Guyana News

Minister of Agriculture Noel Holder last Friday tabled two bills intended to ensure food safety and protections for animals.

The prime suspect who last Sunday morning broke into the Variety Store of Bartica’s Deputy Mayor, Kamal Persaud, and carted off jewellery, electronic appliances and gadgets, including cellular phones and also an assortment of other items valued in excess of $3.2 million dollars, was this morning arrested and will face the court soon, the police say.

ST.JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC- The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has defended its decision to impose a 20 percent levy on the contract fees of its T20 stars playing in overseas domestic tournaments, saying revenue raised will be used to aid the development of players in the territories.

– accumulated deficit at $41B GuySuCo’s dire financial situation was expressed in its 2015 annual report recently tabled in Parliament which cited an accumulated deficit of $41 billion at the end of the year and a loss of $1.9 billion which included the state subvention of $12 billion.

In its quest to secure “urgently needed” funds, the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) of Georgetown is offering a limited amnesty on the interest accrued on unpaid property rates in Georgetown.

Three men in their 20s, accused of raping a woman in October, were yesterday remanded to prison after they could not afford the $250,000 bail on which they each were placed.

A woman and her children were left traumatised yesterday after being attacked in their car at knife-point by three bandits in front of a Sheriff Street fast food outlet.

Yokohama Trading was early yesterday morning robbed of over $12 million in local and foreign currency after two men entered and held the employees at gunpoint.

The Gaming Authority yesterday said that it denied the applications of SleepIn International Hotel and Casino Inc for casino licences because it failed to provide proof of “its financial soundness and capability,” which was critical for approval.

A fraud charge was yesterday read against former General Manager of the Guyana Marketing Corporation (GMC) Nizam Hassan and four others, including a former Agriculture Ministry project engineer, for allegedly approving payments for substandard work on the rehabilitation of the company’s Robb Street headquarters.

The Saraswati Vidya Niketan (SVN) at Cornelia Ida, West Coast Demerara has rejected allegations that bullying at the school resulted in a child falling ill twice, and her parents have since removed their two children after they said their complaints were not satisfactorily addressed.

By Zoisa Fraser in New York (Stabroek News is one of two Caribbean media houses chosen to participate in the US Election Tour organised by the US Department of State’s Foreign Press Centre.)

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has advised that the senior police official who allegedly struck down and killed Vreed-en-Hoop resident Anmanie Deonarine little more than one month ago be charged with causing death by dangerous driving.

Regional Democratic Council (RDC) Vice-Chairperson Sarah Browne says there is a “severe” drug shortage across Region One.

The police were up to last evening working on enhancing footage in relation to the shooting of money changer Vishwahnauth Nouwbat inside of Popeye’s Restaurant, America and Water streets on Sunday.

Although the present model of operation of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has failed, with major changes there is still a chance to make some parts of the industry profitable, according to President David Granger.

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has advised that an inquest be conducted into the Aruka River, North West District, boat collision which claimed the lives of two children in August.

A convicted felon, who is currently serving six months in jail for dangerous driving, was yesterday charged with injuring another man.

Former Stabroek Square fruit vendors, who have been relocated from the Parliament View Mall to the parapet of the former Guyana National Cooperative Bank (GNCB) building at Lombard and Hadfield streets, are reporting a rise in sales.

After enduring several hours of scheduled blackout on Sunday, residents of Georgetown can now expect a problem-free holiday season, according to the Guyana Power and Light Company (GPL) as it was able to complete the maintenance.