Month: February 2018

Seventy-seven year-old pensioner John Haynes was released on G$200,000 bail on Wednesday morning after denying allegations that he killed Morris Jeffery by dangerously driving motorcar HC 184 which he operates as a taxi. According to the police’s case, the accused Alexander Village, Georgetown resident committed the offence on February 10, 2018 on the Brickdam Public Road in the early morning hours. Haynes, through his attorney, Adrian Thompson, informed Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan that he is a father of three as he petitioned for pre-trial liberty. As Police Prosecutor Gordon Mansfield…

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With the inaugural Guyana International Petroleum Business Summit now completed, some are still questioning how they can benefit from the oil and gas sector. According to the Guyana Office for Investment, there are in fact ways to get a foot in the door. At a press conference on Friday, GO-Invest Chief Executive Officer Owen Verwey was asked about ways in which persons who may not have participated in the summit can capitalise on the industry. “What they should do to get themselves prepared to take advantage of these opportunities? I…

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Several weeks have passed since Attorney General and Legal Affairs Minister Basil Williams has said anything about plans to set up a law school in Guyana. In fact, his predecessor, Anil Nandlall, is questioning the Minister’s sudden silence on the matter and has described this action as “unacceptable”. The Opposition Member of Parliament (MP) said in a scathing statement on Sunday that the AG’s information about the process still did not seem to add up, and hinted that he may be untruthful about it. The MP again also rubbished claims…

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For Guyana to be successful in the oil and gas industry, the oil must be kept offshore with no thoughts about an oil refinery, at least for the first years and revenue from the oil sales should be used to develop the infrastructure of the country, according to the Presidential Adviser on Petroleum, Dr Jan Mangal. “We have an opportunity now to not get too much in bed with oil. The way to do that is to keep the oil offshore, oil shouldn’t come ashore. All Guyana should focus on…

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– collaboration in defence, health and infrastructure This year will mark 50 years of friendship and strong bilateral ties between the Cooperative Republic of Guyana and the Federative Republic of Brazil, during which there has been cooperation in the areas of defence, health and public infrastructure between the two South American neighbours. With the visit of Brazil’s Defence Minister Mr. Raul Belens Jungmann Pinto and a high-level delegation on February 9, this 50-year-old relationship is set for further strengthened cooperation and collaboration. In December 2017, during President David Granger’s State…

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A 26-year-old warden of the New Amsterdam Prison is now in hot water after he was on Monday evening busted with 528 grams of cannabis and 20 packs of cigarettes inside the prison. This Stanleytown, New Amsterdam resident is now being investigated by the Police for smuggling contraband into the N/A prison. According to the Police, officers are in the process of preparing a case file which will be sent for legal advice. In a separate matter, Police in New Amsterdam are hunting for two suspects after 3.665 kilograms of…

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Eight-year-old Anellie Hoyte, who over a week ago was reportedly abducted from the Tuschen Primary School, East Bank Essequibo, has been found in the care of her father’s great-aunt at North East La Penitence, Georgetown, according to her mother, Alisha Marcus. Alisha Marcus said she found her daughter on Monday at the elderly woman’s home, and Anellie has since been taken into state custody. She explained that the elderly woman related she was unaware that it was reported that Annelie Hoyte had been kidnapped, and decided to take the child…

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