Guyana News

Following months of delay, the Teaching Service Commission (TSC) has written Vreed-en-Hoop primary school head teacher Alvin Johnson stating that it has found no valid reason to vary its decision not to grant his application to be promoted to head Leonora Primary School.

In an effort to boost activities in the local mining sector the governments of Guyana and China on Monday signed an agreement to facilitate Chinese geologists working here.

A 31-year-old man yesterday collapsed and died in his yard at 64 Sixth Street, Alberttown and relatives believe he ingested a poisonous substance.

Acting Chief Magistrate Cecil Sullivan yesterday refused bail to two men who allegedly carried out a brazen robbery at a doctor’s Camp Street clinic just over a week ago and another man who was charged with them on another robbery charge.

Up to press time last night the remaining five Mazaruni Prison escapees were still at large but members of the Joint Services are confident that they will be caught by the end of today.

Fertilizers and pesticides are zero-rated according to the Value Added Tax Act and as such do not attract VAT, the Ministry of Agriculture reiterated yesterday in a press release.

A man who allegedly obtained $2 million from another man after pretending that he was in a position to purchase crashed cars for him was yesterday granted $200,000 bail by Acting Chief Magistrate Cecil Sullivan.

A man who allegedly broke into a recently-opened store and stole large amounts of cellular phones and other items amounting to over $5.6 million was yesterday refused bail by Acting Chief Magistrate Cecil Sullivan.

Magistrate Fazil Azeez yesterday sentenced a man, who admitted having in his possession a utensil used for smoking, to one year imprisonment when he appeared at the Vreed-en-Hoop Magistrate’s Court.

Four men yesterday appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Cecil Sullivan at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court to answer, separately, to charges of having carnal knowledge of two teenaged girls and a woman.

Justice BS Roy awarded a $35 million judgement to Bob Dhoray of Harvey’s Electrical and General Store against Komall Lochminarain of the Full Range Record Shop at the January 3 sitting of the Commercial Court.

A man who allegedly wounded another man five months ago causing his death was yesterday refused bail by Acting Chief Magistrate Cecil Sullivan at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

As Georgetown and the rest of the coast grapple with the Value Added Tax (VAT), there have been few changes in prices of items sold in the border community of Lethem though businesses are warning consumers of increases in prices soon.

Permanent Secretary in the Office of the President Dr Nanda Gopaul has instructed the Government Information Agency (GINA) to withdraw advertisements from the Stabroek News, in an attack on the free press, this newspaper has said.

Members of the Joint Services yesterday managed to capture four of the nine prisoners who broke out of the Mazaruni Prison on Friday.

A three-day parliamentary training seminar for members of the National Assembly opened yesterday with the objective of making Parliament more responsive to the challenges it faces.

The Archer’s Home yesterday received just over $1.5 million from Esso to help with the building of a new sanitary block and rehabilitating the main building.

The ICC/CWC Local Organising Committee (LOC) and the Police Traffic Department are to meet Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDCs) in the vicinity of the stadium to hammer out the permit programme which would give access to vehicles moving in and out of nearby communities.

The Ministry of Health is spearheading a massive beautification exercise along Brickdam in time for the Cricket World Cup (CWC).

Guyana’s largest beverage company, Banks DIH Ltd yesterday launched the newest addition to its spirits line, the VXO Extra Old Demerara rum.