$50,000 bail for man who lashed “bully” to head during drunken row

With his head wrapped in bandage, a North West District man was released on $50,000 bail today after he appeared before the Chief Magistrate charged for wounding another man, who he described as a bully. 25-year-old, Benedict Daniels stood before Chief Magistrate, Ann Mclennan and pleaded not guilty to the offence of unlawful wounding. It […]

Port Kaituma man remanded over murder charge

  A 46-Year-Old, Port Kaituma resident, appeared before a City Magistrate and was immediately remanded to prison for the murder of a man called “White Boy”. The accused Charles Leonard, stood before Chief Magistrate, Ann Mclennan and was not required to answer to the capital charge of murder. The charge stated, that between the 5th […]

CHPA aborts squatter demolition as affected residents beg for more time to move

Confronted by weeping residents and human barricades, the Central Housing and Planning Authority has temporarily aborted a demolition exercise in Sophia that targeted squatter houses and structures erected on government’s reserve. The team moved into the ‘A’ Field Sophia area just before 8:00am on Thursday and began breaking down structures, one week after notices were served to occupants. […]

New 911 Emergency system to become operational within weeks

A new and improved 911 emergency call system should be put into full operation within the next few weeks. That assurance came from Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan. During a Wednesday afternoon press conference, Minister Ramjattan explained that the new system is already in place but is currently being tested by the two telephone […]

Three charged for shocking murder of two elderly women

One week after the lifeless bodies of two elderly women were found in their Albert Street home, three men from the Albouystown Community were today charged and remanded to prison for the double murder. Appearing in Court this afternoon were 25-year-old, Imran Khan, 26-year-old, Steven Andrews and 23-year-old, Phillip Suffrein. The men had a blank […]

President presses local businesses to invest more as Private Sector seeks government’s economic policy at Business Summit

-by Kurt Campbell- President David Granger, while welcoming foreign investment to Guyana, has called on Guyanese to also take advantage of the investment opportunities available and not become comfortable with investors from outside of Guyana. “Americans, Brazilians, the British, Canadians, Chinese, French, Indians Russians, and others are all investing in Guyana. Why can’t Guyanese do […]