Guyana News

Two men accused of cocaine trafficking were yesterday remanded to prison pending the start of their trial.

Two young girls, who were removed from a backdam in Region One last Saturday, have been taken into protective custody by the Child Care and Protection Agency (CCPA) as police begin a probe into the circumstances that warranted their removal.

The mother of a baby whose shoulder was fractured during birth at the Suddie Hospital, Essequibo Coast in October last year is suing the state and the doctor who supervised her delivery.

A North West District miner appeared yesterday before a city court, where he was read a charge of attempted murder.

Relatives of Margaret Singh, 55, an Orangestein, East Bank Essequibo housewife who was murdered on December 20, 2012 are “disappointed” that her alleged killer has been freed.

A cattle farmer of Parika Backdam, Blackwater Trench, East Bank Essequibo suffered about $500,000 in losses when thieves escaped with five of his cows on Wednesday night.

A man was on Friday remanded to prison on a charge of attempted murder, although his lawyer claimed that he had provided evidence to the police that he was elsewhere at the time.

A Lamaha Springs man was yesterday ordered to pay a $100,000 fine after he admitted to operating a fishing boat with an expired fishing licence.

Just days after being charged with receiving stolen property, Kerry Dick was yesterday back before a city court on an escaping custody charge.

A miner was yesterday granted bail after he denied a charge of unlawful wounding that dates back almost two years ago.

Food for the Poor (Guyana) Incorporated (FFP) recently distributed furniture to ten schools in and around Georgetown, a release from the organisation said yesterday.

Just over a month after being charged with impersonating a policeman, a minibus conductor found himself back in court on Friday facing the exact same accusation.

A man was released on bail last Thursday after he denied a breaking and entering and larceny charge.

About 0845h. today, police say that Henrietta Cadogan, 74 years, of Canvas City, Wismar, was using a pedestrian crossing at One Mile, Wismar, when she was struck down by a motor vehicle.

The Wales Sugar Estate is to be closed,  the government announced today, the first major decision following its setting up of a Commission of Inquiry into the Guyana Sugar Corporation.

The police say that investigations are being conducted into the murder of Leolyn Sullivan, 34 years, of Wisroc Housing Scheme, Linden, which occurred at her home about 0200h.

Blaming former President Bharrat Jagdeo and arrogance for the PPP/C’s loss at last year’s general elections, former PPP stalwart Ralph Ramkarran says that to repair the party, the reforms have to start at the top.

  An Albion man was fatally stabbed yesterday by a recently-freed convict and his brother-in-law is hospitalised after they were attacked by the man who was accused of slashing a tyre on their car at Williamsburg, Corentyne.

The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) yesterday rejected as “false” a Guyana Times article which said that Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo has been stripped of all “line responsibilities” and now reports to Minister of State Joseph Harmon.

As the cases of suicide and attempted suicide continue to rise, calls are being made to have a properly funded multi-sectoral approach to address what has been described as a crisis.