Guyana News

BRUSSELS, (Reuters) – The European Union banned the wife of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from travelling to the EU or shopping with European companies in a move to stop her buying the Chanel dresses and Louboutin shoes she apparently craves.

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE, (Reuters) – Pope Benedict said on Friday communism no longer works in Cuba and that the Roman Catholic was ready to help the island find new ways of moving forward without “trauma”.

The Guyana Human Rights Association has written to the acting Top Cop in connection with the David Ramnarine case pointing out that policing standards engender, among other things, that police officials who refuse unlawful superior orders shall be granted immunity.

(Trinidad Guardian) Foreign Affairs and Communications Minister Dr Surujrattan Rambachan insists Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has strong family values which can enrich the lives of citizens.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – International human rights organizations are being mobilized to take a stand against amendment of the 1989 Amnesty Law, which will allow the perpetrators of the December murders to go unpunished.

(Jamaica Observer) The Norman Manley Law School beat more than 30 other law schools from across the world last Friday when the institution won the Frankfurt International Investment Law Mooting Competition in Germany.

The results of a post-mortem examination yesterday proved that Canje businesswoman Bibi Shameena Khairoodin died of “shock and haemorrhage due to gunshot injuries, laceration to the brain and fractured skull.”

Acting Auditor General Deodat Sharma has officially launched an investigation into the $90 million allocation made to the Guyana Police Force (GPF) near the end of last year.

Police Commissioner (ag) Leroy Brummell yesterday said that he has noted the call by Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee for C ‘Division’ Commander David Ramnarine to be disciplined over recent public statements about the $90M in funds allocated to the police force for elections duties last years.

Investigators are today expected to know precisely how the two-month-old, who was used a shield during a violent confrontation between his parents, died.

Newly appointed Indigenous Relations Specialist Ashton Simon says resolving long-standing issues related to mining and the natural resources sectors will be his top priority.

The third suspect in last Friday’s execution of Diamond businessman Leonard Mahadeo has been released from police custody and according to Crime Chief Seelall Persaud there has been no further development in the case.

Food for The Poor (FFTP) hosted over 500 nursery and primary school students from Mahaicony and West Coast Berbice as part of the schools observances for Republic Day.

Attorney-at-Law Jaya Devi Manickchand was sworn-in as the newest commissioner of the Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom) yesterday and government said her appointment is evidence of the administration’s commitment to empowering women in decision-making.

Khemraj Ramjattan, the lawyer for the teen boy tortured while in police custody, yesterday said that he is only trying to ensure that his client gets justice, while denying claims by Attorney General Anil Nandlall that he wants money awarded to the boy for himself.

The University of Guyana and Trevor Hamilton & Associates of Jamaica last week Friday signed a contract under which the firm will conduct a consultancy titled “Review and Enhancement of the Regulatory Framework for the Improvement of Operations at the University of Guyana”.

The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC)  said yesterday that it is not aware of a company called REE International doing business in Guyana with respect to mining or mineral properties.

A man who was employed at the Guyana Revenue Authority was sentenced on Wednesday to one year’s imprisonment by Magistrate Sueann Lovell when he appeared before her at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to answer a charge of larceny by clerk or servant.

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in collaboration with Arizona State University and the Guyana Energy Agency on Wednesday hosted a Clean Energy Workshop aimed at helping solar energy initiatives in hinterland areas.

Magistrate Sueann Lovell on Wednesday postponed the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the murder of Anfernee Bowman at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court after the prosecution stated that investigations into the case were not yet completed.