Guyana News

GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba, (Reuters) – The arraignment of five Guantanamo prisoners accused of plotting the Sept.

BAMAKO, (Reuters) – Malian fighters from the Ansar Dine Islamist group attacked and burned the tomb of one of the town’s saints, classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, residents and a regional official said today.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Lackin claimed that Surinamese, including highly placed officials and even legislators, want to malign Suriname by providing false information about the amnesty issue to international organizations with the intention to undermine or prevent positive developments in the country.

Tragedy struck early this morning in the small riverain community of DeVeldt, Berbice River when a bauxite tug ran over a small launch killing at least one man.

(Barbados Nation) LONDON – English county side Somerset have decided against taking legal action against West Indies batsman Chris Gayle for breach of contract.

The Alliance For Change (AFC) yesterday accused the government of locking off more than $50 billion through holding company NICIL and declared that the opposition will use its parliamentary majority to ensure this matter is investigated fully.

Aman Lallchand, once charged with murder and implicated in a series of high-profile robberies, was gunned down in a drive-by shooting last evening in Charlestown, a corner away from his home.

Guyana has slipped from ‘Free’ to ‘Partly Free’ in the Freedom House rankings for freedom of the press in 2011, in a period that has seen countries moving positively along the index following social media-goaded upsurges resulting in democracy taking hold there.

Negligent koker attendants were yesterday on the receiving end of bitter insults from residents of flooded sections of Riverview, Ruimveldt after they left a sluice door, leading to the Demerara River, open.

The National AIDS Committee (NAC) has taken the government to task over what it sees as the administration’s failure to date to address public health issues which have hampered the fight against HIV/AIDS.

While congratulating Sandra Jones on her selection to serve as an opposition-nominated member of the Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom), the AFC yesterday accused Opposition Leader David Granger of closing the door on broader representation on the body.

Minister of Finance Dr. Ashni Singh yesterday announced a further cut in the excise tax on gasoline, in light of the recent increase in fares by minibus operators.

Former Police Commissioner Henry Greene violated professional ethics and took advantage of the vulnerability of the woman who later accused him of raping her, according to the Women and Gender Equality Commission.

Relatives of the underage girl, who was allegedly raped by a 62-year-old shopkeeper in Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo, want police to speedily bring the man to justice so as to avoid the risk of a recurrence.

Almost two months after a 10-year-old girl was found with visible marks of violence about her body, the man who allegedly abducted and attempted to rape her remains on the run while police and the Child Care and Protection Agency continue their investigations.

Slain taxi driver Renie Williams had been a witness in a murder case, according to background checks done by police.

The second suspect that has been linked to the murder of 18-year-old Nikita Ramischand is said to be Guyanese and is believed to have fled here as well.

An autopsy performed on the remains of Kelroy Kazer, who died after he was evicted from a Route 32 minibus, after he appeared to be sick on Sunday, revealed that he died from Tuberculosis.

Canadian oil exploration company CGX Energy says that it is still doing work on its Eagle-1 well off the Corentyne coast.

The inaugural Guyana Food, Arts and Music (FAM) Festival is expected to boost the local tourism sector.