Guyana News

Knowing how to use a fire extinguisher to effectively control a small fire in case of emergency may be the difference between saving lives and property or losing them.

Days after a fire ravaged the Beepat’s warehouse and a house at Temple Street, Ogle residents of the area are still affected by smoke emanating from the bond site, and are upset that at the fire service’s lack of attention to it.

Police are still on the hunt for the third suspect in the October 3 attempted murder of Industry resident Linda Phillips, even as the two women involved were charged.

The private sector is calling on government to consider its list of proposals for the revival of the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) in the wake of its Chairman’s dire summation of the state of affairs in the social security organisation.

Sailors from HMS Lancaster have dealt a further blow to the drugs trade after seizing cannabis and cocaine with a combined street value of £58 million while on operations in the Caribbean, according to a release from the Royal Navy.

The National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) remains firm in its stance of not allowing gay men and members of other groups deemed to be at high risk of transmitting sexual diseases from donating blood.

Over 35 prospectors were beneficiaries of a two-day course at the introductory level on the extractive industries, conducted by the Guyana Mining School and Training Centre in partnership with the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Associa-tion (GGDMA).

Kumar Mangru, 17, and Nazim Azimulla, 42, of Johanna, South Black Bush Polder along with Rajesh Singh, 38, of Lesbeholden, North Black Bush Polder and Carlton Chaitram, 37, of Mibicuri, South Black Bush Polder have been

A two-storey home at Friendship, East Coast Demerara was destroyed early yesterday morning by a fire of unknown origin.

A ranger attached to the Ministry of Forestry was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with having an illegal gun and ammunition in his possession.

Some small businesses and start-ups are poised to benefit from better access to financing and technical and entrepreneurial training under the government’s new US$10 million Micro and Small Enterprise (MSE) Development Project that was launched yesterday.

A man was yesterday remanded to prison for allegedly murdering his best friend during a scuffle.

A man accused of stealing $14 million from the Hand-in-Hand Group of Companies was yesterday placed on $500,000 bail when he appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.

Ramnarine Jagmohan, 27 years, of Hampshire Squatting Area, Corentyne; and Neshan Jagmohan, 23 years, of Belvedere Squatting Area, Corentyne, were charged with the murder of Davindra Deodat called ‘Dave’, of Hampshire Squatting Area, which occurred on October 07, 2013.

Police today said that Kumar Mangru, 17 years, and Nazim Azimulla, 42 years, of Johanna, South Black Bush Polder; Rajesh Singh, 38 years, of Lesbeholden, North Black Bush Polder and Carlton Chaitram, 37 years, of Mibicuri, South Black Bush Polder have been charged with the murder of Jeewanlall Deonarine called ‘Bingle’, of Lesbeholden, South Black Bush Polder which occurred on October 05, 2013.

Relatives and officials of the Georgetown Hospital have confirmed that Romario Gouveia has died.

The police say that two men they killed on South Road on Saturday night died in a shoot-out and had been about to rob an occupant of the K&VC Hotel.

The sugar corporation’s strategic plan for 2013-2017 has slashed by 100,000 tonnes the projected annual output contained in the 2009 blueprint and planned improvements at the troubled Skeldon factory will see the flagship project grinding only at 71% of what had been expected since 2008.

A Bartica miner yesterday died when the ATV he was riding collided with a truck on the Karrau, Region 7 trail where he was going to catch a boat back home.

A senior officer attached to the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) was up to last evening missing and feared drowned after a collision which occurred late Saturday night in the Pomeroon River.