Guyana News

Magistrate Fabayo Azore yesterday set the date for the commencement of the trial of former minister Jennifer Westford and her former aide Margaret Cummings for charges of forgery and attempted larceny.

A Potaro labourer was placed on $100,000 bail yesterday after he appeared before a city court facing allegations that he stole close to $1,000,000 in cash.

Minister within the Ministry of Communities Dawn Hastings-Williams on a recent outreach exercise to Smith Creek, Barima River, Region One told residents that every child there must attend school.

Residents of Region One in the Mabaruma District on Saturday benefitted from free eye tests and spectacles as the Ministry of Public Health continues to work with private sector agencies to host medical outreaches.

A Plaisance man was yesterday released on self-bail on a wounding charge after a court heard that he stabbed another man with an ice pick only to defend himself during an attack.

Romana Sanasie, the daughter of murdered businesswoman Patricia Sanasie, testified yesterday from New York in the ongoing Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the murder charge against Richard Stanton, who is accused of the crime.

First Lady, Sandra Granger on Monday launched her ‘Self Reliance and Success in Business Workshop’ at the Mabaruma Learning Resource Centre in Barima-Waini (Region One), where more than 40 women will be exposed to entrepreneurial and management training, a release from the Ministry of the Presidency said.

The Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) in collaboration with the Ministry of Education is currently training 29 volunteers to become tour guides for Georgetown, GINA said.

Sixty-four students were yesterday welcomed into the health care system at an orientation ceremony at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), GINA said. 

The Russian Federation has pledged to continue providing training for members of the Guyana Police Force.

Progress has been made on the rehabilitation of the Diamond Well Station, East Coast Demerara, the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) said yesterday and testing will begin on Thursday.

(Reuters) – Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton rolled up a series of wins yesterday, as the two presidential front-runners took a step toward capturing their parties’ nominations on the 2016 campaign’s biggest day of state-by-state primary voting.

At about 1730h. today, police ranks stationed at Matthews Ridge, NWD, went to arrest Dennis Marks who was wanted pending investigations into a report of alleged rape.

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI) today said that 22 bids have been submitted to provide 1.5 MW of renewable energy to Bartica.

Accused by self-confessed drug trafficker Barry Dataram of involvement in the drug trade and corruption, the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) last evening issued a denial and called on him to provide sworn statements for past and ongoing investigations.

A Sophia man was shot dead during the wee hours of yesterday morning, moments after he held up a licensed firearm holder and his sister as they exited a popular city night spot and demanded their valuables.

Government is currently looking at the development of the hydropower site at Tiger Hill, which has the capacity to adequately supply Linden with electricity, Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson told the Parliamentary Sectoral Committee on Natural Resources yesterday.

A Plantation Grove woman was yesterday placed on $650,000 bail by a city court after she denied a charge that she trafficked an underage girl for labour exploitation.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) said last night that it had found no evidence to support an allegation of rape made against some of its ranks by a resident of Lethem.

After calling for a probe of a senior detective over alleged corrupt activities and criminal ties, PPP Executive Secretary Zulfikar Mustapha and General Secretary Clement Rohee yesterday told police that they had no evidence to offer.