Guyana News

(Barbados Nation) Chief executive officer of Almond Resorts Inc., Ralph Taylor, is leading an initiative to stop the financially troubled hotel chain from going under.

STEUBENVILLE, Ohio, (Reuters) – Mitt Romney eked out a close victory in Ohio but failed to land a knockout blow against rival Rick Santorum on the Republican presidential nominating contest’s biggest night, raising the chances of a drawn-out battle between the party’s establishment and its grassroots conservatives.

Once a high-flying Texan billionaire,  Allen Stanford was yesterday found guilty in a Houston court of running a 20-year, US$7B Ponzi scheme during which he bilked investors in 113 countries – including Guyana – and he faces spending the rest of his life in prison.

A 17-year-old St. Rose’s High School student was shot to her left shoulder during a robbery yesterday around 19:05 hours on Thomas Street, Kitty.

Alliance For Change (AFC) executive Khemraj Ramjattan yesterday expressed disappointment that Government has not set a meeting to allow Opposition parties to discuss the national budget and said he would not be surprised if the Minister of Finance presents the budget at the next sitting of Parliament.

Local singer Jessica Xavier yesterday appeared in court charged with causing death by dangerous driving and was released on self bail.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) yesterday said it could account for $90M allocated to the police during the general elections last November, stating that the monies received were allocated to feed ranks and for policing activities.

A six-member team from the People’s Republic of China is here to train Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Air Corps pilots and engineers to operate the Y-12 aircraft—the first such programme conducted by the Chinese air force outside of China.

Guyana Chronicle reporter Leroy Smith was placed on self bail yesterday after answering charges of assault, disorderly behaviour and unlawful and malicious damage to property.

The body of a missing security guard yesterday washed ashore at Den Amstel, on the West Coast of Demerara.

The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) on Monday launched the new National Building Codes.

The AFC will move a motion in Parliament for a full inquiry into the National Insurance Scheme (NIS), the party announced yesterday, saying that dissatisfaction with its operations was highlighted by aggrieved Blairmont sugar workers.

A man was yesterday charged with beating his wife with a piece of iron, after accusing her of stealing from him.

Caribbean Community (Caricom) Secretary General Ambassador Irwin La Rocque says the Caricom market continues to offer opportunities for the Guyana private sector, noting that the country ranks third in exports to the regional trading bloc.

A 19-year-old man was shot to his right hand on Monday while walking along the Georgetown seawalls with his girlfriend around 10:20pm.

Forensic analyst Superintendent Stephen Greaves yesterday faced cross-examination when the Neesa Gopaul Preliminary Inquiry (PI) continued at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Minister of Local Govern-ment Ganga Persaud has said despite the warning about persistent rainfall, the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) failed to ensure that the drainage system was functioning effectively, resulting in the city becoming inundated.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) presented 50 graduates from the Kuru Kuru Training College (KKTC) with micro grants to help them put their training into good use.

Mark King, who pleaded not guilty to robbery with the use of a dangerous weapon and subsequently caused a raucous in court, was remanded to prison by acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on Monday.

A man was yesterday fined $15,000 for assaulting a 14-year-old boy.