Guyana News

Following a major oil find offshore Guyana, the country was yesterday urged to avoid the natural resources curse and Minister with responsibility for the natural resources sector, Raphael Trotman has pledged again that there will be transparency and a robust regulatory framework for the sector.

Armed bandits escaped with close to $1 million after attacking a shop owner and his family at Goed Fortuin, West Bank Demerara, on Thursday night.

Another boat was donated to the children of the Upper Pomeroon yesterday under President David Granger’s initiative to ensure all children across the country have access to transportation to get to school.

The Hand-in-Hand Mutual Fire Insurance Company celebrated 150 years of service to the Guyanese public last Saturday.

Shanda Nichols, who was accused of trying to smuggle cocaine out of the country in her private parts, was sentenced to three years in jail yesterday after admitting to the crime.

Sashti Raj, accused of a fatally assaulting a man who tried to drink with him and a friend, was yesterday charged with murder.

Andre Robertson, the man who allegedly chopped his common-law wife about her body last Friday and then proceeded to stab himself with a knife, appeared before a city court yesterday to answer to a wounding charge.

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) is calling on the government to take urgent steps to address key deficiencies in the country’s Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) administration.

The Government of Guyana holds firm to its intention to forge an improved development pathway through a green economy, Presidential Advisor on the Environ-ment Gary Best said yesterday at the opening of the Mayor and City Council (M&CC)-organised Green Expo and Conference.

Twenty-six advocates are now better equipped to engage policy makers as a result of training provided by the Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimina-tion (SASOD) in partnership with the Guyana Equality Forum (GEF).

The government plans to construct 250 low income houses in Region Three by 2020.

Thirteen-year-old Celina Lima of Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo has been missing since Wednesday night and her mother is pleading with her to return home or for anyone who has information on her whereabouts to contact the nearest police station.

The suspect in the murder of Senassie Lewis, who was gunned down at a shooting at an Albouys-town bar last month, was captured yesterday.

The Guyana Police Force yesterday issued a wanted bulletin for the suspect in the murder of Regent Street businessman Farouk Hamid.

A well-planned operation by police has resulted in the arrest of the prime suspect in the murder of Akeem Yorrick, who was shot dead at Sparendaam in August.

The Guyana Police Force yesterday issued a wanted bulletin for Gregory Emerson Hercules, who is accused of fatally beating his partner last week.

Ranks of the Guyana Police Force during a joint operation today nabbed one of their most elusive suspects who had been evading the police for quite some time.

Ranks of the Guyana Police Force ‘C’ Division, East Coast Demerara are now breathing a sigh of relief after “diligent investigative work” resulted in the arrest of the prime suspect in relation to the murder of Akeem Yorrick of Plasiance Squatting Area, East Coast Demerara on August 05, 2015, the police said today.

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) says it is deeply disappointed to learn that Guyana’s status with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) has not changed even though the legislative requirements have been met by the passing of an amended Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Act.

At 1910h. last evening, the police say that three masked men armed with handguns entered the grocery of Mohabir Singh, 25 years, of First Street, Goed Fortuin, WBD, gun- butted him to his head and escaped with a quantity of cash, in a waiting vehicle.