Fruit vendor, Omar Anderson, who was recently released from prison after serving six months for armed robbery, was on Wednesday remanded to prison for allegedly robbing a man. Anderson, 20, of Sophia, Georgetown, appeared before Chief Magistrate (ag), Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court and pleaded not guilty to…
A 61-year-old woman of Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara, escaped serious injuries after a Police vehicle reversed into her early Wednesday morning. Police Headquarters reported that the incident occurred at about 06:00 hrs on the Mon Repos main access road. The Police vehicle is attached to the Beterverwagting Police Station…
Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill on Monday noted that works on the US$260 million New Demerara River Bridge is progressing smoothly with some 27 per cent of works completed to date. “We want to assure the nation that we expect to bring this project in on time and on…
As the probe continues into the brutal murder of Amit Singh, the Police have found $7 million in cash at the house of the suspect. The News Room understands that the suspect, Yogeendra Sukhdeo, took the Police to his home at 20th Avenue Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara on…
David Goldwyn, the President of an International Energy Advisory Consultancy, says many of the strategies being employed by the government to manage the new oil and gas industry and its revenues are textbook examples of good management. Even so, the Energy Advisor intends to engage government officials and other stakeholders…
Police have arrested one of four persons who brutally murdered a man on Tuesday afternoon at Middle Road, La Penitence, Georgetown. Dead is Amit Singh; a Police report noted that Singh was lured by the four suspects to a house at Middle Road La Penitence after they claimed that they…
An accident on the Lethem Trail Road, North Rupununi, in the vicinity of Canopy Bridge, on Monday claimed the lives of two persons. Dead are the driver Orlando King, a 29-year-old from North Rupununi, and occupant of the truck, Orin Fraser of Tucville, Georgetown. Police Headquarters revealed that King was…
See below full joint statement: His Excellency Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana and Mr Aubrey C. Norton, MP., Leader of the Opposition met at the Office of the President on Tuesday October 24, 2023, to discuss the existential threat by Venezuela to Guyana’s sovereignty…
Days after they were arrested, three Venezuelan nationals were charged jointly for the illegal possession of firearms and ammunition and a quantity of narcotics. Eliyer Vera Venez, Romel Masim and Jiminez Rojas appeared before Magistrate Dylon Bess at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. The items recovered by the Police. (Photo: GPF/October…
President Dr. Irfaan Ali and Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton met on Tuesday to discuss Guyana’s border controversy with Venezuela and the Spanish-speaking country’s recent actions. Both leaders were joined by their respective delegations and a joint statement on the meeting is expected later today. After the meeting, Norton told reporters…
