Guyana News

Ex-policeman Elton Haynes, charged with the murder of Corentyne store owner Winston Ragnauth, has been sentenced to 12 months imprisonment for escaping from custody.

Some 50 overseas-based Guyanese on Tuesday donated over $1.5M in educational aids and playground equipment to help the differently-abled students of the New Amsterdam Special Needs School.

A fisherman was yesterday sentenced to one month in jail for threatening to kill a woman.

A couple and a teenager were yesterday charged with obstructing justice by preventing a man from attending court.

A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) has expressed concern over the increased attacks by bandits on business owners, especially those who conduct their operations in rural communities.

Two teenagers were yesterday charged with robbing a man of his cellular phone.

The article ‘Airy Hall accident leaves several persons hospitalized,’ published in the Monday, August 19, 2013 edition of the Stabroek News, erroneously reported that Clement Brusche was the driver of the car and was speaking on his cell phone at the time of the collision with another car.

Former Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Doodnauth Singh (SC) passed away this evening at the age of 80 at the Balwant Singh Hospital.

Grammy Award winner R Kelly will not be performing on Saturday at the Jamzone International Night.

The Guyana Water Inc. (GWI) today advised customers from Eccles to Prospect, East Bank Demerara of a service disruption due to damage to the distribution network by private contractors involved in the East Bank Highway Project.

Harold Davis, a long-time former Chairman of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (Guysuco) died early this morning, in his sleep, at his New Market Street, Georgetown residence.

GuySuCo yesterday commissioned its $85 million Bioethanol Demonstration Plant at the Albion Estate, where it was hailed as a “stepping stone for greater things” despite not being a commercial venture.

An Albouystown man was fatally stabbed a few streets from his home yesterday morning by a man he claimed owed him money.

A woman is missing and several persons have been hospitalized after the boat they were travelling in on the Barima River in the North West District (NWD),  collided with a floating branch yesterday.

Relatives of Keith Wallerson have been receiving conflicting reports about his death and are awaiting the results of the post-mortem examination scheduled to be conducted today to determine the cause.

While the prevalence of HIV in adults increased marginally, from 1.1% in 2001 to 1.3% in 2012, the National AIDS Programme Secretariat (NAPS) believes that it is because infected persons are living longer lives.

A 27-year-old mother of three was stabbed several times about her body yesterday, allegedly by her reputed husband, after an argument ensued between the two at their Lot 211 2nd Field, Cummings Lodge home.

The body of a 32-year-old man was yesterday discovered in the compound of the Safari Hotel and Inn at Friendship, East Bank Demerara.

Bids were opened yesterday for sea defence works in several regions while the opening of bids for other projects was deferred.

With Clement Rohee’s election as the new PPP General Secretary, AFC leader Khemraj Ramjattan says he should let the reins of the Home Ministry go.