Guyana News

Police investigators seem to be no closer to solving two Robb Street murders even though in one of the cases the prime suspect has been identified.

The Public Utilities Commis-sion (PUC) yesterday officially opened its new office at Port Mourant, Berbice with Prime Minister Samuel Hinds urging consumers to be more responsible in paying their utility bills, as this will help create a competitive environment.

A 38-year-old man yesterday appeared in the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court charged with the murder of security guard, Karamchand Panchoo.

More than a month after a Mahaica truck driver was found dead a short distance away from his home; police have been unable to gather adequate evidence to lay charges against the main suspect.

Workers at Enmore Sugar Estate yesterday began strike action after a letter was sent from GuySuCo to the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) stating that it would be unable to pay the workers their ‘back pay’.

University of Guyana students are in discomfort when utilizing the Turkeyen campus’ library owing to ongoing repairs to the roof which forced the disuse of the air conditioning units.

Berbicians over the past few months have been facing frequent power outages from the Guyana Power and Light company, with parts of the ‘Ancient County’ at times being without electricity for two or more times per day.

The trial of Dwight Da Silva, who is accused along with others of murdering Kaneville businessman Barbot Paul,

The three men accused of robbing and shooting Glen Xavier who later succumbed to his injuries at the Georgetown Hospital, were charged and remanded to prison whenthey appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court before Magistrate Hazel-Octive Hamilton yesterday.

(WICB) LONDON – Darren Sammy said West Indies continued to show signs of a competitive edge, despite losing the first Test against England by five wickets on Monday at Lord’s here.

(Barbados Nation) Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has reportedly fallen ill in Barbados where she is attending the Mexico-Caricom Summit at the Hilton Hotel.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Law enforcement agents have arrested another high profile figure from the West Kingston community, on an extradition warrant.

Police say that at about 07:30 hrs yesterday, two men armed with a gun robbed a director of Church’s Restaurant, Bourda, of an undisclosed amount of money and shot a man during their escape bid.

Police today said that the wife of the man who was found dead on the Corentyne with his scalp missing has been arrested here.

The police say that Seetal Samaroo age 38 years, of Lot 279 No.2 Village, East Canje, Berbice was today arraigned before Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo at New Amsterdam Magistrates’ Court for murder committed on Karamchand Pancho called ‘Guru’ age 71 years, of Nigg Settlement, Corentyne, Berbice on May 14, 2012.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission confirmed today that the agency was investigating JPMorgan Chase & Co’s $2 billion losses tied to credit derivatives.

Pioneering the commercial cultivation of carrots and onions in Trinidad, Caribbean Chemicals says that it would be open to doing the same here.

(Trinidad Express) Three people were shot dead and another chopped to death in separate incidents in Port of Spain, Laventille, Diego Martin and Arouca between late Saturday and yesterday.

(Trinidad Express) Acting Chief Justice Wendell Kangaloo was listed in a critical condition after surgery at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex yesterday.

(Trinidad Express) The relatives of three of yesterday’s accident victims were in a state of shock as the reality of the tragedy sunk in.