Guyana News

The villages of Anna Regina and Adventure, Essequibo Coast have been thrown into shock as two persons tragically took their own lives last week.

Over two weeks after Mon Repos carpenter Ganesh Ramlakhan was allegedly stabbed to death by his cousin, the police are yet to find the perpetrator, who has contacted the family from Suriname to make death threats.

The Ministry of the Presidency (MOTP) yesterday said that President David Granger has not interfered and will not interfere in any probe by the police or army of the Carifesta Avenue fatal crash but former Attorney General Anil Nandlall yesterday maintained that the President’s statements amount to meddling with the inquiry process.

Almost one year after Richard Remington was murdered, two of the five men accused of killing him were charged and remanded to prison during last week.

As investigators continue to probe the murder of British teen Dominic Bernard, the High court yesterday granted a 72-hour extension to police for the detention of suspects Aaron Hing and Staymon George, who are still to be charged.

Canada yesterday donated $3m worth of items- including video analysis equipment – to the Guyana Police Force to bolster the fight against crime.

A man was yesterday sentenced to one year in jail for robbing a woman of her gold chain in a gun-point attack.

A Plaisance market vendor was yesterday placed on $10,000 bail after being charged with assaulting a longtime friend after the woman inquired about her husband.

Minister of Public Health Dr. George Norton yesterday visited the Cheddi Jagan Dental Centre on Carmichael Street and declared himself very impressed with the services offered.

An Enterprise man was yesterday released on $80,000 bail after he denied kicking his partner after he accused her of being unfaithful.

Colts, Sunday, reached the division one final of the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) league championships after edging Ravens 82-80 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Captain of the West Indies cricket team, Jason Holder, despite being drafted, will not participate in the upcoming inaugural Pakistan Super League (PSL) Twenty20 tournament as he has been denied a No Objection Certificate (NOC) by the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB).

The Ministry of the Presidency has condemned remarks made by former Attorney General Anil Nandlall in today’s Stabroek News in relation to what President David Granger said about the investigation into the Carifesta Avenue collision that claimed three lives on December 30.

About 1000h. today, police ranks in ‘F Division conducted a search on a mining camp at Arangoy, Mazaruni River, during which an unlicensed 9mm.

Former Attorney General (AG) Anil Nandlall yesterday slammed President David Granger for his statement that there is no need for a full probe into the Carifesta Avenue accident that claimed three lives, labelling it “unlawful” interference which sets a bad precedent of the Executive crossing boundaries.

A camera and other equipment belonging to missing British teenager Dominic Bernard was found yesterday not far from where a body, believed to be his, was unearthed.

The partly decomposed body of a woman was found yesterday in a trench in Mahaica, four days after she was last seen.

Eight economic centres outside of the city including Corriverton, Linden and Parika contributed only 2% of the revenues of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) in 2014.

The Beharry Group of Companies has obtained the franchise for Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) and will be re-establishing the brand here soon.

A family of eight is now homeless after a midday fire, suspected to have been caused by an electrical spark, gutted their Melanie Damishana home yesterday.