Guyana News

A Goed Fortuin man was yesterday sent on his own recognizance by acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry after he pleaded not guilty to using indecent language and assaulting a peace officer.

The city constabulary plans to take action against a number of persons in the Orange Walk area who are apparently associated with noise nuisance, double parking, and urination in public, particularly  in the late evenings and especially on Fridays and Saturdays.

The Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) hosted its first meeting with local stakeholders on Wednesday as it moves to establish a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) within the European Union (EU) aimed at realising stricter forestry practices that will see the exclusion of illegal timber from the market.

Two Blairmont Sugar Estate workers, injured on the job, are expected to be paid advances from GuySuCo, after they were unable to access benefits from the National Insurance Scheme (NIS).

European Union (EU) Ambassador Robert Kopecky and Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment Robert Persaud have met to discuss issues relating to a common position of the Guyana Government and the European Union, for the upcoming UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD or Rio+20).

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has expanded its ‘tax site’ operations to outlying areas such as Berbice and Linden to assist taxpayers with completing and filing tax returns.

Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry on Tuesday imposed two three-year sentences and a fine of $75,000 each on two Brazilian nationals after they pleaded guilty to firearm offences committed in the  North West District.

A man accused of snatching another man’s  gold chain  at the Stabroek Market was yesterday refused bail by acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry when he appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to face a larceny from the person charge.

(Trinidad Guardian) Thousands of workers at the Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) are facing retrenchment as the state-owned utility is to be restructured.

(Trinidad Express) Popular TV6 “Crime Watch” host Ian Alleyne was last night arrested by police on the compound of Caribbean Communications Network Ltd (CCN), Independence Square, Port of Spain.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaican pilots employed to CARIBAL Limited — the Caribbean Airlines subsidiary — are to lose their jobs come next month.

MIAMI,  (Reuters) – A Venezuelan Supreme Court judge who was removed from his post last month for assisting a drug trafficker has accused his former government bosses of systematic manipulation of the courts, including meddling in drug cases.

PORT OF SPAIN, (Reuters) – Australia retained the Frank Worrell Trophy after the second test against West Indies ended in a draw at Trinidad today.

(WICB) Port-of-Spain, Trinidad — The West Indies Cricket Board’s Selection Panel has called up left-hander Assad Fudadin to squad for the third Digicel Test against Australia at Windsor Park in Dominica.

Government and the APNU have agreed that with regard to Linden, the elimination of the subsidy and the alignment with GPL tariffs are necessary.

Police say that at about 2300h last night, Brazilian national Antonia Priscila Lamego Dos Thangas, 24 years, of First Avenue, Bartica, was shot to her abdomen by a man with whom she had an argument over a sum of money.

Local banks appear to have been slow to respond to a new United States tax compliance law which will require them to provide the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) with financial information on US citizens possessing local bank accounts containing amounts exceeding US50,OOO (G$100 million) or foreign entities in which U.S.

(Trinidad Express) State telecoms provider TSTT will be unrolling a $500 million network upgrade programme which will see customers benefitting from a 4G ready network, wireless hotspots in popular areas, and wireless TV.

(Trinidad Express) The Trinidad and Tobago Automobile Dealers Association (TTADA) supports the decision by Transport Minister Devant Maharaj to request a probe into a racket at the Licensing Office.

(Trinidad Express) West Indies and Guyana batsman Narsingh Deonarine started the Digicel Test series with question marks over his fitness and his ability to bat for long periods, but he has answered his critics and has been hailed by West Indies coach Ottis Gibson for the mature innings he played on the third day of the second Test, at the Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain.