Guyana News

(Barbados Nation) Next Wednesday’s preliminary hearing of the case Jamaican Shanique Myrie brought against the Barbados Government could lead other Caribbean nationals to follow in her footsteps.

(de Ware Tijd Editorial) Thousands participated in yesterday’s silent march against adoption of the controversial Amnesty Act by Parliament.

(Barbados Nation) Doctors and Lawyers yesterday shot back angrily at charges of tax dodging.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – A wintry blast at the start of the English season and the return of the national team after a chastening winter coincide with the publication of the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanac under its youngest editor for 72 years.

JAKARTA, (Reuters) – At least two major quakes with a magnitude exceeding 8.0 hit off the coast of Indonesia’s Aceh province today, the U.S.

Saying that this year’s $192.8 billion national budget misses the mark in human development and poverty alleviation, AFC MP Moses Nagamootoo yesterday accused the government of a lack vision, conscience and heart for failing to address the needs of the poorest.

Attorney General (AG) Anil Nandlall and Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Shalimar Ali-Hack are to meet today to discuss the recent outcome of the Henry Greene court case, a source said yesterday even as government officials and the police remain tight-lipped about the future of the embattled top cop.

Shadow Finance Minister Carl Greenidge opened the debate on the 2012 budget yesterday calling for the government to reduce VAT in stages and to increase public service wages, saying that the administration would be able to find the money once it reins in improper spending.

Speeding along the Versailles Public Road, West Bank Demerara is being blamed for an accident that claimed the life of a young

Acting Tourism Minister Irfaan Ali says the Marriott Hotel and an expanded Cheddi Jagan International Airport are crucial if Guyana is to build on the tourism sector.

Mahaica toddler Rebeka Seetaram, who was bitten about her body by rats at her home two weeks ago, died at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) late Monday afternoon.

Seventy-year-old Chinta ‘Roy’ Persaud who was charged with killing his reputed wife walked out of the No 51 Magistrate’s Court a free man after the case was discharged against him yesterday.

Some thirty members of the Guyana Women Miners’ Association (GWMA) yesterday called on members of Parliament to urgently address the growing instances of land being taken from them to facilitate new Amerindian settlements.

Five Venezuelan nationals were yesterday jailed by Magistrate Allan Wilson after they pleaded guilty to five armed robbery charges that stem from an attack on stranded travellers at an island in the Wenamu River, Cuyuni.

An overall decrease of 8% in serious crimes has been recorded at the end of March this year in comparison to last year, but robbery under arms has increased by 21%,  the police reported yesterday in a press release.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment has announced the creation of a Bauxite Development Unit within the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC), in light of the positive trends and increasing demands for Guyana’s bauxite.

The Guyana Revenue Authority’s designated new offices at the former Clico building on Camp Street, in Georgetown, will soon undergo hundreds of millions of dollars in modifications to make it fit to house agency divisions.

Three groups are vying to complete the Amaila Falls road and transmission line clearing project and bids opened yesterday showed a more than $1B difference between the highest and lowest submissions.

CGX Energy Inc yesterday announced that delays due to minor mechanical issues on the Ocean Saratoga semi-submersible rig and weather conditions have pushed back the time frame for the completion of drilling of the Eagle-1 well beyond the originally planned 60 days.

A man who admitted abusing his father and displaying  threatening behaviour was fined $10,000 and placed on a bond to  keep the peace for six months when he appeared before Magistrate Alan Wilson yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.