Guyana News

BERLIN,  (Reuters) – A Canadian man suspected of murdering and dismembering a Chinese student, then posting a video of the grisly crime online, was arrested in an Internet cafe in Berlin today after an international manhunt.

The Chinese company which the Bharrat Jagdeo administration gave the green light to for the massive expansion of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri has been debarred by the World Bank under its `Fraud and Corruption Sanctioning Policy’.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Beleaguered opener Chris Gayle has been recalled to the West Indies squad for the one-day tour of England.

(Barbados Nation) One of Barbados’ most famous but derelict hotels may feature in the House of Assembly tomorrow, with Minister of Housing and Lands Michael Lashley slated to move a resolution to compulsorily acquire land at Sam Lord’s Castle in Long Bay, St Philip.

The police say they are investigating the murder of carpenter Marlon Andrew Ramcharran, 18 years, of Tain Settlement, Corentyne, which occurred at about 0145h yesterday at Tain.

Canadian media are reporting that Guyana-born Christopher Husbands, 23, has been charged with the  Eaton Centre, Toronto, Canada  shooting, in which one man died and six persons were injured.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – French Open champion Li Na’s title defence ended today when she was knocked out in a flurry of errors by Kazakh qualifier Yaroslava Shvedova 3-6 6-2 6-0.

(Jamaica Observer) Security Minister Peter Bunting this morning launched the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Task Force, an initiative targeting the major players of Jamaica’s criminal networks and crooked officials.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The funeral of Skatalite member Lloyd George Brevett was a small, intimate affair at the University of the West Indies Mona Chapel yesterday.

A 38-year-old mother of four was early this morning beaten to death with an iron pipe by a man with whom she shared a relationship.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A proposed regulation, which will form part of the anticipated tobacco law, will see the banning of smoking at sporting venues, including Sabina Park and the National Stadium.

(de Ware Tijd) UTRECHT — Demarcation of the 9,000 sq. kilometers Saramaccaners Zone has been completed.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The May 16 Gun Court conviction of Travis ‘Shrek’ McPherson and Odean ‘Zeeks’ Samuels was so celebrated among lawmen that Police Commissioner Owen Ellington, in a closed radio broadcast, personally congratulated the St Catherine South Police Division.

(Jamaica Gleaner) An American couple who tied the knot on Jamaican shores last month has documented their experience getting married in a country whose laws have long been antagonistic to same-sex unions.

(Barbados Nation) Self-employed people who do not contribute to the National Insurance Scheme are the biggest concern for the National Insurance Department.

(Barbados Nation) Ministry of Health officials are worried about the population of giant rats in Bridgetown.

(Reuters) – Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar on Monday became India’s first active sportsperson to be sworn in as a member of parliament.

The bloodied body of Rhonda Thompson, 32, a hairdresser of Onderneeming, West Coast Berbice was discovered around 6:30 pm yesterday with her throat slit.

Former Registrar of the University of Guyana, Vincent Alexander – sent home after his contract was not renewed earlier this year – is said to be headed back to that position, well placed sources close to the university confirmed on Saturday.

The last time Indira Singh was seen alive was one week before her decomposing body was found in the dilapidated house she shared with her teenaged mentally challenged daughter located at Post Office Street, Vergenoegen, East Bank Essequibo.