Guyana News

-Town Clerk clashes with City Mayor The Ministry of Local Government yesterday denied a claim by the Mayor of Georgetown, Alfred Mentore that it was involved in the removal of vendors on Sunday from outside Demico House and the Discount Store.

Thirty-two families from Laing Avenue, Georgetown, each received a voucher worth $250,000 for building materials through the ‘Laing Avenue Housing Grant’ from the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA).

Residents in the vicinity of the controversial Pouderoyen Pump Station project on the West Bank of Demerara are being affected by flooding owing to tubes installed by the contractor to keep excess water out of the construction site.

The mother of a Christ Church Secondary School student is demanding justice for her 14-year-old son who was beaten with a belt by another male student, of the same age and school, while on his way home last Friday.

Vendors who plied their trade around the Discount Store on Regent Street were in a saddened state yesterday, one day after they were removed on Sunday by the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) following two High Court orders.

Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) Officers yesterday conducted an intelligence-led operation which led to the discovery of one  9mm sub-machine gun with twenty  matching rounds, one AK-47 magazine with twenty 7.62 x 39 rounds and a bulky parcel which contained a quantity of leaves, seed and stems suspected to be cannabis.

Three female President’s College (PC) students were  injured early yesterday morning from jumping through a window after catching sight of flames coming from the boys’ dormitory.

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Shalimar Ali-Hack, SC, last week discontinued the charge of discharging a loaded firearm with intent against businessman Mohamed Fawaz Bacchus, who last year had allegedly fired at a man, his son and his daughter-in-law.

Workplace deaths have risen this year compared to the same period last year, according to Minister of Labour, Joseph Hamilton.

Masked men last Friday robbed a Cevons Waste Management employee as she was paying salaries to workers, shooting a driver of the company in his leg during the commission of the crime.

A man who appeared before Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus on Wednesday charged with robbery under arms, pleaded guilty, but offered an explanation of acting in self defence, evidence of which, he claimed, was captured on CCTV.

-Region 10 Chair says as town week launched As the mining town of Linden celebrates its 54th Anniversary, Region 10 Chairman Deron Adams urged residents to celebrate the community’s week of activities with pride and nostalgia.

Well known banker and member of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport Board of Directors, David Ramdeholl has died.

On Friday in Lethem, Region Nine, Minister of Health  Dr Frank Anthony, handed over four Ultrasound Machines to the Regional Health Officer (RHO) Dr Cedel McWatt, to aid in improving service delivery within the Region.

By Marcelle Thomas On the heels of allegations that Ramps Logistics Guyana (RLG) again made a false declaration to the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) by inflating billions, the tax agency last year flagged and fined other companies for false declarations, sources say.

By Shuntel Glasgow Vendors who plied their trade around Demico House, Stabroek and outside the Discount Store, Regent Street were removed yesterday by the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) and the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development following two court orders.

Minister of Education Priya Manickchand has said that an anti-violence pilot programme initiated at the Campbellville Secondary School last year has seen success, as there has been a decrease in reported incidents of violence.

It has been over a year since Dr Asha Kissoon has refused to give up the parliamentary seat she was supposed to occupy temporarily under the three-party joinder agreement, and the situation remains unresolved.

A 23-year-old man met his demise early yesterday morning after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a tree along the Tapakuma Trail in Region Two.