Guyana News

Police are investigating the murder  of Bibi Naseefa Baksh, a 48-year-old housewife of Uitvlugt,  West Coast Demerara.

Amid escalating revulsion over the apparent collapse of a rape probe against Local Government Minister Nigel Dharamlall, the GHRA yesterday said that `public interest’ demands a trial in the case.

A teenaged boy is now nursing injuries after the walls of his bedroom came crashing down on him during a violent storm in Aishalton, Region Nine on  Friday night.

In a move designed to limit the liability of its subsidiaries but bring significant overall benefits, beverage conglomerate, Banks DIH (BDIH) Limited has moved to create a holding company to centralize control and will have its name changed to Banks DIH Holdings Inc.,

The voter turnout for the municipality of Georgetown for the June 12 Local Government Elections (LGE) was a dismal 28.1%.

Police are investigating a crash that claimed the life of a 26-year-old motorcyclist, Muneshwar Singh on Friday evening on the Leonora Public Road, West Coast Demerara (WCD).

With public opinion bringing pressure to bear on the justice system, King’s Counsel Darshan Ramdhani remains hopeful that good sense will prevail and that the appropriate advice is given in the matter of the rape allegation against Government Minister Nigel Dharamlall.

Twenty-year-old Yeison Hernandez, of ‘C’ Field Sophia, Georgetown, appeared at the George-town Magistrate’s Court on Friday before Acting Chief Magistrate Sherdel lsaacs-Marcus to answer to the capital charge of murder that was laid against him.

Police are investigating a report of the alleged rape of a 20-year-old female from the Upper Cuyuni River by a man in Bartica on Friday evening.

The boat captain of Palmer’s Point, Lower Mazaruni, Region Seven, Carl Subratie, 61, whose body was found on Thursday died of multiple injuries, the police said.

Some 30 roads are set to be rehabilitated in Sophia. Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill, made the disclosure following a walkabout in the area yesterday, the Department of Public Information (DPI) reported.

Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill has clarified that the standard national approach will apply to small business grants under the Sustainable Livelihoods and Entrepreneurial Development (SLED) programme.

Police are investigating the Friday morning discovery of an unidentified male of Indian ethnicity.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) on Wednesday reminded all importers, wholesalers and retailers that all imported packages/units of alcoholic/tobacco products must be affixed with an excise stamp in accordance with Regulation 212 of the Customs Act, Chapter 82:01.

The Rotary Club of New Amsterdam (RCNA) has constructed and commissioned a multi-million dollar Reading Canopy at the New Amsterdam branch of the National Library, Republic Road, Vryman’s Erven. 

PORT-AU-PRINCE,  (Reuters) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, visiting Haiti’s capital today, said international aid has not met the impoverished country’s growing humanitarian needs, and urged more support for the Haitian police to fight gangs.

The 16-year-old complainant  has decided not to pursue her rape allegation case against, Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Nigel Dharamlall.

A fire of unknown origin claimed the lives of a man and his two children yes-terday morning at Lot 8 Drysdale Street, Charles-town, Georgetown.

As part of the Government’s agenda to improve access to financing, Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance Dr.

Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill yesterday afternoon met with all the key players involved in the Linden to Mabura Road Project and warned the contractor against any delays.