Guyana News

Thieves broke into the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) office at Agricola Public road, East Bank Demerara (EBD) and carted off over $100,000 in valuables.

A man was yesterday remanded at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court over the illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition.

Armed bandits on Sunday morning pounced on three persons while they were purchasing food at the corner of Leopold and High streets, Georgetown and relieved them of a total of $1.2M in cash and other items.

The police today said that Quindon Bacchus who was controversially shot by a law enforcer on Friday died of multiple gunshot wounds.

Phillip Jhagroo now awaits sentencing after being found guilty of the 2019 murder of a Leguan youth, Mark Narine, who police had said was lashed off his motorbike by the accused and thrown overboard. 

The New Thriving Chinese Restaurant is adding quarrying to its menu of businesses as the establishment has applied to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for a quarry permit in Region Two citing the high demand for stone here.

Despite setting what was seen as a low target to cushion the devastating impacts of the 2021 floods, the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has not been able to meet its first crop production target.

With a cop under close arrest for the fatal shooting of 23-year-old Quindon Bacchus, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) yesterday afternoon said the Police Complaints Authority will be asked to launch a thorough investigation.

Feuding in the Guyana Public Service Co-operative Credit Union (GPSCCU) has reached fever pitch with one of the factions taking out an advertisement to deny that a Special General Meeting of Members has been called for June 25, 2022.

A Bartica man who was wanted by police for questioning into the discovery of high-powered weapons was on Friday charged and sentenced to four years imprisonment.

Another supermarket is expected to be set up at the Robb and Light streets location which once housed Nigel’s Supermarket.

The Police are moving to seek legal advice and institute charges against the three persons suspected to be involved in the robbery committed on eight businessmen at LBI last Tuesday.

Edward Gittens, 36, who lives on the streets of Georgetown, walked into a medical outreach with a dishevelled appearance, but came out looking transformed after taking advantage of the shower and hair cutting services offered. 

Businessman Tamesh Jagmohan has written to the Guyana Police Force asking it to investigate a Facebook video which he says made a number of scurrilous allegations against him.

Police have arrested a man who they said confessed to murdering two Brazilian goldminers at Gold Camp Backdam, Mount Ayanganna, Potaro River.

A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) yesterday extended congratulations to the Alliance For Change (AFC) on the “successful staging” of its 7th National Conference on Saturday.

The Ministry of Health yesterday reported 33 new cases of COVID-19.

Sixteen special needs schools and organisations will begin benefitting from guidance counselling services this month via a programme being funded by the Office of the First Lady.

A new real estate association was launched on Friday. A release from the group said the executive comprises Melissa Khan; Neil Mcphoy; Ramkumar Jewanram; Petes Persaud; Stanley Wills; Sandy Harry; Nicola Duggan; Kerron Boston; Cassandra Bidajhar; Avinash Balac; Eurie Hohenkirk; Ulric Mentore; Ryan Gomes and Amrita Sookram.

Prominent gold dealer and businessman Tamesh Jagmohan says that a letter dispatched to Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn asking that the authorities conduct an investigation of his business so that a “clean bill of health” could be issued had been done before.