Guyana News

A miner was fatally shot on Tuesday evening at the Ikewan Backdam, in the Cuyuni region, in a crime that his family suspects stemmed from a past grievance with a businessman.

AFC Chairman Khemraj Ramjattan last evening flayed the government over the award of another major contract to the New Guyana Pharmaceutical Corporation, which contract he said has once again evaded the tendering process.

The sea dam at Salem, East Bank Essequibo is rapidly eroding and residents fear that it will soon break away and destroy their properties unless the authorities act quickly.

Police from the Mahaicony Station are conducting searches for a prisoner, Collin Sealey of Zes Kinderen, Mahaicony who is feared dead after he jumped into the river upon escaping at around 11:15 am yesterday.

Reports emanating from Venezuela yesterday said that the country’s opposition had accused the Hugo Chavez administration of irresponsibility over reports that oil exploration had restarted offshore Essequibo in Guyana, an area claimed by Venezuela.

Police yesterday said that Conrad Joseph Wright called ‘Ring Leader” and “Blackie” is wanted  for questioning in relation to a series of armed robberies.

Eighteen-year-old Raphael Morrison and Joshua Persaud, 20, were refused bail when they appeared at the Whim Court on Tuesday before Magistrate Krishndat Persaud to answer a charge of murder.

Pegasus Hotel owner Robert Badal has alleged that his business is being discriminated against by the Tourism Ministry and he called on President Donald Ramotar to remove acting minister Irfaan Ali.

In the Berbice High Court, Winston McKenzie who is facing  four  counts of robbery under arms  and a wounding with intent charge was granted $16,000 bail  for each, following a bail petition yesterday before Justice James Bovell Drakes.

The five men held in connection with Sunday’s Pomeroon River pirate attack have been released on station bail pending advice on possible charges from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly, Brigadier (ret’d) David Granger is calling on his colleagues  to consider constitutional changes to permit the election of full-time members of the National Assembly sometime in the future.

A 16-year-old boy was charged along with a 21-year-old man jointly for armed robbery and carjacking at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court on Monday.

Digicel launched the BlackBerry Curve 9320 smartphone for customers across the Caribbean and Central America yesterday.

A man accused of snatching a gold chain from another man’s neck was remanded when he appeared before Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo on Monday.

The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) yesterday signed the grant for a project to steer local companies towards energy efficiency and conservation in their operations.

Two Canadian tertiary institutions have offered to supplement the oil and gas industry Guyana is pursuing by sharing the wealth of knowledge and expertise they have accrued in the oil, gas and mining.

Opposition leader Brigadier (rtd) David Granger says the PPP/C administration must  reorganise the police force in the hinterland to enforce the law regarding trafficking in persons, as to date it has failed to stamp out this scourge.

Digicel Group Ltd, a major mobile operator, announced on Tuesday that it had gained a 27% increase in subscribers bringing the total to 12.8 million and its revenues from its 30 markets in the Caribbean, Central America and the Pacific were up 14%, registering US$2.54 billion.

There are no arrests as yet in the jewellery store burglary at the Stabroek Market.

Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) CEO Yog Mahadeo yesterday said that the company has not discontinued its dial-up services, contrary to a report published in yesterday’s edition of the Stabroek News.