Guyana News

The suspect in the murders of a Moblissa mom and her son was arrested yesterday, even as it was revealed that hours before the killings, he had threatened that he would kill her after she reported to police that he had attacked a relative.

A Mahaicony youth died yesterday morning and two of his friends were injured when the car they were travelling in slammed into a utility pole at Foulis, West Coast Berbice.

A state-owned Chinese company, China Paper, is seeking to develop a project in the agriculture sector here.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment is still to release its findings on the status of a controversial new road that would go past Parabara, in Region Nine, and for which the Bartica miner responsible had obtained the consent of the leader of the community.

Patrick Serraio, a Guyanese,l 47 years, of Gibbs St. Peter died at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Barbados on November 30 after being pulled from the sea by two men, police on the island say.

By Kenesha Fraser Flooding during the past week continues to affect residents of several Essequibo Coast communities who say that the regional administration has not heeded their many complaints and has been negligent in dealing with the matter.

Five of the survivors of Saturday afternoon’s accident at Ruby,  Essequibo are in a stable condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

Guyanese, Professor Bishnodat Persaud and Dr Shirley Sookrie Hanoman-Jhagroo have been conferred with national awards by Barbados on the occasion of that country’s 47th anniversary of independence on November 30.

Alliance for Change (AFC) member Charrandass Persaud on Friday told reporters that he never resigned from the party and does not intend to do so until the PPP/C loses executive power.

President Donald Ramotar has lauded the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha for continuing the work of its late founder, Pandit Reepu Daman Persaud and for renaming its Sanskritik Kendra in his honour.

The Ministry of Home Affairs can assist in combating Guyana’s solid waste problems by having the Guyana Prison Service use inmates to clear drains and clear away garbage, APNU MP Annette Ferguson said on Friday.

An Essequibo man on Thursday night fell to his death at his residence.

Nkosi Layne who was named Best Director in the junior category for the production ‘Creative Burial Ground’ receiving his award (GINA photo)

The Church of the Nazarene has denied any association with a man claiming to be a bishop in the church, who allegedly attempted to defraud a business with a forged cheque.

Twenty-nine hinterland operators two Fridays ago graduated from a three-week course in network operations, primarily transmission and distribution, at a ceremony held at the Guyana Power and Light’s Sophia branch.

The cast of ‘Before her Parting’ receiving the award for best production in the short play category from Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr.

Guyanese, Professor Bishnodat Persaud and Dr Shirley Sookrie Hanoman-Jhagroo have been conferred with national awards by Barbados on the occasion of that country’s 47th anniversary of independence on November 30.

Police say that investigations are being conducted into the circumstances surrounding the death of miner Terrence France of Oronoque, Port Kaituma, NWD, whose body was found with several suspected chop wounds at about 0600h today in a mining pit at 8 Miles Backdam, Port Kaituma.

The police say that investigations are being conducted into a fatal accident that occurred at about 0530h today on the main road at Foulis, East Coast Demerara and which resulted in the death of motorist Trevon Jamal Wilson, 22 years.

(Barbados Nation) Job layoffs in the public sector that could exceed 3 000 are imminent, foreshadowing a bleak Christmas for many Barbadian households.