Tag Archives: Guyanese

A 31 year old woman,  believed to be mentally ill, was Thursday removed from a muck-laden room where she was locked away and made to eat and sleep among her waste. Her removal stemmed from Monica Edwards raising concerns about the woman's welfare directly with Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo during a public day with residents ar Perth Park, Essequibo Coast. ...

A 33-year-old Annandale resident is now dead after he was stabbed several times following an argument with another man. According to a police statement, Ramkarran Mohanlall, of Annandale South was killed at approximately 23:00hrs on Wednesday.   Police investigations have revealed that Ramkarran Mohanlall was involved in an argument with another man during which he was stabbed about his body. ...

Amid a scorching drought, combined with salt water intrusion, that is biting rice and 'cash crop' farmers on the Essequibo Coast, a top government official says drainage and irrigation workers there maybe engaging in political sabotage. The Prime Minister's Special Representative in Region Two, Karan Chand told reporters that he believes that a number of the rangers might be sabotaging ...

Two security guards at the construction site of Movie Town at Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara were shot and injured early Thursday morning, police said.  ‎ Investigations so far revealed that at about 4 AM, two men turned up at the guard hut on the northern side and one of them discharged several rounds from a handgun.  The guards, who are ...

Reproduced from New York Daily News Jermain Simon died Tuesday after an arsonist set fire to a two-family home on E. 26th St. near Clarendon Road in East Flatbush in December. A Brooklyn father injured in an arson attack has died after lingering in a coma for nearly two months, his family told the Daily News Wednesday. Jermain Simon, 38, ...

Despite being him ‘forced’ to retire by the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), the government of Guyana says it is exploring ways to honor a great son of the soil – Shivnarine Chanderpaul. This announcement was made by Natural Resources Minister Raphael Trotman at a press conference on Wednesday. According to Trotman, Cabinet has mandated Education and Sport Minister Rupert Roopnaraine ...

Natural Resources Minister and Government Spokesperson Raphael Trotman has affirmed that the government has not given any commitments to an Orlando Architecture firm for the design of a new sports complex. This is against the backdrop of reports in international media that the company will be responsible for the design of multimillion dollar complex in Georgetown. Baker Barrios Architects, Inc. ...

Team Benschop has revealed that the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) listed Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Commissioner Robeson Benn as a candidate for Local Government Elections (LGE). According to Mark Benschop a Mayoral hopeful, his team  “strongly objects to Mr Robeson Benn being a commissioner at  GECOM and a candidate for the local government elections.” Benschop says that Benn should do ...

While the Private Sector Commission (PSC) says it is pleased with Budget 2016, it has some grievances that it would like to be addressed. Among those is the proposed ban on the importation of vehicles older than 8 years to Guyana. PSC in a release on Wednesday stated that the ban on vehicle importation has some serious connotations. "the introduction ...

Police are conducting investigations into the circumstances surrounding the death of a 63-year-old man of East Bank Essequibo. According to a police statement, the body of Ramroop Rameshwar was found in his Parika Sea Dam, EBE home at about 06:30 hrs onTuesday February 02, 2016.  Police say Rameshwar was found with his feet and hands tied and his mouth gagged, ...