Guyana News

A man sustained a gaping stab wound to his abdomen after a fight with another man at the Texaco, Mandela Avenue gas station last evening.

Lindeners are incensed at Government’s decision to increase their electricity tariffs to gradually bring them on par with the rest of the country and parliamentarians intend to bring a motion to the National Assembly to outline the conditions in the mining town and the historic context in which Linden electricity is placed.

Abdulssalam  Azimullah, a fugitive from justice since 2004 when he was wanted for murder, appeared at the Albion Court yesterday before Magistrate Fabayo Azore and the Preliminary Inquiry into the murder of Gary Simon has been set to commence on July 24.

Thirty-eight-year-old Budhuram Ishwar  of Lot 163 Smythfield, New Amsterdam, yesterday admitted using a series of expletives  to his mother at their home, while he  was under the influence of alcohol.

A man accused of beating another with a metal pipe was yesterday admitted to bail in the sum of $100,000 when he appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Former president Bharrat Jagdeo has abandoned a lawsuit that he brought against Stabroek News over eight years ago.

Acting Auditor General Deodat Sharma documented a number of uncertainties in the accounts of the National Communications Network (NCN) over 2007 and 2008, resulting in qualified opinions for both years and among these was $733M in fixed assets which could not be validated as a register was not maintained during this period.

Works to make a five-mile stretch of road at Burma, in Region Five, temporarily passable are almost completed but rice farmers and residents that use it are pessimistic about the scope of the project.

The National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) opened bids yesterday for the Region One Regional Democratic Council’s rehabilitation of the Kumaka San Jose Bridge and Revetment at Moruca.

A man accused of snatching a policewoman’s gold chain from  her neck while she was on her way home from church was yesterday remanded to prison when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh says the continued support of development partners is critical as the administration pursues development at a rapid rate.

Officials of Sithe Global, the developer of the Amaila Falls Hydroelectricity Project, say that the delay in financial closure of the project until next year will likely result in a higher overall contract cost since foreign currency exchange rates could change over the period.

A US federal judge on Monday ordered that a Guyanese woman remain in federal custody in the US state of Connecticut until her next court appearance on mail fraud and conspiracy charges.

The lifeless body of a man was discovered yesterday morning on a farm in West Watooka backdam.

A 42-year-old man accused of indecently assaulting an 11-year-old girl who lives in the same yard with him was yesterday remanded to prison after appearing before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.

The New Guyana Pharmaceutical Corporation yesterday called on the Audit Office to carry out a ‘Value for Money” audit to determine if the Ministry of Health received value for purchases from the company.

US Ambassador to Guyana and Plenipotentiary Repre-sentative to Caricom Ambassador Brent Hardt says the Caricom Implemen-tation Agency for Crime and Security (Impacs) continues to be central to the region and international community in executing regional security initiatives.

A man accused of stealing a chainsaw valued in excess of $200,000 was yesterday admitted to bail in the sum of $200,000 when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

A 21-year-old man accused of forging a driver’s licence was on Friday admitted to bail in the sum of $100,000 when he made his appearance at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Local Government Minister Ganga Persaud has admitted “difficulties” in maintaining crusher run- and some Double Bituminous Surface Treatment (DBST)-surface roads in many communities.