Year: 2017

On the occasion of International Day for Disaster Reduction 2017, Minister of State Joseph Harmon posited that natural disasters are becoming a norm for Guyana and the Caribbean, following the massive destruction to hit the Region in recent weeks. On that note, Harmon in his address to a public gathering of stakeholders in disaster reduction and risk management, last Friday indicated that Government is working towards the implementation of a number of measures aimed at reducing the dangers and effects of natural disasters. In doing so, the Minister, who is…

…in latest carjacking attack As hijackers continue to target the owners of Toyota Premio and Allion motor cars, a Herstelling tailor was the latest victim in this string of vicious crime as he was attacked by gunmen who subsequently carted off his car on Monday evening. The injured man has been identified as 24-year-old Ryan Seecharran of Third Street, Herstelling, East Bank Demerara (EBD), who is currently on trial for a hit-and-run charge. Seecharran had just returned home, sometime after 19:00h when two men, one of whom was armed with…

…says President Granger in Diwali light up at State House It was a delightful evening at the State House on Saturday as guests, decked out in colourful traditional Indian attire, made their way into the Baridi Benab just as the sun dipped behind the garden greenery, to join in the Diwali Utsav (festival) as the nation celebrated the festival of lights. The cordial host of the evening, President David Granger, took to the podium to welcome his guests, which comprised of various Hindu organisations and mandirs across the region from…

Stafrei Alexander, one of the infamous set of prisoners who had fled the Camp Street Penitentiary in the midst of an inferno earlier this year, was on Tuesday arraigned in the High Court for the attempted murder of Curtis Thom, who was shot hours after his daughter’s christening on March 23, 2015. The Prosecution alleges that on the day in question, at Lot 138 Laing Avenue, Georgetown, Alexander discharged a loaded firearm at Thom in a bid to murder him. Alexander entered a not guilty plea, and Prosecutor Tiffini Lyken…

…after accusing wife of cheating Several persons are now homeless after a man deliberately set fire to his home located at the junction of Da Silva and De Abreu Streets in Newtown, Kitty, Georgetown on Tuesday evening, accusing his wife of infidelity. The man, Kerwin Jarvis, reportedly arrived at the wooden-and-concrete house located on the eastern half of the property and had a heated argument with his wife, Joanne Jarvis. The two were wed sometime in January last, but he would often confront her over alleged extra-marital relationships. Guyana Times…

Less than two weeks after being apprehended by Police in Berbice, Mark Royden Williams, called “Smallie”, along with another accused, Sherwin Nero, also known as “Catty”, appeared at the Demerara High Court on Tuesday in connection with the murder of businessman Kumar Singh, called “Mango Man” which occurred 10 years ago. On August 30, 2007, four gunmen invaded Singh’s Cove and John, East Coast Demerara home during which the businessman was shot and killed. It was in July 2008 that the two suspects were initially charged for the capital offence…