Guyana News

Three men were yesterday committed once more to stand trial in the High Court for killing a Campbellville woman and then dumping her body in a septic tank.

Godfrey Stewart, called ‘Dougla’, who was accused of murdering his common-law wife Jacqueline George, pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter when the murder trial started yesterday in the High Court, before Justice Franklyn Holder.

By Jeff Trotman The One Mile Primary School, which was destroyed by fire during the 2012 July/August electricity protest in Linden, will be replaced by a state-of-the-art institution by February 2015.

Members of the Task Force on Fuel Smuggling and Contraband on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the use of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Floating Patrol Base, which is located in the Pomeroon River.

TCL Guyana Inc (TGI), as part of its strategic plan to increase sales by promoting the use of cement in the construction of roads, partnered with the Ministry of Public Works last weekend to demonstrate the use of the soil cement stabilization technique to effect road repairs.

The Rotary Club of Demerara, as part of its celebration of Rotary International’s 109th anniversary, hosted a dinner to mark World Understanding Month last Tuesday at Duke Lodge.

Murder accused Morris Roberts, called ‘Moses,’ who was on trial for killing a man in 2009, was yesterday sentenced to 10 years in prison on the lesser charge of manslaughter by Justice Franklin Holder in the High Court.

The Government of Guyana this evening voiced grave concern at political unrest in Venezuela which has seen at least three deaths amid sporadic demonstrations.

At about 0730h today, the police say that Andra Daniels, 7 years, of Good Hope, Essequibo Coast, was struck down by a motor car while allegedly attempting to cross the Good Hope Public Road.

A post-mortem examination was performed today on the body of Jamaican national Beverley Gardner by Pathologist Dr.

Despite the opposition’s disapproval of the Cheddi Jagan airport extension plan, the government yesterday cleared a $1.2B  consultancy for the project.

A local football coach was killed instantly this morning after a speeding truck ran over his head on Mandela Avenue in the vicinity of the Gymnasium.

Local law enforcers yesterday sought to dismiss reports of Mexican drug cartels operating in Guyana, even as Opposition Leader David Granger said that the revelations were further evidence that the country is drifting towards becoming a narco-state.

Four men and a woman are in police custody over the gunning down of a guard at an East Canje nursery school at around 2 am yesterday.

The Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) yesterday issued a wanted bulletin for a second person in connection with attempts to smuggle cocaine hidden in achar out of the country last weekend.

No further action was recommended yesterday against Guyana by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) over the stalled anti-money laundering bill following the conclusion of its plenary in Paris, France.

Talks between government and the United States (US) on the USAID-funded Leadership and Democracy (LEAD) project are set to begin next week.

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament yesterday expressed alarm that members of the police force who have misappropriated bail money for their personal use do not face sanction, including criminal charges.

Although the relocation of APNU parliamentarian Vanessa Kissoon to a back bench in the National Assembly has been met with criticism, coalition leader David Granger says that it was nothing more than an administrative move.

A foray into domestic politics here by the Russian Ambassador yesterday earned a rebuke by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) which seized the opportunity to pepper the envoy over the track record of a prime Russian investor here.