Guyana News

Survivors of the Pomeroon River mishap are still coming to grips with the traumatic events that led to the death of cameraman, Trevor Patrick, 48-years-old of Charity Housing Scheme.

Former vendor, Nathan Stoute, is now awaiting sentencing for the 2014 killing of Cuyuni shop owner Bibi Sheniza Khan-Bhola who was stabbed during a robbery at her business premises.

Special Education Needs (SEN) teachers have been urged to move out of their comfort zone.

The police yesterday issued a wanted bulletin for Rondell Chappel, 36, in relation to the rape of a child under 16 years.

A vendor was on Wednesday ordered to post $60,000 bail after appearing in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court and being charged with assault causing grievous bodily harm.

Troy Billey, a 32-year-old driver of Lot 26 Wismar Hill, Linden was arrested on 2022-11-09 and charged with the offence of Possession of Narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.

President Irfaan Ali today announced that Cabinet had issued its no-objection to CH4/Lindsayca being ranked number one to build a 300 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant and Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) Plant at Wales, West Coast Demerara (WCD), under an Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC) Contract.

The police today issued a wanted bulletin for Alex Benjamin over the murder of Totoram Jones also known as Joel Stanislaus at Blackwater Landing, Konawaruk on June 4th this year.

Minister of Public Service, Sonia Parag said that she was blocked on Tuesday from visiting the Bella-drum Community Centre building by Opposition Member of Parliament Vinceroy Jordan and the Chair of the Community Development Council (CDC) Julian Davids.

The Auditor General has reported that while $14.07 billion was allocated to the Ministry of Health for the procurement of drugs and medical supplies in 2021, over $1.2 billion of purchased items are yet to be delivered.

In fear of being dismissed from his duties and with his reputation and integrity at stake, Chief Security Officer of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Ronald Edward Stewart said he resigned after receiving instructions from Deputy Chief Election Officer (DCEO), Roxanne Myers to “clear” the Region Four tabulation centre during the 2020 elections.

Sixty-one-year-old Laldeo Jagdeo has been sentenced to 15 years in prison following his conviction by a jury last month for raping a teenaged boy on three separate occasions back in 2019.

Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony on Monday urged Regional Health Officers (RHOs) to be more proactive and to raise awareness of diseases.

On Monday morning, Rupununi farmer Darrel Williams was sentenced to 12 years behind bars for the 2019 Christmas Day stabbing death of a Brazilian farmer Elvis Aulicio at Moco Moco Village, Central Rupununi.

Opposition Chief Whip Christopher Jones has maintained that notwithstanding several of his colleagues being slated to speak on what has become the controversial passage of the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) Bill last year, they were never allowed by House Speaker Manzoor Nadir.

President Irfaan Ali says the forest partnership between Guyana and the European Union (EU) underlines the strong commitment to continuing the innovative programme on climate, the environment and forests.

A man was yesterday arraigned in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on a charge of having forged United States currency.

Acting Commissioner of Police Clifton Hicken yesterday received a courtesy call from Henri-Sylvain Yakara, Head of the National Office, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Guyana.

A Corriverton family yesterday laid their loved one to rest after he succumbed to injuries sustained during an accident three Saturdays ago along the Number 75 Village, Corentyne Public Road.

Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat, who is currently leading Guyana’s delegation to COP27 in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, has met with British Minister Lord Zac Goldsmith where they discussed the expansion of trade in sustainable forest products.