Guyana News

Ryon Mentore is now a remanded prisoner after he was denied bail on a charge that he attacked another man with a metal pipe.

The Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC) in-creased its postage rates for domestic and international services from November 18.

A stray catcher attached to the Ministry of Home Affairs was placed on $80,000 bail yesterday after he denied being one of 10 persons who assaulted a man.

One month after numerous persons appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates Court to face charges over $52 million owed to the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) for rates and taxes, Jennifer Green has paid $10 million and had her matter withdrawn.

A skater was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) by public spirited citizens on Monday, after he was involved in an accident, in the vicinity of Lucky Dollar.

A water vendor and a minibus tout found themselves in court yesterday to answer assault complaints they made against each other.

A larceny accused was placed on $100,000 bail on Friday after facing four separate charges at the New Amsterdam Court.

Ronell France and Neko Devonish, accused of robbing a man of all his valuables including his shoes during an armed hold-up, were remanded to prison yesterday.

A vendor was placed on bail yesterday after denying using abusive language and behaving disorderly at the East La Penitence Police Station.

Local cricketer Carlyle Barton is now a free man after the murder charge against him was discharged at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court today.

At about 1200h. yesterday,police say that miner Michael Morris, 42 years, of Sophia, was involved in an altercation with some other miners at West Park Backdam, Cuyuni, during which one of them is alleged to have dealt him a blow to his head with a piece of wood.

A close friend and associate of Deryck Kanhai is claiming that last week’s murderous shooting rampage could have been prevented if officials had heeded his warnings against issuing the miner with a gun licence.

The Guyana Women Miners Organisation (GWMO) on Saturday rescued four teenage girls who are suspected to have been trafficked into the Mahdia Backdam, including a 14-year-old who may have been a sex worker.

The men who engaged the police in a shootout on Sunday night, had earlier committed a robbery somewhere on the East Coast Demerara (ECD) according to Police Commissioner Leroy Brumell; one of them is currently in hospital with gunshot injuries.

The death toll from road fatalities grew over the weekend when at least six people lost their lives and Police Commissioner Leroy Brumell is blaming “carelessness” on the country’s roadways for the situation.

Heavily armed ranks were up to 3 pm yesterday still keeping watch over the Georgetown Prisons after inmates again lit a fire and began shouting as they continued to protest the deplorable conditions they were being kept in.

There are over 1,200 artisanal fishing boats registered along Guyana’s coastline, but many are not licensed and for those looking to tap into the overseas market, this can pose problems.

Three 11-year-old boys were last evening admitted at the Georgetown Public Hospital after they were hit by a car on Station Street Kitty, while on their way home from lessons.

Police investigators are working to ascertain whether there is a link between the recent Orange Walk shooting which left a Jamaican man dead and the execution of Denzil Mingo, Commissioner of Police Leroy Brumell has said.

Government believes that the success of the US-funded Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI) is important if countries in the region, including Guy-ana, are ever going to effectively deal with security challenges like at-risk youth, gun and drug crimes and human trafficking.