-feared being killed, denies involvement in crimes
Wanted man Tyrone `Cobra’ Rowe turned himself in this morning and is being grilled by the police over allegations that he committed a murder and several gun-point robberies.
Adnan el-Shukrijumah, who reports say was once spotted in Guyana and whose father was born here is the new head of al-Qaeda operations, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has told the Associated Press.
PARAMARIBO, (Reuters) – Former coup leader and military strongman Desi Bouterse was elected president of Suriname by the South American country’s parliament today, lawmakers said.
JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Spain stunned the Netherlands to win their first World Cup today in sensational fashion with a goal in the last minutes of extra time.
A police constable was shot dead by an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) who then turned the weapon on himself at the Springlands Police Station just after midnight today.
JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Uruguay beat Ghana in the cruellest of circumstances to end African hopes at the World Cup today and Netherlands knocked out perennial favourites Brazil in yet another shock of a fascinating tournament.
A massive fire is raging through Mahdia’s main commercial district and latest reports say many businesses have been destroyed in the hill-top mining town in Region Eight.
Thirty-year-old police officer Quancy John was this morning charged with the murder of 16-year-old schoolboy Kelvin Fraser three weeks ago at Patentia, West Bank Demerara.
KINGSTON, (Reuters) – Alleged drug kingpin Christopher “Dudus” Coke was extradited to the United States today, after waiving his right to a trial in Jamaica.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – A Pakistani-born American citizen defiantly pleaded guilty today to attempting to set off a car bomb in New York’s Times Square, saying that Islamist extremists would continue to attack the United States.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Barack Obama vowed tonight to compel BP Plc to pay damages for its “recklessness” in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and sought to harness public outrage over the disaster into support for his bid to cut U.S.