Guyana News

(Trinidad Express) Controversial chairman of Caribbean Airlines (CAL) George Nicholas has resigned from the cash-strapped national carrier.

Lawyers for embattled Police Commissioner Henry Greene last evening dispelled reports  that the top cop has handed in his resignation as pressure mounted on the government to act over what is widely accepted as his abuse of public office.

The RUSAL-owned bauxite company in Guyana is now poised for the expansion of its local operations with the deployment of US$21M worth of vehicles and equipment from its business in Jamaica.

Mayor of Georgetown Hamilton  Green said yesterday he is worried about the purchase of a laptop from a non-existent dealership store which houses a ‘cake shop’ in its bottom flat.

The Institute of Applied Science and Technology (IAST) in collaboration with the University of Guyana (UG) will this year construct a dormitory facility to house visiting experts in the field of science and technology.

The Child Care and Protection Agency (CCPA) is investigating the circumstances under which two-year-old Rebecca Seecharan was bitten about her body by rats at her family’s, Mahaica home this  week.

The Electoral Assistance Bureau (EAB)  has found that the photos for identification cards in the 2011 registration process were not taken under a standardized process, resulting in presiding officers, polling agents  and elections observers experiencing grave difficulty in matching  voters with  their  national identification cards and folios.

A post-mortem examination conducted by pathologist Dr. Vivek Bridgemohan on the remains of 50-year old Steve Weever revealed that he died of cirrhosis of the liver but relatives are saying that they are not satisfied with the results.

A fire of yet unknown origin yesterday afternoon completely destroyed a small one bedroom house at Lot 52 Newton Street Enmore, East Coast Demerara, leaving a father of two homeless.

Canadian High Commissioner David Devine yesterday highlighted the importance of  corporate social responsibility (CSR) as an essential ingredient for the success of mining companies.

Keishar’s Variety, the hardware and home improvement company, has discontinued operations at the corner of Regent and Alexander streets and has consolidated business at three buildings all in Hadfield Street, though expansion is on the cards in the near future.

Wounded Sophia teenager Jerry Jones is slowly recovering from the gunshot wound he sustained to his neck on Sunday night during a robbery at his home.

Police are still trying to ascertain how two prisoners escaped unnoticed from the lockups at the Leonora Police Station even though two ranks were on duty at the time.

The four men accused of terrorizing the Cummings Lodge community yesterday made their second appearance at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Alex Moore and were placed on $100,000 bail each.

Judith Seymour, a Guyanese woman, was among seven persons killed when an enraged former student opened fire at an Oakland, California nursing school on Monday morning.

PARAMARIBO,  (Reuters) – Lawmakers in Suriname granted amnesty today to the killers of 15 opponents of President Desi Bouterse 30 years ago in a move that is certain to draw fresh criticism of the South American leader.

Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda and Chairman of CARICOM Prime Ministerial Sub-Committee on Cricket today announced that the year-long impasse between the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and Jamaican batsman Chris Gayle has been resolved.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The suspect who was arrested last week in the murder of Burnett Thomas in St.

(Barbados Nation) A former Coast Guard member has been taken into custody after drugs were found off Carlisle Bay, St Michael early this morning.

(Barbados Nation) One man is dead following a shooting which involved the police last night in Cheapside, in the City.