Chief Election Officer (CEO) Keith Lowenfield has asked the High Court to strike out the elections petition filed by the opposition PPP/C’s Ganga Persaud, saying it is “materially defective” because it fails to establish any grounds to vitiate the polls.
The victim of last Saturday evening’s fatal stabbing in Tiger Bay has been identified as Owen Browne.
A two-day roundtable, aimed at formulating a five-year strategic plan to tackle social cohesion, will begin tomorrow at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre.
The National Task Force (NTF) for the Rehabilitation, Restoration and Renewal of Guyana has until October to finish its draft plan which is to include an expected 2016 capital budget for the first phase of the initiative.
The local arts community is mourning the passing of Andrew Juman, who was renowned for his sign artistry.
The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) yesterday complained that Stabroek News and some other media houses have not been reporting on the press releases issued at its weekly press conferences.
A badly injured Anfernee Cantzlaar, who was reportedly beaten after being caught in a woman’s house, was yesterday remanded to jail after being charged with breaking and entering a home with the intent to commit a felony.
Tenders were opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) on Tuesday for the Procurement of Uniforms, Lots 1 & 2 under the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs.
A shop owner yesterday appeared before a city court on a charge that he stole a car and a cellphone.
The University of Guyana (UG) Student Loan Agency was cut from this year’s budget, however the overall net effect on the university will be negated by the use of the revolving Student Loan Fund.
A Barbadian national was yesterday denied bail after appearing in a city court on a charge that he overstayed in the country for almost three years.
A 17-year-old was yesterday sentenced to 12 months in jail after a city magistrate found him guilty of armed robbery.
A 16-year-old was remanded to prison yesterday after he was charged with robbing a man at gunpoint and assisting two other persons in the theft of a water pump.
The University of Guyana (UG) in collaboration with Courts Guyana Inc on Friday concluded its 11th annual “Reading is Fun” programme, which was aimed at improving literacy among children in the Sophia and Cummings Lodge communities.
A machine operator, who was initially arrested on an abusive language charge, found himself in more hot water when he implicated himself on a drug charge while at the police station.
The two persons injured in the collision between a car and bicycle along on Lamaha Street on Sunday morning are both in stable condition at the George-town Public Hospital (GPH).
A police report has been drafted on the accident last Friday where a police constable crashed a police car along the East Bank Demerara and it is expected to be sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for legal advice during this week, according to Traffic Officer of ‘A’ Division Ramesh Ashram.
A young man was remanded to prison yesterday after being charged with the unlawful possession of a pistol and live ammunition.
Still reeling from the battering by Tropical Storm Erika on Thursday which left 20 persons dead and others missing, Dominica has declared nine special disaster areas and has begun evacuating residents of Petit Savanne to the capital Roseau.
The Ministry of Public Health is encouraging members of the public who need advice or counseling, to contact the inter-agency suicide prevention help-line.
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