The Georgetown Public Hospital has recorded 119 deaths of newborn infants between June 2017 and June 2018. Those deaths were related to premature births. That information was presented to the National Assembly today by Public Health Minister Volda Lawrence. She was at the time responding to an oral question without notice from opposition MP and…
Twenty-nine-year-old Delon Abrams known as ‘Roachie’ was today sentenced to life imprisonment by High Court Judge, Justice Sandil Kissoon for the death of a police officer. Abrams, formerly of South Ruimveldt, Georgetown, was charged with the murder of Silburn Elias, a member of the Guyana Police Force, who was acting in the execution of his…
A 19-year-old woman who was nabbed with 119 cocaine pellets in her stomach was today sentenced to three years in jail and fined $1.4 million after pleading guilty to cocaine trafficking. The woman, Anisha Hardy of South Ruimveldt stood before the Chief Magistrate and admitted that on the 6th of July she had one and…
Venezuelan attorneys were on-board the private plane which is currently the subject of a police investigation, the Guyana Police Force revealed today. A privately chartered aircraft, which police said has a false registration number, landed at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) Monday afternoon under questionable circumstances. Police said the pilots and passengers were invited…
The Ministry of Public Infrastructure in a statement this afternoon said it is not contemplating any increases to the Berbice Bridge toll. In the statement through the Department of Public Information, the Government said it stands by its decision to reduce tolls in fulfilling a campaign commitment, and will continue to work with the Berbice…
A delegation from Ghana today met with Minister of State, Joseph Harmon. Those in the delegation include Mr. J. Kofi Bucknor, Ms. Richelle Case, Mr. Emman Samson, and Mr. Sudeep Mondal of J.K.B. Oil Ventures Limited, an investment company based in Ghana. The delegation was accompanied by Mr. Mark B. Duncan of EnerMech Mechanical Services…
He must have been tired of living a life as a thief, so during a break-in at a home, 48-year-old Paul Narine decided to take a nap, but was awakened by the homeowner and turned over to Police. In Court today, the man was sentenced to 24 months in jail after he pleaded guilty to…
A man on Sunday attempted to smuggle a quantity of cigarettes and marijuana in a pair of sneakers into the Lusignan Prison. According to Director of Prisons (ag), Gladwin Samuels, the man arrived at the Lusignan checkpoint at around 14:30hrs to deliver clothes and footwear for a prisoner to attend court on Monday. However, as…
By Ravin Singh GUYANESE and Jamaicans who migrate to Eastern Caribbean States in search of better opportunities appear to pose a “disproportionate burden” to those states, Prime Minister (PM) of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne has said. PM Browne used his opening address to the 39th Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community…
A 19-year-old female was on Friday afternoon arrested after it was suspected that she swallowed cocaine pellets. According to the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU), she was an outgoing passenger on Flight BW 526 destined for the John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport. The woman was escorted to a city hospital where she has since excreted…
