Guyana News

A miner who is on a charge of breaking and entering  was placed on $130,000 bail  when he appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octave-Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday.

A man was arrested when police ranks responded to a report of threats at Anarika, Essequibo River on March 28.

The Government Analyst Food and Drug Department is advising all manufacturers and repackagers of drugs, cosmetics and medical devices to submit applications to renew their licenses before Saturday.

A man was arrested by police in connection with the finding of an unlicensed .38 Colt revolver along with six rounds.

President’s College (PC) and Mae’s Secondary School will vie for the championship title at the finals of the “Know Your Stuff” quiz series tonight.

OTTAWA,  (Reuters) – Canada plans to eliminate a backlog of stale immigration applications by skilled workers, in a potentially controversial move designed to enable immigrants whose skills are in greater current demand to enter the country faster.

Acting Chief Justice Ian Chang this afternoon overturned the decision by the Director of Public Prosecutions to have Police Commissioner Henry Greene charged with rape.

Police say that at about 1440h on March 27, 2012, ranks of a roving police patrol conducted a search on a shop at Butterfly Landing, NWD, during which an unlicensed .38 Colt revolver with 6 rounds was found.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – Airline SLM has spread its wings to the world’s largest aviation market, China, and has appointed an official general sales manager.

The Guyana Revenue Authority today said that on March 23, 2012 its enforcement arm seized $15M of uncustomed alcohol at Mahaica and five persons were arrested.

(Jamaica Observer) Popular bush remedies, or ‘bush teas’ widely consumed in Jamaica and other Caribbean nations have been found to be potentially harmful in recent scientific studies and appraisal by the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, St Andrew.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) says a bombshell autopsy report on the body of Dianne Gordon, the 45-year-old Cassava Piece resident killed by the police two weeks ago, has added some urgency to its probe.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Accusing the Permanent Secretaries Board (PSB) of attempting to muzzle the Office of the Contractor General (OCG), head of the oversight body, Greg Christie, on Tuesday rebuked the board for trespassing on the lawful authority and jurisdiction of his office under the Contractor General Act.

(Barbados Nation) Government is planning to construct a modern, state-of-the-art holding facility for the Immigration Department.

Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Major Bruce Munroe, his wife Carol Ann Munroe and ex-soldier Leonard Wharton were yesterday cleared of treason, after acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry ruled that the charge laid against them was bad in law as it lacked the relevant particulars.

Speaker of the National Assembly, Raphael Trotman says that at a Committee of Selection meeting on March 7, there was an agreement that the Parliamentary Management Committee (PMC) would not be among those committees that would be changed to reflect an Opposition majority.

The Guyana Sugar Corpora-tion Inc. said yesterday that it fired nine employees attached to the Enmore Sugar Factory who were found to have  stolen several items from the LBI factory.

Two gunmen last evening invaded a salon at First Street, Campbellville and escaped with cash and jewellery; renewing calls by residents for streets lights and nightly police patrols.

A former jockey fears for his life after he was soundly beaten by several members of a family that he once rode for on Monday afternoon.

Youths of Victoria, on the East Coast of Demerara are expected to benefit from a $1.7 million greenhouse project funded by the Canadian High Commission to empower them and foster job creation in the area.