Guyana News

The wife of murder suspect Rondy Jagdeo was yesterday detained by police shortly after she was discharged from hospital, Crime Chief Seelall Persaud confirmed last evening.

Red Thread organisation will later this month launch the Cora and Clotil Self-help Information and Support Service for domestic workers and other low-waged women.

The last of five suspects who was kept in police custody for questioning in relation to the murder of the Corentyne rice miller was released on station bail on Sunday.

Two persons are in police custody in connection with the death of hardware store proprietor Abdul Majid of Number 70 Village, Corentyne, Berbice.

Parents of the Port Kaituma Primary School plan to protest today over the deplorable conditions of the school’s toilets and environs, which they said pose a threat the health of their children.

A female taxi driver will forever be grateful to the vigilant members of the East La Penitence Community Policing Group who managed to rescue her after she was abducted by two armed men who had hired her to take them to a city location.

The University of Guyana Library was presented with a copy of the recently published book, A Collection of Indian-Guyanese Words and Phrases and Meanings, by the author, Canada-based writer, Harry Hergash, founding member and President of the Ontario Chapter of the UG Guild of Graduates.

A man charged with setting fire to a house at East La Penitence yesterday had the charge of arson against him dismissed when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Bush Lot Secondary School yesterday celebrated its 50th anniversary with students and teachers marching from the Regional Democratic Council at Fort Wellington, West Coast Berbice.

A man was yesterday arraigned on three charges when he appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.

The Guyana Women’s Miners Organisation (GWMO) will this evening hold a church service on the lawns of the Girl Guides Pavilion and they are asking the public to support the event as they attempt to strengthen the work of the organisation.

A man was yesterday sentenced to 12 months imprisonment after he was found guilty of armed robbery by Magistrate Fabayo Azore.

The Berbice Bridge Company Inc (BBCI) on September 12, showcased the various careers at the bridge when it participated in a career day event organised by the Mahaicony Technical and Vocational Training Centre.

Police yesterday conducted a narcotics eradication operation at Yarrowkabra, Soesdyke/Linden Highway.

Police this morning killed a suspected bandit and captured two as they were about to commit a robbery at Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara.

An elderly Corentyne hardware store proprietor was discovered dead after bandits invaded his No.70 village home yesterday morning around 10:30 AM.

Ruel Johnson last night won the Guyana Prize for Literature for the Best Book of Fiction while other winners were poets Dr Ian McDonald and Cassia Alphonso, playwright Mosa Mathifa Telford and author Chaitram Singh.

Poor public relations contributed to the failure of the Amaila Falls Hydropower Project (AFHP) and PR for future projects should be left to professionals rather than politicians, former Speaker of the National Assembly Ralph Ramkarran has said.

The land belonging to the indigenous village of Sawariwau in the south Rupununi will be demarcated this year, according to the community’s legal advisors.

A 22-year-old man died yesterday morning when the CG motorcycle he was riding slammed into a food vendor and he was catapulted head-on into a nearby electricity pole.