Guyana News

A young mason was yesterday placed on $75,000 bail after he denied a charge of robbery using personal violence.

A weeping and seemingly confused Brazilian woman appeared before a city magistrate yesterday charged with illegally having one bullet in her possession and was remanded to prison.

Rolston Bacchus, who is accused of recruiting drug mules, was apprehended by police while in the company of Mark Sauers, who was actually the one the police had been seeking at the time.

A family outing ended deadly on Monday afternoon when a teenager died after her stepfather lost control of the car he was driving and slammed into a utility pole at Dundee Public Road, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara.

A father and his two sons are expected to be charged jointly with attempted murder and inflicting grievous bodily harm as police wrap up investigations into the brutal chopping of three men in Mi Mi Dam Angoy’s Avenue on Sunday afternoon.

Former general manager of the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) and longtime advisor and contributor behind many of the agency’s social programmes and upgrades, Patrick Martinborough has died.

Tenders were opened yesterday for the extension of North Ruimveldt Secondary School as well as the supply and installation of a Photovoltaic system at the Kato Secondary School .The

In the issues of Stabroek News of Tuesday, January 16, 2007 and Wednesday, January 17, 2007 and in subsequent issues we published statements indicating that the plaintiff Dr Nanda Gopaul then occupying the position of Permanent Secretary, Office of the President, had directed the Government Information Agency (GINA) to withdraw government advertisements from the Stabroek News.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Field Tactical Exercise (FTX), HOMEGUARD began today, with the final contingent of troops moving into the Exercise Area located in the jungles and savannahs of Ituni and Tacama (Regions 10 and 6), a release from the GDF said today.

Following months of controversy, the Ministry of Communities today announced that Regional Executive Officer of Region 6 Dr Veerasammy Ramayya has resigned.

A 13-year-old boy was beaten and chopped to death during an argument on Sunday evening and the police have since arrested three persons for questioning.

Deputy Deeds Registrar Zanna Frank has moved to the High Court to fight directions given by Attorney-General (AG) Basil Williams that have prevented her from performing her duties, while he claimed yesterday that she did not meet the criteria for the position and was being used as a pawn.

Two armed bandits terrorized and robbed an elderly couple at their Nouvelle Flanders (Crane), West Coast Demerara home and business place on Sunday.

The Linden Town Council is asking Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan to remove the Town Clerk Janella Bowen “forthwith,” while accusing her of malicious attempts to stymie the development of the municipality and bring the council into disrepute.

A Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara shop owner dodged a bullet to the head when he was ambushed at his home by two bandits yesterday morning.

President David Granger yesterday stood by his government’s decision to move the Walter Roth Museum of Anthropology saying that it was not one that was “whimsical” but one that was administratively important and maintaining that all efforts would be taken to ensure that the collections are not damaged during the move to a location that will be brought to international standards.

Former minister of culture Dr Frank Anthony is appealing to government to save the Walter Roth Museum of Anthropology as it holds invaluable artifacts of not only this country but South America’s ancient history and peoples.

After the invitation for bids for the rehabilitation of the pumps at Trafalgar, West Coast Berbice was cancelled, several prospective bidders fear that the contract has been sole sourced since works are already ongoing.

A young woman who was pardoned under President David Granger’s amnesty and a former resident of the New Opportunity Corps (NOC) both of whom are into poultry rearing, along with a young man who has started a honey business, are just three of 100 persons who have benefited under the Government’s Sustain-able Livelihood and Entrepreneur Development (SLED) Initiative.

Two men have been arrested following a chopping spree in Angoy’s Avenue on Sunday afternoon that left one man fighting for his life, while two others had a hand and an ear severed.