Guyana News

The trial of murdered Kaneville businessman Barbot Paul, took a turn yesterday as Justice Roxane George, the jury, the prosecution and the defence visited his home at Kaneville, East Bank Demerara, to continue the trial, since his wife Latifan, could not offer an explanation that was understandable by the court of how her husband was shot, when she gave evidence on Thursday.

The Jimbo Bridge Road rape and robbery accused walked out of the High Court a free man yesterday after the jury unanimously found him not guilty of both offences.

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has been convened and held its first meeting yesterday during which members engaged acting Auditor General Deodat Sharma on issues related to public accounts and their audit.

The Mayor and City Council continues to face difficulty in garbage collection, specifically in schools throughout Georgetown.

Guyanese David A Olton has completed all his requirements and is now a Certified Safety Professional (CSP), the Board of Certified Safety Professionals has announced.

A father accused of assaulting his stepson after he stole a piece of fish was yesterday sentenced to nine months imprisonment after pleading guilty to the charge in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton.

In this week’s Sunday Stabroek we published an article on suicide, in which we quoted Psychologist Dr Faith Harding extensively.

SANTA FE, N.M., (Reuters) – Five-time world boxing champion Johnny Tapia was found dead in his Albuquerque, New Mexico, home at the age of 45, officials said today.

The police say that Ivelaw Duke, age 28 years, of Lot 73 Prince William Street, Plaisance, ECD, was arraigned today before Magistrate Hazel Octave-Hamilton at the Georgetown court on a charge of possession of a firearm without a licence.

Police in ‘E&F’ Division are probing the murder of Nimrod Paul, 36 years, a labourer of Watta Village, North Rupununi, which occurred about 19:30 hrs on May 26, 2012, at Seda Road, Wineperu Backdam, Essequibo River.

Police say that a post-mortem examination was today performed on the body of Shawn Nidal Watkins age 42 years, of Vergenoegen, EBE, by Dr.

Police in Division ‘A’, Georgetown, say they are investigating the circumstances which led to the fatal shooting of Nicholas Da Silva, age 45 years, unemployed, of no fixed place of abode at the G.N.I.C

The sugar corporation today blamed strikes, poor worker turnout and inclement weather for its low first crop output and urged the union and its members to work with it to improve the situation.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – British leaders have no choice but to court powerful media barons such as Rupert Murdoch or risk savage press attacks which are “full on, full frontal, day in, day out,” former Prime Minister Tony Blair told an inquiry today.

BOSTON,  (Reuters) – Security experts discovered a highly complex computer virus in Iran and the Middle East that they believe was deployed at least five years ago to engage in state-sponsored espionage.

(Trinidad Guardian) Referring indirectly to the appearance of Michael “Sugar Aloes” Osuna at the People’s Partnership rally on May 24, former prime minister Basdeo Panday said: “Indians have lost their culture and self-respect by worshipping calypsonians who abused them for years.”

AMSTERDAM,  (Reuters) – Top international prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo, best known for pursuing war criminals, has been nominated as chief investigator at soccer’s corruption-plagued governing body, the head of FIFA’s governance committee told Reuters.

(Barbados Nation) Commissioner of Police Darwin Dottin is considering going to Government to have legislation drafted to deal with the “massive problem” of noise pollution.

(Barbados Nation) Guyanese living in Barbados joined others in the diaspora in celebrating the country’s Independence yesterday.

NOTTINGHAM, England,  (Reuters) – England raced to a series win over West Indies with a nine-wicket victory on the fourth day of the second test at Trent Bridge today after being set a modest target of 108.