Guyana News

SAN SALVADOR,  (Reuters) – Rival gangs operating in El Salvador have called a truce as the Central American country confronts a plague of violent crime, according to a statement issued on Friday by the gangs and endorsed by local Roman Catholic church leaders.

DUBAI, (Reuters) – Ireland batsman Paul Stirling smashed the second fastest fifty ever in Twenty20 internationals as his side were crowned the best of the second-tier teams after winning a pulsating match against Afghanistan by five wickets today.

(WICB) Gros Islet, St Lucia — The West Indies Cricket Board’s Selection Panel on Saturday announced the team for the first Digicel T20 International against Australia on Tuesday at the Beausejour Criucket Ground in St Lucia.

(Barbados Nation) Police were last night investigating a murder at Bedford Lane, Roebuck Street, the City.

(de Ware Tijd) NIEUW NICKERIE– The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has granted the Sari Foundation US$50,000 for beautification of the Courantyne beach in the District of Nickerie.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO — ‘After the amendments in the Amnesty Act are passed I will issue a statement.’

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO — Former army commander Desi Bouterse personally shot and killed union leader Cyril Daal and lieutenant Surindre Rambocus on 8 December 1982.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO — The United States of America is concerned about plans to amend the 1992 Amnesty Act, stating that it causes a sense of unease.

(Trinidad Newsday) A 30-year-old Guyanese national charged with 17 counts of sexual offences was refused bail by an Arima magistrate.

(Trinidad Express) Fifty-two out of every 100 households in Trinidad and Tobago have access to broadband Internet services.

Government only requested a quotation for geotechnical investigation of the site for the proposed specialty hospital on Wednesday—over two months after groundwork had started and provided little of the required information, which will ultimately affect the cost of the facility.

President Donald Ramotar yesterday said he is not afraid to go back to the ballot boxes to verify the votes cast at last year’s elections, adding that he remains sure that the PPP/C actually won by more than 50 percent.

The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) could eventually lay off workers and increase rates in at least three years if it continues to be hindered by unfair competition, CEO Yog Mahadeo said yesterday.

Attorney General Anil Nandlall is seeking over $700M in damages from Fip Motilall’s Synergy Holdings Inc.

A Partnership for National Unity’s (APNU) Carl Greenidge says government is trying to shift attention from the real issues that threaten to bring the country to its knees by engaging in personal attacks.

For a second day yesterday Attorney General Anil Nandlall argued that the court has jurisdiction to delve into the affairs of Parliament and cited several local and international cases to prove his point.

Saying it was concerned about Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee’s pronouncements on ‘C’ Division Commander David Ramnarine, the Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) has written acting Police Commissioner Leroy Brumell emphasising legal and ethical policing standards.

The man who is implicated in the recent abduction and physical assault of a ten-year-old girl remains on the run, while the police investigation continues.

A 15-month-old European Union (EU)-funded Child Protection Project is about to come to an end and according to the coordinators not only have many parents been reached in the target communities, but they have observed marked changes in parenting skills among residents.

The autopsy performed yesterday on the man who perished in Thursday’s fire at his Farm, East Bank Essequibo home found that he died of smoke inhalation, while his sister said that the property he was living on was the subject of a dispute.