Guyana News

Leave it to Robert Sylvester Kelly to tantalize the crowd with his musical foreplay.

Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited yesterday opened a $185m branch at Lethem.

It is unlikely that US oil company Anadarko will be able to continue any exploration work as Guyana and Venezuela begin to explore a process to address maritime delimitation following the recent arrest and subsequent release of the seismic survey vessel Teknik Perdana, according to a source within the Natural Resources and the Environment Ministry.

By Marcelle Thomas with photos by Arian Browne  Maybe it’s because every time it rains the village is flooded, that it got its name.

Four of the Guyanese found aboard a cargo vessel in Barbados with illegal drugs and a submachine gun yesterday made their first appearance before a magistrate on a total of ten charges.

Water tumbles over the ancient brownish-gray rocks of the Kumu falls in a never-ending white spray, splashing on the Portuguese-speaking tourists, swimming  in the clear, cold stream at the bottom.

Bosai Minerals Group has applied to start mining at Block 16, Kara Kara, north of Richmond Hill, in Linden, and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is facing serious questions over its conclusion that the activity does not warrant an environmental impact assessment (EIA) prior to the granting of an environmental permit.

Three of the survivors of Friday morning’s accident at Coverden, East Bank Demerara, which claimed four lives, are in stable condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

The PNCR, the main constituent of opposition coalition APNU, last evening announced that it has formally launched its campaign for local government elections.

Family members of the dead Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) officer Patrick Ramkellawan say that a post-mortem examination (PME) was conducted on his body without their knowledge.

There have been several high-profile killings since the start of the year and as the list of unsolved cases grows, Crime Chief Seelall Persaud says that the force is facing a shortage of experienced investigators.

In the light of the death of maternal patient Sadhna ‘Christine’ Dutchin from a rare pregnancy complication, the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) says it is gearing medical staff to undergo training to detect symptoms early.

Residents of Mahaicony who witnessed the shooting death of the bandit on Friday afternoon have reported that the police shot at the bandits as they were escaping.

In December 2001 Vincent Griffith then 12 years old was shot in his left leg by police as he hid in a wardrobe in what was said to have been an abandoned house in New Amsterdam.

Late former president Janet Jagan worked for the development of both women and men, according to PPP General Secretary Clement Rohee, who says her contributions to the country continue to be felt.

A man was struck down by a truck and died on the spot at the Rupert Craig Highway, in Georgetown yesterday afternoon.

Former foreign service officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Riley Abdelnour died on Friday in Florida after a period of illness following a brain tumour operation.

As police continue their hunt for a suspect in the brutal murders of two policemen in Region Eight, their families say that with one year already gone they have no confidence that the case will be solved.

The Guyana National Bureau of Standards on Friday held its  16th long service awards ceremony.

After years of practising lab science the former country lab director Yvette Irving has opened her own laboratory as she sees the needs for lab results in Guyana to be on par with those in other countries.