The Linden taxi driver who was held earlier this week during a CANU operation with over one kilogram of foreign marijuana appeared in Court this morning and was granted $200,000 bail. The accused, Ezera Greene aka “Dingo” appeared before Magistrate Wonda Fortune at the Linden Magistrates’ Court and pleaded not guilty to the charge of…
–through hinterland housing programme MINISTER of Housing and Water, Collin Croal, on Tuesday, announced that 10 families of Smith Creek, Region One are set to benefit from houses through the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA)’s Hinterland Housing Programme. The recommencement of the housing programme will see 100 families benefitting from various communities in Regions…
The addition of two new COVID-19 deaths have moved the country’s overall death toll to 1, 042. Both victims are from Region Six (East Berbice Corentyne) – an 87-year-old woman who died on December 21 and 45-year-old man who died on December 23. The Ministry of Health reported that they were both were unvaccinated. December’s…
The COVID-19 death toll in Guyana climbed to 1,042 today as the Ministry of Health announced the passing of two residents from the East-Berbice Corentyne area. The two have been identified as a 45-year-old man and an 87-year-old woman, who were both unvaccinated. In the past week alone, the East Berbice Corentyne area has seen…
CHIEF Magistrate Ann McLennan has adjourned the fraud case involving former Region Four Returning Officer, Clairmont Mingo; PNC/R Chairperson, Volda Lawrence; coalition political activist, Carol Joseph-Smith and four others, to March 25, 2022, for report. The trio, along with Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) employees Sherfern February, Enrique Livan, Denise Bobb-Cummings and Michelle Miller are before…
As the government continues its attempts at stimulating the economy, President Dr. Irfaan Ali says that efforts will be made to modernise Guyana’s laws to create a more business-friendly environment. While addressing members of the private sector at a breakfast hosted at the State House on Thursday, the President announced that his government was keen…
While it is pleased that members of the Joint Services will be benefitting from a tax-free month’s salary as a holiday bonus, the Guyana Public Service Union believes the same should have been extended to the healthcare workers and other public servants who have been working on the frontline. In an interview, GPSU President Patrick…
COME January 18, 2022, High Court Judge, Jo-Ann Barlow, is expected to sentence 24-year-old Ryan Albert, called ‘Murray’, who had admitted to fatally stabbing a 19-year-old miner with a pair of scissors, and assaulting another man in 2016. Last month, Albert, formerly of Yarakita, in the North West District (NWD), was arraigned at the Demerara High…
–with expansion of ‘GTT Fibre’ THE Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) has introduced its residential and “Biz Fibre” services to New Amsterdam, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), affording residents and businesses an opportunity to have enhanced internet access. The company said it looked forward to a great response, since many residents and businesses had expressed…
— works scheduled to commence in the next three to five days FARMERS from Victoria Village, a farming community located on the East Coast of Demerara, will soon benefit from a number of much-needed drainage works following years of neglect and underdevelopment. According to a release, during a meeting on Wednesday afternoon, Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar…
