Guyana News

(Trinidad Express) A 34-year-old Tunapuna man, who survived an incident in which he was shot 11 times about the body last year, was gunned down a short distance from his home on Thursday.

(Trinidad Express) The infamous Reshmi Ramnarine has officially changed her name and is today known as “Shashi Rehka”.

(Trinidad Express) Spain’s Repsol energy company has said its fourth quarter profits fell 29 per cent largely due to reduced production because of the Libya war and the impact of maintenance work at its Trinidad operations.

Suriname Airways’ direct flight between Georgetown and Miami will be launched in April.

Former Caricom Deputy Secretary General, Dr Carla Barnett has been appointed as Vice-President (Operations) of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB).

The Alliance For Change has called upon Attorney General Anil Nandlall to recuse himself from matters related to the cricket impasse here and the party also condemned what it said was the “state-sponsored harassment” of the members of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB).

BAGSHOT, England, (Reuters) – FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke made a scathing attack on Brazil’s preparations for the 2014 World Cup today, saying “not a lot is moving” and organisers needed “a kick up the backside”.

Government and the opposition are at sharp odds over the number of members for influential Parliamentary committees and APNU says the PPP/C has refused to nominate its representatives.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Office of the Prime Minister has intervened in the issue surrounding the treatment of local media personnel who will be covering the arrival of Prince Harry.

(Barbados Nation) Law firm Thompson & Associates has distanced itself from a January 2009 multimillion-dollar transaction involving the beleaguered CLICO International Life (CIL).

LONDON, (Reuters) – British singer Engelbert Humperdinck will represent the United Kingdom at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, according to the BBC, which chooses the country’s contestants.

(Reuters) – More than two dozen people from the United States and China have been charged in a $325 million counterfeit goods operation, one of the largest smuggling rings ever charged, federal authorities said today.

In some of its sternest language, the Auditor General’s report for 2010 flayed the Ministries of Education and Finance over a $110M textbook procurement deal which it said employed a strategy to defeat the controls of the Fiscal Management and Accountability (FMA) Act of 2003.

(Jamaica Observer) Two men, who are believed to be members of the notorious Klansman gang, were fatally shot by the St Catherine police last night.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) is expected to, before the end of the month, conduct a long-awaited mediation meeting with West Indies batsman Chris Gayle in a bid to stem the ongoing dispute between himself and the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB).

(Jamaica Gleaner) Cellular service provider Digicel has announced it is cutting its prepaid cross-network rates by roughly 35 per cent to J$8.99, but customers must log in a code to enact the savings.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The police have confirmed that four men were killed in an operation on Hart Street, downtown Montego Bay, St James this morning.

PARAMARIBO – In 2011, Rosebel Goldmines (RGM) pumped US$ 340.4 million into Suriname’s economy.

(Barbados Nation) As Trinidad conglomerate Neal & Massy continues its search for an Almond Resorts buyer, the Barbados Hotel & Tourism Association (BHTA) is warning of serious consequences if the three Barbadian hotels are allowed to fail.

(Barbados Nation) With thousands of CLICO policyholders and investors now faced with the growing likelihood of losses, the spotlight has been turned on the Office of the Supervisor of Insurance.