Guyana

Forty-nine prisoners at the New Amsterdam Prison face murder trials, attempted murder trials, and sexual penetration trials as the October session of the Berbice Criminal Assizes opened on Tuesday with the traditional ceremonial parade and salute in New Amsterdam. The opening ceremony featured a march-past along Esplanade Road, with Justice Gino Persaud […]

Three hundred and forty-five persons graduated on Saturday from the Parliamentary Affairs and Governance Ministry’s International Human Rights Law Certificate Course, with Minister Gail Teixeira emphasising the importance of applying human rights principles in professional and public life. Addressing the graduates, Teixeira said the course was intended to […]

While acknowledging that the matter will attract intense public debate, Attorney General and Legal Affairs Minister Anil Nandlall has confirmed that the Guyana Government is considering instituting the death penalty for a wider category of offences, including the murders of children. He made the revelation during his programme “Issues in the News” on […]

Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony, has announced that Guyana will soon introduce OpenEvidence, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered platform designed to support doctors and nurses in improving healthcare delivery across the country. OpenEvidence is a leading AI-powered clinical decision support platform and medical search engine used by over half of […]

A 51-year-old businessman from Blueberry Hill, Wismar, Linden, was taken into Police custody on Tuesday evening following the discovery of a .25-calibre pistol and six matching rounds of live ammunition in his motor car. Police stated that ranks were conducting an operation in the vicinity of the western end of the Wismar-Mackenzie Bridge, Linden, when The […]

An 18-year-old Police Constable was robbed at gunpoint on Tuesday while socialising with friends at Britton Street, Plaisance, East Coast Demerara (ECD). Based on reports received, the victim and a few friends were lying in the area when he was confronted by a masked man armed with a handgun. The gunman reportedly snatched two gold The post Cop robbed at […]

…accomplice jailed for 58 months Two men have been remanded to prison in connection with an armed robbery in which $3.3 million was stolen from a contractor at Cottonfield, Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam), while one of the accused has been sentenced to 58 months’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to separate firearm and ammunition […]

…Top Cop calls for stronger cybersecurity partnerships With the Guyana Police Force (GPF) now investigating and prosecuting a wide range of cybercrimes, Commissioner of Police Clifton Hicken has emphasised the importance of capacity building and stakeholder collaborations in curbing these types of threats. He made these remarks at the GPF’s […]

…4 pumps to improve drainage across 5000 acres of land A $650 million pump station equipped with four drainage pumps has been commissioned at Canal Number One, West Bank Demerara, Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara), as the Government advances a $23 billion drainage infrastructure programme aimed at reducing flooding across the region. The […]

With diabetes remaining a major public health concern across the country, Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony is urging healthcare workers to take a more proactive approach by identifying and managing at-risk patients early to prevent the onset of the disease and improve health outcomes. “When we don’t manage people’s sugar… we take a toe, then The […]