Year: 2016

A 24-year-old Brazilian was on Tuesday charged with murder and appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. Makail Jackson Da Silva, who appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan, is accused of killing Ken Lewis, also known as “Kid” and “Kenny” at Dukwari Backdam, Cuyuni River, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni). Reports are Da Silva was arrested after the body of his North Rupununi, Region Nine (Upper Takatu-Upper Essequibo) coworker was discovered in a mining pit at Dukwari Backdam. It was alleged that between November 29 and 30, 2016, he murdered Lewis. Police in…

Thirty-five students and five teachers from the Bina Hill Institute Youth Learning Centre of Annai, North Rupununi, Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) on Tuesday attended the second day of Budget debates as part of an ongoing United Nations (UN), Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) project on Gender and Development, Good Governance and Leadership. Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs Minister Sydney Allicock, addressing the National Assembly in relation to the students and teachers’ visit, said that the students were there to experience the process of decision-making which would touch their lives and those…

– suicide suspected Ramdat Ramdular, a joiner of Lot 113 Newtown Enmore, East Coast Demerara, was on Wednesday morning found dead in a coconut estate aback a Mosque in the village. It is suspected that he committed suicide since a bottle containing a poisonous substance was found close to his body. The 25-year-old father of two was last seen by his wife and mother at about 16:00h on Tuesday afternoon. Reports are the young man was at a house in the area with a female and spent the entire day…

Three persons are now homeless after a fire believed to be electrical in origin gutted a two-storey dwelling at East Canje, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne). Shortly before midday, smoke was seen coming from a wall close to a fuse box. At the time, Narsha Crandon was at home alone. Without attempting to tackle the fire, she called her husband, Garfield Fyffe, informed him of the situation and urged him to return quickly. Crandon said she was in the kitchen when she saw smoke coming from the front of the house…

As the Budget debates continue in the National Assembly, Communities Minister Ronald Bulkan on Wednesday announced the establishment of the National Regional Development Consultative Committee (NRDCC) which he said will be designed to improve and strengthen inter-regional consultations in Guyana. This establishment comes in light of the creation of regional procurement units, the Communities Minister disclosed, adding that plans are moving apace to establish the NRDCC, which will seek to ensure transparency at the regional and local government levels with respect to the awarding of State contracts. Bulkan further noted…

A teenager has become Guyana’s latest road fatality after he reportedly rode into the path of a minibus on Tuesday evening at Diamond, East Bank Demerara (EBD). Mark McCoy, 14, of Lot 561 Cinema Street, Diamond, EBD, was pronounced dead about an hour after arriving at the Diamond Diagnostic Centre. He reportedly sustained severe head injuries following the collision which occurred at about 18:30h. Reports are a minibus bearing registration plates BVV 989 was heading to Timehri, EBD, whilst the pedal cyclist was proceeding in the opposite direction. He was…

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Shalimar Ali-Hack is expected to formally write the judicial office in New York, United States to have murder accused Marcus Brian Bisram extradited to Guyana to face trial. Bisram, 27, was charged in absentia last month for the murder of 26-year-old Faiyaz Narinedatt, a carpenter, who was murdered on November 1, 2016, at Number 70 Village, Corentyne, Berbice. Last month, the Guyana Police Force had issued a wanted bulletin for the suspect –giving his address as Lot 115 Section A Number 70 Village, Corentyne,…

Former Chairman of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) Board of Directors, Dr Carl ‘Max’ Hanoman, has lashed out at Public Health Minister Dr George Norton, accusing him of wanting to micro-manage the corporation. However, in his defence, the Minister posited that he will not sit idly while nothing is being done to improve the public health sector. The allegation against Dr Norton came one day after the former Chairman received a letter from Permanent Secretary of the Public Health Ministry, Trevor Thomas, on Monday stating that the GPHC Board…