Guyana News

A teen was yesterday sentenced to 12 months in prison after admitting he threatened to chop off a market vendor’s head.

A Linden man, caught on camera robbing a store, attempted to justify his actions to a city court yesterday by saying that the store owner owed him money.

The Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) on Thursday returned 24 files to the Guyana Police Force (GPF) and requested additional investigations into a multi-million dollar theft from the former Public Service Ministry.

Officers from the Police Narcotics Branch unearthed some 2.7 kilogrammes of cocaine hidden in the walls of an outbound package at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) yesterday afternoon.

Two days after being involved in a motorcycle accident that left her battling for her life, four-year old Paula Waterman succumbed to her injuries on Thursday morning at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH).

Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman, today, inducted the new members of the Guyana Gold Board (GGB), urging them to address gold smuggling and to ensure high declarations of the metal, a release from the Ministry of the Presidency said.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Guyana Jaguars produced a clinical all-round effort to easily trounce Leeward Islands Hurricanes by seven wickets and book their spot in the final four of the Regional Super50 here today.

Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman in a meeting this morning with small miners at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre instructed the release of more lands to them.

The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) today said that the December 30 intelligence operation that resulted in three deaths raises many good governance concerns and it called for a statement from the Ministry of the Presidency on all the “legitimate” questions posed.

President David Granger yesterday called for collaboration between the Executive and Legislative branches of government to achieve “economic independence” saying the transformation of the economy cannot be denied or delayed.

Aaron Hing and Staymon George, the two prime suspects in the murder of British teen Dominic Bernard, were yesterday each arraigned in a city court for his murder.

On January 12, 2016 the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) confirmed that a sample sent for testing from the Ministry of Public Health in Guyana tested positive for the mosquito-borne Zika virus.

Canadian firm Guyana Goldfields Inc (GGI) found higher levels of gold than had been projected during operations at its Aurora mine last year and has set aside US$3 million for further exploration this year.

Despite the concerns of the opposition at a lack of consultations on what was described as a “cut and paste” Coroners (amendment) Bill which fueled a more than two-hour-long debate, government last evening passed the piece of legislation.

The National Assembly yesterday passed an amendment that will make it mandatory for institutions, like banks and major stores offering credit lines, to submit their customers’ credit information for a licensed credit bureau to evaluate whether they might constitute risky business.

Security guard Ron Peters, who was shot at by the bandits fleeing after their robbery of land court judge Nicola Pierre and her husband, said he opened fire on the men after they attempted to hijack a passing car.

A wireless link has been set up between the Demerara Harbour Bridge and the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Guyana Police Force and it is expected to aid the fight against crime and the monitoring of traffic.

  The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has served notice that it intends to dispose of a 40-ft container of goods consigned since 2011 to businessman Bobby Ramroop.

The University of Guyana Academic Board, at a Special Meeting late last yea r, unanimously approved that the number of sittings as a requirement for admission be removed from the institution’s general entry requirement.

Cabinet has approved the sum of $700m for the purchase of essential drugs, GINA reported last night and Health Minister Dr George Norton told Stabroek News that supplies to tackle the H1N1 virus will be single-sourced from New GPC.