Guyana News

The Trinidad and Tobago government will “sooner or later” outline its position regarding same sex marriage in the country, according to the Caribbean Media Corporation..

(Trinidad Express) Cancer patient Susan Mahase wanted to return to her homeland to be with her three children and grand children.

(Jamaica Gleaner) She Doesn’t Mind artiste, Grammy-award winner, reggae superstar, Sean Paul’s wedding late, late this month to his long-time girlfriend, Jodi ‘Jinx’ Stewart, is shrouded in secrecy.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The National Environment and Planning Agency has issued an ultimatum to the sugar industry to stop burning sugar cane by 2014, but sugar interests say if they accede it will wind up costing them more to farm cane.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – After a survey, the task force on educational innovation concludes that the percentage of fully qualified high school (VOS) teachers has remained constant for the past four years.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – In the coming four months, Staatsolie will invest US$30 million in a search for new oil fields along the coast.

(Barbados Nation) A special team has been set up to probe the discovery of a cache of weapons in a grassy area at Paragon, Christ Church, on Monday evening.

(Barbados Nation) A massive increase in theft of jewellery and copper has forced Government to revamp legislation to protect citizens and legitimate dealers.

OSLO, (Reuters) – A man identified as the older brother of one of the victims of Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik threw a shoe at him during his trial today, the first time the proceeding has been interrupted by a public outburst.

APNU member Desmond Trotman will be moving to withdraw his court challenge of the controversial Former President’s (Benefits and Other Facilities) Act so as to pave way for the smooth flow of an APNU motion in parliament to repeal the legislation.

Parliament last night carried an opposition motion resolving to remove the Judiciary from under the ambit of a budget agency but a bill needs to be tabled in order to amend the Fiscal Management and Accountability Act (FMAA) to make this possible.

The police are investigating Wednesday night’s shooting incident in Sophia, where a mother of nine collapsed and died shortly after police ranks fired several shots in an open area where residents were present.

As the rains continue to pound Region Nine, Local Government Minister Ganga Persaud yesterday confirmed that families have been relocated from their homes, while several bridges are under water and part of the recently-rehabilitated Linden to Lethem road was washed away.

While police are not forthcoming with the local media on their search for the suspects in the Trinidad and Tobago murder of 18-year-old Nikita Ramischand, Trinidad Newsday has reported that officers believe the men have moved from Georgetown to Enterprise, East Coast Demerara.

A cane harvester was remanded by Magistrate Hazel Octave-Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday until he finds a place to stay away from his reputed wife after he allegedly threatened to slit her throat.

The AFC on Wednesday urged President Donald Ramotar to either call snap elections or stop the ruling party from sending fearful messages of early polls in hopes of forcing the opposition into taking a softer line in the National Assembly.

A pastor and his wife were on Wednesday evening stripped of their jewellery by four gunmen after a service had just been conducted at their Howes Street, Charlestown church, Faith Miracle Ministries.

Tristell Manifold, 24, of 232 South Road, Bourda has been missing since Monday last when she left for a night out and her family is pleading for her safe return.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett says that the Public Procurement Commission will be established by the end of June 2012.

The management of the Georgetown Public Hospital and the staff of the Enmore Polyclinic yesterday honoured one of its long serving nurses, Moharajia Goolghar, a midwife, as part of its International Nurses’ Week of activities.