guyana News

The Tocuma Indigenous Restaurant, a family owned and operated Amerindian cuisine eatery, was yesterday launched at the Amerindian Village of the Sophia Exhibition Centre.

President David Granger says the “March disturbances” at the Camp Street Prison which led to the deaths of 17 prisoners was a result of the previous administration’s negligence.

The findings of the Board of Inquiry (BoI) set up to investigate claims by self-confessed drug trafficker Barry Dataram about the alleged involvement of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) in the drug trade and corruption could be publicly available as soon as this week.

The Steering Committee on Constitutional Reform (SCCR) yesterday handed over its final report to Prime Minister Moses Nagamotooo, who will spend the next few days perusing it before it is taken to Cabinet for review.

Although there has been persistent rainfall over the past two weeks, the Rupununi is not out of the woods as yet, Regional Executive Officer Carl Parker said yesterday.

A 39-year-old man died on Friday evening, hours after he was accidentally shot, reportedly by a friend during a playful scuffle.

Assistant Commissioner (Administration) David Ramnarine yesterday urged 63 new police officers to learn how to overcome challenges rather than being misled.

The multimillion-dollar Hugo Chavez Centre for Rehabilitation and Reintegration, which was built to house almost 200 persons, remains grossly underused while the homeless continue to roam the streets.

A man is now dead after he was brutally stabbed by another during an altercation over food which occurred in the wee hours of yesterday morning in John Street, Werk-en-Rust.

After being on the run for a little over nine years, the police on Friday evening arrested the suspect in the murder of Mahdia gold miner Joseph Willy.

The driver who reportedly ran over the head of a still unidentified man on Tuesday afternoon resulting in the man’s death has been released on station bail.

MUMBAI, India, CMC – West Indies Cricket Board president, Dave Cameron, has hailed the resumption of bilateral ties with the Indian Cricket Board (BCCI), as the region prepares to host India in a four-Test series starting in July.

About 0445h. today, the police say that Vanisha Shrikissoon, 30 years, of Rosehall, Corentyne, and four other persons who were engaged in the plucking of chicken were held at gunpoint by three men armed with firearms who had entered the home.

About 1500h. yesterday, the police say that Nafasie Edghill, 39 years, of Castello Housing Scheme, Georgetown, was at Mon Repos, ECD, when he became involved in a playful scuffle with a friend, who is a licensed firearm holder and had the firearm in his hand at the time, when a round is reported to have been accidentally discharged.

Investigations are being conducted into the circumstances surrounding the death of Gordon Ross, 26 years, who was found on John Street, Georgetown, with stab wounds about his body about 0140h.

Four masked gunmen stormed the Ramada Princess Hotel’s Casino during the wee hours of yesterday morning and carted off an undisclosed amount of cash and left five persons, including a police officer, wounded in their wake.

Five heavily armed bandits robbed the Alesie Group of Companies office at Ruimzigt, West Coast Demerara of almost $4 million after beating and tying up the security guards and torching the lock on an iron cabinet.

Rejecting the city’s plans to relocate them from the Stabroek Market square, dozens of vendors yesterday staged a protest outside of the Ministry of the Presidency in hopes of getting a stay.

There are currently 44 new applications for television, radio and cable licences according to Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) Chairman Leonard Craig who announced yesterday that existing broadcasters will have to reapply for a 2016 licence and a decision is still to be made on controversial licences handed out by the Jagdeo administration in 2011.

The Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) has recommended a new fee structure which will see a steep cut in the rate for television broadcasters and it is looking at all available options to recover $121M in licensing fees from delinquent operators.