A 24-year-old nurse was on Friday remanded to prison for allegedly breaking into the house of her ex-lover and stealing $1 million in items, including raw gold. Janila Simona McCammon of Public Road McDoom, East Bank Demerara, appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. She pleaded not guilty to the charge…
— bill strengthens transparency and oversight THE Ministry of Finance has taken note of recent pronouncements made, particularly in a page 1 comment as well as an article carried in the December 17, 2021 edition of Stabroek News, both of which can only be described misguided and disingenuous. The comment and article astonishingly express concern…
Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn on Friday announced that a new Brickdam Police Station will be rebuilt to an 11-storey modern building. The minister made the revelation at the Thanksgiving and Awards Ceremony for Regional Police Division ‘4’ A. The media was not invited to this event and the announcement was made by the…
— as works on Berbice deep-water port move apace; bridge linking access road to site commissioned WITH the ongoing construction of the Berbice Deep Water Port, at the mouth of the Berbice River by CGX Energy Inc and its subsidiary, Grand Canal Industrial Estates Inc, President Dr Irfaan Ali, on Friday, commissioned the bridge linking…
One student each from every educational district in Guyana wAS awarded US$1,000 (GY$200,000) along with a trophy on Friday at the Guyana-China Friendship Youth Leadership Development Awards. Participating students had to focus on three areas – a community-based project, critique a piece of art either visual or performing or physical fitness activity. The competition was…
Dein Evans called ‘Rasta Beans’ was on Friday sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for fatally shooting a 24-year-old pork-knocker in 2018 at Puruni Landing, Cuyuni River. Last month, Evans, 32, formerly of Charlestown, Georgetown was arraigned before Justice Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Suddie High Court for the capital offence of murder. However, he opted to…
Almost a month after a fire gutted a section of a building that housed the Police Force’s Office of Professional Responsibility, the Guyana Fire Service is still to release the official findings of its investigations. A preliminary report was completed, but Fire Chief Kalamadeen Edoo today told News Source that the Fire Service is awaiting…
Guyana’s COVID-19 death toll has increased to 1,028 with the addition of two new deaths. Dead are an unvaccinated 49-year-old woman of Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) and a fully vaccinated 82-year-old man of Region Six (East Berbice- Corentyne) who died on December 15 and December 16, respectively. December’s death toll has now increased to 28. Additionally,…
The Government will be seeking funds in next year’s budget for the construction of a new and modern Brickdam Police Station. Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn revealed today that there is a plan for an 11-story Police Station complex to be constructed at the Brickdam site. The Minister made the announcement this morning during…
The Berbice Deepwater Port, being built by CGX Energy Inc., is set to provide more than 1,000 jobs during its construction phase and about 350 jobs while in operation. This was highlighted by the Senior Minister with responsibility for Finance Dr. Ashni Singh on Friday. As part of the development of this Deepwater Port, a…
