Guyana News

The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) is calling on Chief Election Officer Keith Lowenfield to investigate an incident where an overseer of the Local Authority Area allegedly refused to swear in two of the party’s members as councillors.

Despite claims by the opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), there has been no appointment of a new Commissioner-General for the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA).

A 17-year-old boy was shot in his jaw by bandits during a $7 million robbery in the Rosignol Market yesterday morning.

A would-be thief ended up behind bars yesterday after he snatched a gold band from the hand of rural constable and did not count on the chase that ensued.

Bibi Safaora Salim, the woman who was arrested for allegedly making death threats against President David Granger on Facebook, was released on station bail on Friday evening.

A report on the Linden Town Council elections published by this newspaper yesterday under the title ‘Carwyn Holland is Linden’s new chief citizen’ inadvertently excluded Councillor Loma Moseley of the group Linden 2025 among the list of councillors.

John Joseph, 64, died during the wee hours of yesterday morning in the North West District of Region One after police say he was stabbed with the arrow he shot at a man.

KOLKATA, (Reuters) – West Indies skipper Darren Sammy has an uncomplicated approach to cricket and the affable all-rounder had a typically nonchalant view of the 22-yard pitch on which his team will face England in Sunday’s World Twenty20 final.

About 0630h. today, the police say that goldsmith Ramdat Singh, 42 years, and his son Ramdat Singh Jnr; 16 years, of Bush Lot, WCB, were in the process of setting up their stand at the Rosignol Market when two men armed with handguns held them up and demanded the bag with their jewellery.

About 0130h. today, the police say that John Joseph, 64 years, of Triangle Backdam, NWD, intervened in an argument between a man and his son at Triangle Backdam and shot the man with an arrow to his chest.

Newly-elected Mayor of Georgetown Patricia Chase-Green said yesterday that she was pleased to be heading a council with a fair mixture of youth and experience.

Buoyed by the support of members of his constituency and the ruling coalition, alleged child molester Winston Harding was yesterday sworn in as a councillor of Georgetown, a post he has no intention of resigning.

Another Sussex Street, Charlestown man was gunned down late last evening in what is suspected to be a reprisal killing after the murder of Kevon Payne, a member of the Coast Guard who was executed on Tuesday evening not far from his Sussex Street home.

The first ever Mayor and Deputy Mayor of new town Bartica were elected yesterday, when the Town Council held its first meeting after the March 18th local government elections.

For the first Deputy Mayor of the new town of Lethem, 19-year-old Maxine Welch, her age is an asset as it allows her to relate to the largest demographic of her municipality, the youth.

A fire on February 23rd at a Lodge house, where two adult autistic brothers had to be rescued by alert neighbours has underlined the need for early intervention in diagnosing the disorder.

Land at Liliendaal that was previously earmarked for a hotel is under consideration as the site for the new Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) head office.

Police have identified and are searching for a prime suspect in Thursday’s shooting on Regent Street, which left one of the two victims in a critical condition at a city hospital.

Two brothers have been arrested as investigators continue to probe the murder of Coast Guardsman Kevon Payne, who was gunned down on Tuesday night in Charlestown.

The renewal of contract for Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport Corporation (CJIAC) Ramesh Ghir bypassed the board and was instead dealt with by then Minister of Public Works Robeson, a forensic audit into the corporation has revealed.