Guyana News

Police today said that a 16 year-old and Michael Bishop, 21 years, of Albouystown, Georgetown were charged today with the murder of Raphael Campbell, of Beterverwagting, ECD, on January 05, 2014.

Political analyst Henry Jeffrey has berated opposition coalition APNU for what he described as its predilection for “fictitious political posturing”.

At about 2040h. last night, police say that businessman Surendram Dass of Enterprise, ECD, was in his Liquor Restaurant with three customers when three men entered, two of whom were armed with a handgun and a chopper.

Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr. Roger Luncheon yesterday said the administration would not entertain a request by the United States government for talks on the $300M Leadership and Democracy (LEAD) project while it is still being implemented despite Guyana’s objections.

Family members of slain Police Corporal Seburn Elias, who was fatally shot while trying to recapture an escaped prisoner, are questioning the circumstances under which he died and say they have very little confidence about getting answers to the lingering questions.

Terry Holder, veteran broadcaster and former Deputy General Manager of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T), lost his battle with cancer yesterday.

The Park Vue Hotel, which was officially opened on Sunday after being commissioned by President Donald Ramotar, was an investment in the making for four years, according to co-owner  Sheron Persaud.

A first-time Canadian visitor to Guyana was yesterday remanded to prison for the alleged possession of almost 21 pounds of cocaine discovered in his suitcases at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri (CJIA) on Tuesday.

By Jeff Trotman Chairman of the Linden Interim Management Committee (IMC), Orrin Gordon is dissatisfied with how the current PPP/C government has been treating the town.

A dredge owner was brought before a city court yesterday for allegedly discharging rounds at a former employee.

This year, major overhauls are scheduled on 11 of the 13 Wartsila-operated and maintained generating units, with seven of these overhauls being due by the end of July 2014, the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) said yesterday.

The trial of the four accused in the murder of US-based Guyanese Motilall Singh continued yesterday in the High Court with the admission of the caution statement of Bibi Farida Khan called ‘Pum,’ who told police her mother bankrolled the killing.

Work on the crumbling Mosquito Hall/Lancaster, Mahaica sea defence was scheduled to be completed last evening.

Accused of robbing a man of over $200,000 worth of items in a knife-point mugging, a Beterverwagting mason was remanded to prison yesterday.

Inshad Alli, whose home went up in flames on Tuesday morning at Good Intent, West Bank Demerara, has denied that his children were playing with matches and caused the fire.

Lack of funding is responsible for only half of Reid Avenue, Timehri being rehabilitated, according to Amina Hinds, Deputy Regional Executive Officer of Region Four.

Ex-convict Kwame Bruce will be returning to jail for four months after pleading to two charges, including using threatening behaviour against a man he claimed was a former inmate.

Guyana on Tuesday afternoon welcomed home its first batch of deportees for 2014 from the United States.

Paul Scotland who allegedly chopped his reputed wife to death on January 3 made his first court appearance on Tuesday and was remanded to prison.

HPS and Cabinet Secretary Dr Roger Luncheon announced yesterday that no objections were offered to eight contracts in six sectors, including one valued $170.22M for the construction of the One Mile Primary School.