Heppilena Ferguson

-several ranks turn themselves in The army’s campaign to target absent without leave (AWOL) ranks has seen several turning themselves in and a number of them have since been court-martialled and sentenced, Chief of Staff Commodore Gary Best says.

–workers face stiffer fines if process not followed Following lengthy debate and polling of MPs, a bill which disallows strike action without “due procedure” for a large portion of the workforce, was passed in the National Assembly yesterday.

–Crime chief cites forensics, witness cooperation Breakthroughs in high-profile murders remain a challenge for the Guyana Police Force and Crime Chief Seelall Persaud attributes this to the force’s limited forensic capacity, lack of cooperation from witnesses and the public and the exodus of experienced officers.

Chairman says will not tolerate indisciplineTwo PPP/C Region Four councillors are up in arms about what they call the “dictatorial behaviour” of  Chair-man Clement Corlette who has however dismissed the allegations saying he will not permit indiscipline at any of the statutory meetings.

Friend had credited him $200 Moments before he left Kwakwani to go into Lindo Creek on the morning of June 5, 2008 Dax Arokium had called a friend asking him to credit his cell phone account so that he could make contact with the driver of the tractor who was taking him into the backdam.

THAG says it won’t remove ‘official’ tagline The Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) has pulled its ads from the Explore Guyana magazine and its director has asked the Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG) to stop branding the publication as the official tourist guide of Guyana.

Poverty link cited The European Union (EU) has contributed one million euros to ‘Tackle’, a programme aimed at fighting child labour here through education, even as backers of the plan say government needs to lower the cost of living to make it effective.

-Regional Chairman The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) says its officers have  been vigilant in monitoring the road to Salbora in Region 8 and records show that no illegal activities have taken place to cause further damage since August last year but the region differs.

Former caretaker tells her side of story The woman who once assisted her now estranged husband in taking care of the “missing” octogenarian Noelina Prospere-Medor has disputed what the woman’s son says and insists that she has no idea where the elderly woman is.

– PM threatens trade suspension Unscrupulous dealers in the scrap metal industry have caused the trade to flash up on the radar once more forcing Prime Minister Samuel Hinds to issue a public notice threatening to suspend all operations again if the vandalism continues.

Inadequate weather forecast, poor pilot judgement cited A report on the plane crash near Kopinang on April 25, 2007 which claimed three lives has cited the lack of proper weather information, bad weather and the pilot’s decision to continue the flight under such conditions as contributory factors.

Family members have positively identified the bodies of wanted men Rondell `Fineman’ Rawlins and Jermaine `Skinny’ Charles and post-mortem examinations are to be performed on Monday.

Barbados is lending Guyana 30 portable runway lights to facilitate night landings at the Cheddi Jagan Internationl Airport, Timehri by tomorrow while the engineers who installed the current lighting system are expected back to resolve the current problems.

There are at least six allegations of torture pending against the security services and even though there have been denials followed by promises of in-depth probes, the findings of any investigations have still not been made public.