Guyana News

Even as the Guyana Cooperative Credit Union League (GCCUL) yesterday called on the Chief Coopera-tives Officer to rescue the beleaguered Guyana Defence Force Credit Union (GDFCU), a top army official explained that the suspension of loan grants was done to scour the union of bad practices.

Stallholders at Parika, East Bank Essequibo are adamant that they will not allow the government or any other authority to demolish their stalls, unless there was adequate provision for them to serve multiple customers at another location.

A fire of unknown origin yesterday razed the home of a single mother and three of her five children at Lot 473 Samaroo Street, ‘B’ Field, Sophia around 3.20 pm.

Residents of Tobago Hill, in Region One’s Mabaruma Sub-Region, are refuting a government report that a community fish farm is nearing its first harvest, saying that there are currently no fish in the pond.

REDjet’s abrupt suspension of flights had left Guyana’s victorious women’s basketball team stranded in Antigua, but thanks to two cooperate entities they will be home today to celebrate.

As the Chairman of the Mayor and City Council’s Finance Committee proceeded to present the budget for 2012 yesterday to the public, a note was forwarded from Mayor Hamilton Green, indicating that he was not consulted as to the time of the event and as a result, would be unable to attend.

On a long list of issues to be addressed as it relates to infrastructural development of the University of Guyana Turkeyen Campus, only the roof of the George Walcott Lecture Theatre has been rectified.

Keith Burrowes remains Chairman of the Implemen-tation Committee of the Mayor and City Council to put into operation the recommendations that the Commis-sion of Inquiry made into the operations of the municipality.

A post-mortem examination performed by Pathologist Dr Nehaul Singh on the remains of Leonaka Natasha Johnson revealed that she died as a result of asphyxiation due to drowning, compounded by blunt trauma to the body.

A post-mortem examination conducted yesterday on the remains of Leonard Mahadeo called `Lenny’ revealed that he died from multiple gunshot wounds.

The government’s holding company National Industrial and Commercial Investment Ltd (NICIL) has spent less than US$2 million on development costs for the Marriott Hotel but will invest US$19 million in the project, Minister of Finance, Dr Ashni Singh disclosed to the National Assembly last week.

The Police Commissioner’s failure in 2010 to submit his reports to the Police Com-plaints Authority (PCA) has resulted in 81 complaints being stalled according to the authority’s recently released annual report, which also highlighted indisciplined behaviour by some ranks.

Members of the public who visited the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) licence office yesterday complained bitterly about being forced stoop to transact business at the office’s cashier.

Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry yesterday ordered a psychiatric observation for wild life exporter Keemo Foxx, a US citizen, who is accused of using threatening behaviour towards James Singh.

Gold miner Royston Abrams was yesterday placed on $200,000 bail by acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry when he appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court accused of unlawfully and maliciously wounding Otimo Hinds.

In the face of constant threats by her alleged kidnapper and an apparent lack of interest by police, the 16-year-old girl who was abducted and held for almost one week returned home to Suriname on Saturday last.

Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine Beharry yesterday adjourned the proceedings in the treason case until Friday to look over the written statements submitted by the prosecution in response to defence Attorney Nigel Hughes’ written submissions made earlier.

The Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) is advising mariners that it has mobilised the barge Ansar  to lay a submarine cable across the Demerara River and as such they should exercise caution when navigating this area.

A man who appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry accused of using abusive language towards his wife was ordered to sign a one-year bond to keep the peace.

Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton yesterday sentenced Brian Browne to three years in prison when he appeared before her at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.