Quarrie miner charged with murdering Venezuelan
Cane Vincent, a 24-year-old miner of Quarrie Village, Region Nine was charged yesterday with the murder of Leonel Manuel Franco Beria, a 19-year-old Venezuelan national.
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Cane Vincent, a 24-year-old miner of Quarrie Village, Region Nine was charged yesterday with the murder of Leonel Manuel Franco Beria, a 19-year-old Venezuelan national.
By Abigail Headley Two Venezuelan brothers attending Stewartville Secondary School on the West Demerara are now nursing serious injuries to the head and hand after being assaulted by schoolmates on Monday afternoon.
-urges those with fever to get tested Two persons have died from dengue so far this year and Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony yesterday urged anyone experiencing fevers to go to the nearest health facility to be tested.
-Edghill tells operators While boat operators and owners plying the Supenaam to Parika route weren’t too pleased with the decision to lower their fare from $1500 to $1300, they were asked to comply by Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill during a public meeting yesterday.
A Corentyne single mother of three is now contemplating her next move after a sudden fire destroyed her house at Union Village, Corentyne.
-two retrieved from businessman’s roof Police in Regional Division Seven are probing the theft of four Merisolar solar panels valued at $260,000, property of the Government of Guyana.
The recent postures and action by the Venezuelan government regarding its illegal claim to Guyana’s territory was deemed a threat to stability in the western hemisphere.
The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) says it certified two new local manufacturers under its Made in Guyana Certification Programmes during April 2024.
Ray Anthony Persaud, a 28-year-old businessman of Lot 14, 4th Avenue, Bartica, Essequibo River was charged yesterday with the unlawful possession of a firearm without a licence and unlawful possession of ammunition without a licence.
Dexter Griffith, a 54-year-old cook of Lot 40 Vive La Force, Demerara River was jailed for one ear on Monday for the possession of 199 grams of marijuana.
On Sunday 21st April 2024, Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) Officers conducted an operation on High Street, Georgetown, where they intercepted a motor car.
-15-year-old in ICU Region Six has so far recorded 440 dengue cases for the year with eleven in the last twenty-four hours and a 15-year-old is hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital.
A 23-year-old Sophia labourer was fatally shot on Sunday night after he resisted the efforts of two men to rob him of his motorcycle in front of his home.
-leading figures from former Omai Gold Mines Ltd have role Reunion Gold Corporation (RGD) of Canada and G Mining Ventures (GMIN) have struck a deal for gold mining in Oko West in Region Seven.
By Femi Harris-Smith Pacific Development Inc (PDI) has been ordered to refund a woman $6 million dollars for construction of a house it promised, after a court found that the land earmarked for the erection had not been granted by the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA).
Public Accounts Committee [PAC] member Ganesh Mahipaul has accused the Government of deliberately cancelling yesterday’s sitting of the PAC because it is aware of the damning revelations contained in the 2020, 2021 and 2022 Auditor General’s Reports.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – California will conclude a two-year investigation into Exxon and the fossil fuel industry’s role in causing global plastic pollution by summer and decide if it will file a lawsuit against oil giant, its attorney general told Reuters yesterday.
The Ministry of Public Works yesterday said that the control tower at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri received a distress call at 15:20 hours yesterday, alerting authorities of a medical emergency onboard AirEuropa’s flight bound to Spain from Peru.
Chief Labour Officer [CLO] Dhaneshwar Deonarine yesterday declined to comment on scathing criticism from Justice Sandil Kissoon for not discharging his functions in relation to the four-week-long strike by teachers.
The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) says the recent teachers strike has underlined that Guyanese from all races and communities can come together on issues.
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