Guyana News

Two armed bandits yesterday afternoon invaded a Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara (WCD) supermarket and stole $400,000 in cash and phone cards while holding the proprietress at gunpoint.

One year after their brother was killed by an alleged drunk driver along the Public Road at Albion, Corentyne, Berbice, two sisters are lamenting that there has been no justice in his case.

Assistant Commissioner of Police Brian Joseph on Friday urged 56 new police officers to always treat persons that they are called to assist, as they themselves would want to be treated and to keep justice at the forefront of their minds.

The access road to Canal Number One, West Bank Demerara, will soon be repaired as the Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI) is scheduled to begin corrective works this week, according to Jacoba Constantia-Conservancy Neigh-bourhood Democratic Council (NDC) Chairman Dhanraj Bipath.

Professor Ei-ichi Negishi, the 2010 Nobel Prize Winner in Organic Chemistry, will give a public lecture at the Turkeyen Campus of the University of Guyana (UG) on Monday evening.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Pakistan defeated West Indies by 16 runs in the second Twenty20 International of the three-match series at the Dubai International Stadium here Saturday.

The Guyana Police Force says that ranks intercepted a vehicle at Wisroc Junction, Wismar, Linden about23:00h last night, in which five adult male Haitian Nationals were found.

The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) yesterday requested conciliation to resolve the deadlock in its negotiations with the government on wages and salaries for public servants.

Although the Guyana Police Force has recorded a decrease in serious crimes for the year, the Indian Action Committee (IAC) says some citizens are fleeing the country due to a continuous spate of criminal attacks around the country.

Chairman of the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) board Lennox Craig was yesterday sent a lawyer’s letter warning him to desist from repeating “false” allegations made by an illegal operator against two Directors of the board and seeking damages from him.

Two suspects were arrested late yesterday afternoon and police say they have since confessed to murdering 76-year-old David Ramkissoon, who was found dead with his throat slit more than one month ago.

The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Associa-tion (GGDMA) wants strong action to be taken against illegal miners who are raiding lands that have been legally claimed, while warning that tolerance for such activity is harming the image of the industry.

After a “necessary” meeting of the leaders of the major trade unions in Guyana, the labour movement has written to President David Granger seeking “engagement to correct anomalies” which are a “threat to Labour’s existence.”

A police constable was yesterday charged with two counts of accepting bribes and he was released on $30,000 bail after his lawyer said he was wrongfully accused.

A woman was yesterday charged criminally with the assault of an eight-year-old, whom she is accused of slapping after he was involved in a fight with her son.

With self-professed drug trafficker Barry Dataram and his common-law wife Anjanie Boodnarine once again failing to appear for a key ruling in their trial for cocaine trafficking, their lawyer yesterday told the trial magistrate that he was no longer representing them.

National Communication Network (NCN) news anchor Natasha Smith was not told to retract her statement attributing her removal from on air to her pregnancy, only to consider modifying it, according to communications consultant Abraham Poole.

Late Ombudsman, retired Justice Winston Moore was yesterday remembered as an intellectual, an outstanding public servant, a role model, a family man and a staunch upholder of the rule of law.

Health services offered by the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) got a boost from the Chinese Government yesterday with a donation of US$420,000 worth of medical equipment and supplies.

A drive down De Hoop Road reveals miles upon miles of picturesque scenery: ploughed, burnt and irrigated fields, with houses dotting the landscape.