MAGISTRATE Clive Nurse, on Tuesday, remanded four Venezuelan sisters, including two juveniles, to prison for allegedly stabbing a 16-year-old girl to the neck with a knife. Evelyn Alfonso, 22, Roxanna Alfonso, 20, and their sisters, age 14 and 16, appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court and were not required to plead to the joint attempted…
The Ministry of Housing and Water on Tuesday handed over a recreational facility, located at Eccles BB, East Bank Demerara to the Eccles/Ramsburg Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC). Chief Executive Officer of the Central Housing and Planning Authority Sherwyn Greaves did the symbolic key handing over to Chairman of the NDC, Mr. Anand Kaladeen. Mr. Greaves…
Opposition Member of Parliament, Amanza Walton-Desir kicked off the 2022 National Budget in the National Assembly this morning in a fiery address where she dealt with a number of issues in the budget as well as the government’s day-to-day operations. She chided the administration for not offering anything in the budget for the poor and…
Four men, on Monday, denied committing an armed robbery on a man at Malgre Tout, West Bank Demerara and were remanded to prison. Imran Mohamed, Winsley Richards, Ryan Wilson, and Roberto Lewis were arraigned before Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Vreed-en-Hoop Magistrate’s Court. It is alleged that on January 27, 2022, while being armed with…
Some of Guyana’s export commodities. By Kurt Campbell kurt@newsroom.gy China says Guyana’s economic boom, fuelled by its nascent oil and gas sector, has resulted in a doubling of bilateral trade in the last two years. According to the newest data, bilateral trade volume between China and Guyana in 2021 was US$710 million, an increase of…
Opposition Member of Parliament, Amanza Walton-Desir kicked off the 2022 National Budget in the National Assembly this morning in a fiery address where she dealt with a number of issues in the budget as well as the government’s day-to-day operations. She chided the administration for not offering anything in the budget for the poor and…
POLICE in Regional Division Number Seven (Cuyuni – Mazaruni), on Monday, arrested the 33-year-old suspect in the murder of Bryan Melville. According to a police release, the suspect was nabbed around 15:00hrs while on the Puruni Trail, Middle Mazaruni. He allegedly had the murder weapon — a cutlass — in his possession. He is currently…
As part of holistic efforts to provide care and support to vulnerable individuals, the government will soon work towards making homeless people job-ready while also opening a brand centre for children with special needs. Concerns have been raised by Opposition Members of Parliament that the 2022 National Budget does not provide enough support to vulnerable…
Opposition Member of Parliament, Amanza Walton-Desir kicked off the 2022 National Budget in the National Assembly this morning in a fiery address where she dealt with a number of issues in the budget as well as the government’s day-to-day operations. She chided the administration for not offering anything in the budget for the poor and…
Opposition Member of Parliament, Amanza Walton-Desir kicked off the 2022 National Budget in the National Assembly this morning in a fiery address where she dealt with a number of issues in the budget as well as the government’s day-to-day operations. She chided the administration for not offering anything in the budget for the poor and…
