Guyana News

The fears of the mother of Quincy Oliver Sooklall, whose body was pulled from the Demerara River with visible marks of violence and what appeared  to be a gaping hole through his chest, were confirmed when an autopsy last Friday revealed that he died of a gunshot wound.

A family of seven of Cotton Tree, West Coast Berbice is now homeless after fire of unknown origin destroyed their two-flat, two-bedroom wooden home last evening.

Rice farmers in  Regions  2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 are faced with paddy bug infestation in the current crop and the  Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB), under the purview of the Ministry of Agriculture has initiated a $25M plan to address the issue, GINA said last evening.

The AFC has no intention of accepting the resignation of its Chairman Nigel Hughes, says party General Secretary David Patterson.

Sixteen-year-old Lisa Maria Thakurdin travelled every day from Pomeroon to attend school at the Anna Regina Multilateral School and sometimes after only sleeping for two hours.

Driver Suraj Ram, who allegedly struck and killed a pedestrian after losing control of his vehicle, was yesterday remanded to prison.

Caldron Daly was on Wednesday sentenced to serve three years in prison for stealing clothing and other articles, including the sneakers he wore as he stood before the court.

Laparkan Financial Services Limited (LFSL) is continuing to operate its money transfer service.

A radio and television broadcaster is alleging that he was assaulted by police officers as he was making his way out of the International Conference Centre at Liliendaal on Wednesday afternoon.

Six months have passed since St Margaret’s Primary School student Joshua Hubbard died after he was pushed down in the school’s compound by a classmate and the Education Ministry is still to release the findings of the investigation that was launched into the case.

Maurice Amres, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GEB Security Services Inc.,

The woman who allegedly beat her partner to death outside their Plaisance, East Coast Demerara home remained on the run up the press time last night.

A Stabroek Market stall holder was yesterday remanded to prison on a narcotics trafficking charge after police raided his shop and allegedly found a quantity of narcotics.

An argument over window curtains landed a man before the court yesterday on a charge that he took a cutlass and chopped his neighbour.

A real estate agent was yesterday charged with threatening to slit an employee’s throat during a row over money.

By Jairo Rodrigues in Suriname The City of Smiles … at least that is what the locals call it, Paramaribo, the Capital City of the Dutch-speaking South American nation, Suriname opens its doors today for the eleventh celebration of the Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA).

The University of Guyana congratulates all the successful students who wrote the 2013 CSEC examinations, on completing this first step of their future careers.

More than 300 young people will be taking part in a three-day Bahá’í Youth Conference slated to begin today as part of a drive to encourage the youth to contribute to the well-being of their communities.

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC – Guyana Amazon Warriors beat Jamaica Tallawahs by five runs in match 16 of the Caribbean Premier League at Sabina Park here today.

At about 1300h today,  police say that Accounts Clerks Jonathan Dookie, 21 years, and Dewan Chand, 57 years, of Toolsie Persaud Ltd; accompanied by two armed security guards, were on their way to the Bank in a motor vehicle which stopped at Sussex and Charles streets, Charlestown.