Guyana News

An octogenarian who was involved in a motorcycle accident last month was forced to seek medical attention at a private hospital after she was sent away, without being treated, from the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) where she had been transferred to undergo emergency surgery.

Commuters travelling along Cemetery Road yesterday afternoon were for a period of time immersed in the smoky results of fires which had been set in Le Repentir Cemetery by a contractor or contractors hired by the city.

Patrick Anthony Balgobin was yesterday sentenced to 20 years behind bars for the killing of elderly St Lawrence farmer Rudolph Moonsammy, called ‘Ralph.’

Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) Law Enforcement Manager (ag) Troy Vannooten, who was recently suspended, has claimed that his suspension was “unjust, unfair and without merit.”

Travis David, who was allegedly implicated by the accused in the murder of taxi driver Bhomeshwar Sukhdeo, yesterday testified that he never killed the deceased nor had anything to do with the crime.

When the Child Care and Protection Agency (CC&PA) found David,* he had already been taking care of his two younger sisters for close to two weeks after their mother had walked out on them.

Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Ministry of Legal Affairs and the Attorney General Chambers Indira Anandjit has been sent on 52 days leave after millions of dollars worth of law books and computer parts were discovered missing.

Chairman of the Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry (CoI) Sir Richard Cheltenham had sent a written request for the final report to be submitted in February 2016 citing low productivity during the Christmas season, Attorney General Basil Williams said yesterday.

Almost two months after Arlene Morgou called “Nanny” of Port-Kaituma, Region One was brutally beaten to death allegedly by Gregory Hercules, her partner of six years, he is still on the run even after a wanted bulletin was issued by the police.

Acting Chief Justice Ian Chang will be proceeding on annual leave next week for ten weeks at the end of time he will be ready to head off into retirement.

The PPP devoted most of its press conference yesterday to denouncing claims by former party stalwart Ralph Ramkarran that it had struggled to clamp down on corruption.

Andray Abel, 26, a taxi-driver who was intercepted last week, allegedly with over 150 pounds of cannabis in his car, was yesterday charged with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking and remanded to prison.

Robert Durga, 62, was on Friday charged with causing the death of his wife and her uncle, after he allegedly lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a truck.

The National Air Transport Association (NATA) yesterday honoured three members of the civil aviation sector in commemoration of International Civil Aviation Day.

Six Lindeners were yesterday hit with a drug trafficking charge after police discovered 58 grammes of cannabis on the roof of a building where the group had been playing dominoes.

A miner was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged over a shotgun, a rifle and ammunition that was allegedly found near his camp at Middle Mazaruni.

The accused in the murder of Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) engineer Trevor Abrams appeared before a city court yesterday where a new suspect was charged with the crime.

Four men are now in police custody after an unsuccessful robbery attempt at a Liverpool Village, Corentyne grocery shop.

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Thursday night held its 126th Dinner and Awards Presentation at the Pegasus Hotel to highlight the work done being done in the business sector.

As they work to deepen cooperation, the Iwokrama International Centre for Rain Forest Conservation and Development last week hosted the executive management of the North Rupununi District Development Board (NRDDB) and village leaders of the 20 local communities under its umbrella.