Troy Abrams, the surviving accused in last November’s armed attack on America Street moneychangers, was yesterday found guilty of robbing one of the men and he was sentenced to five years in prison.
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday accused government of reneging on a commitment to share leadership of the six local government councils that were equally split between the PPP/C and APNU+AFC but Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan said it was the PPP/C who refused to compromise.
At least four more towns are expected be established, according to President David Granger, who believes they will lead to economically stable communities and regions.
The Mayor and City Council of Georgetown is ready to facilitate any forensic audit and the Office of the Auditor General is welcome anytime, according to new Mayor Patricia Chase Green.
President David Granger says there are no plans to dismiss Minister of Social Protection Volda Lawrence over comments she made downplaying child abuse accusations against city councillor Winston Harding.
The Ministry of Telecommunications and the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) are working to ensure major upgrades to cellular networks and hot-spots in considered locations across the country in time for next month’s 50th independence anniversary celebrations.
Keith Ferrier, one of the accused in the 2009 arson of the Ministry of Health building who was recently recaptured, was yesterday once again granted his release on $350,000 bail.
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has filed an appeal challenging the decision of Justice Navindra Singh to free murder accused Shakir Mohamed.
Jamal Munroe, of Savannah Park, New Amsterdam, who is accused of robbery, yesterday told Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus that he was arrested although he was only a bystander during the attack.
The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers’ Union (GAWU) is still investigating the fatal bee attack that resulted in the death of a sugar worker at Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice, according to President Komal Chand.
Courts Guyana has launched a Mother’s Day Facebook contest that will see three pairs of mothers and their children facing off in a cooking competition.
A meeting was held at the Parliament Office of Guyana on Monday to begin discussions about a partnership agreement between the Parliament of Guyana and the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.