Guyana News

Kross Kolor records is adding its talents to the roster of artists billed for the ‘Showcase Guyana’ 2012 trade fair in Barbados next month.

Stella’s Sisterhood of Support and Service (S4) Foundation appointed eight board members at its first board meeting held on Monday.

Prime Minister Samuel Hinds attended the African Diaspora Summit held last week in Johannesburg, South Africa.

(Jamaica Observer) An unimpressive Jamaica Reggae Boyz unit went down 1-0 to Panama inside the National Stadium in the first of their two-game friendly series Sunday evening.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Two men who tried to rob a group of residents in Catherine Hall, Montego Bay in St James this morning were killed by a licensed firearm holder.

A 38-year old mother of ten is on life support at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH)  after she was stabbed and hammered mercilessly by her partner at their Freeman Street, East La Penitence home early this morning.

NOTTINGHAM, England,  (Reuters) – England were on the verge of clinching the three-match series against West Indies after the tourists’ top order failed again on the third day of the second test at Trent Bridge today.

The body of a man, who police suspect was beaten after he stole two pieces of scrap metal from a Norton Street dealer, was discovered at the back of the Princes Street incinerator this morning.

NOTTINGHAM, England,  (Reuters) – England lost captain Andrew Strauss for 141 but edged 58 clear of West Indies on first innings at tea on Sunday on the third day of the second test thanks to a valuable stand of 53 from all-rounders Tim Bresnan (39 not out) and Chris Broad (25) The pair came together at 363-7 and comfortably steered England past West Indies’ total of 370 only for Broad to top-edge a catch off the bowling of Shane Shillingford.

(Trinidad Guardian) Chaguanas West MP Jack Warner says he won’t be destroyed by FIFA boss Sepp Blatter.

(Jamaica Observer) Shutting down porn sites has become a regular task for the Organised Crime Investigation Division (OCID) since blackmailers have taken to publishing nude, sexually explicit photographs of multiple Jamaican women on the Internet.

(Barbados Nation) There are reports of daily unrest among prisoners and a critical shortage of food at Her Majesty’s Prisons Dodds.

(Trinidad Express) Between 6.30 p.m. on Friday and 3 a.m. yesterday two men from north Trinidad were gunned down in what the police described as separate gang-related incidents.

(Trinidad Express) Both CL Financial and subsidiary CLICO have issued pre-action protocol letters to Barbados-registered Proman Holdings Ltd as the companies seek to recover 51 per cent of CLICO Energy Ltd (CEL).

(Trinidad Express) In the face of a TT$339 million loss, State carrier Caribbean Airlines is now paying TT$20,000 a month to local company Triple D Rentals to lease a Toyota Prado vehicle for chairman Rabindra Moonan.

NOTTINGHAM, England,  (Reuters) – West Indies struck back against England with four important wickets before lunch on the third day of the second test at Trent Bridge today, leaving the home side on 340-6 at the interval and still trailing on first innings by 30.

A 42-year-old porkknocker was yesterday shot dead by police shortly after he chopped two policemen, who were responding to a report of a domestic disturbance at his Vergenoegen, East Bank Essequibo home.

Story and photos by David Pappanah Located on the Corentyne coast, 25 minutes away from New Amsterdam and bordered by Rose Hall Town and Hampshire, is the friendly, peaceful village of Williamsburg.

NICIL Head Winston Brassington says a controversial share purchase by his brother saved Hand-in-Hand Trust from the fate of the collapsed Clico, however observers say the key question that HiH Trust and Brassington have to answer is how come his brother was the only investor who came to the rescue of the entity and whether this was a result of his receipt of privileged information.

Firemen up to press time last evening were battling to contain a fire at G Bacchus Enterprises, formally MFK Trading on Hadfield Street.