Guyana News

Kenrick Fitzpatrick Moore MS was yesterday remembered as one of best photographers the country has ever produced and a man whose attention to detail—from the clothes on his back to every shot he took—reflected an aspiration towards excellence.

The National Cultural Centre was filled with music yesterday as regional student choirs, comprising the best voices in schools’ choirs in all ten regions, faced off in the first ever inter-region choral contest of the Children’s Mashramani Competition.

Three policemen were remanded yesterday on the charge that they stole $600,000 in cash and gold jewellery from the suspects in a robbery.

Dr Ramsundar Doobay on Thursday took the witness stand as the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the murder of his wife continued.

Magistrate Hazel Octave-Hamilton on Thursday remanded a man to jail after he was accused of breaking and entering the home of another man and stealing in excess of $200,000 worth of items.

A man accused of wounding another man about his body during a family fracas was placed on $60,000 bail on Thursday by Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security has committed to stepping up the fight against domestic violence through collaborations with NGOs and other stakeholders, according to Minister Jennifer Webster.

Republic Bank Limited on Thursday presented a cheque valued $2,825,000 to the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport to be used to support bands participating in the 2012 National Panorama Competition on Sunday.

Minister of Finance Dr Ashni Singh presented a 15-seater bus to the Ptolemy Reid Rehabilitation Centre last week Friday to boost its operations.

(Trinidad Express) The strike is off. The Oilfields Workers Trade Union (OWTU) and Petrotrin this morning settled a bitter wage dispute, a day before workers planned to walk off the job.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Embattled entertainer dancehall Vybz Kartel was again remanded when he appeared in the Home Circuit Court in relation to the murder of Clive ‘Lizard’ Williams.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A student of the Spanish Town High School in St.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A Moroccan man was arrested near the U.S.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Former top Pakistan cricketer Danish Kaneria has been named in court as a go-between in a spot-fixing scandal which led to former English county player Mervyn Westfield being jailed for four months today.

Guyana and Suriname today agreed to a joint approach to the Inter-American Development Bank to discuss financing modalities for the proposed bridge across the Corentyne River.

The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority says it has installed new navigational equipment under a Government of Guyana project to modernize the Air Navigation Services.

The police say they are investigating an armed robbery that occurred at about 1300h today at Rose Hall, Corentyne, during which goldsmith Vishwanauth Seeram, 39 years of Grant 2767, Crabwood Creek, Corentyne, was attacked and robbed by three men, one of whom was armed with a shotgun.

The police say they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Ryan Singh, 27 years of Campbell Street, Williamsburg, Corentyne, who was a prisoner in the lock-ups at the Rose Hall Police Outpost, and was found hanging in his cell at about 1530h today.

The police are investigating the murder of fisherman Richard Sanchara, 31 years of Montrose, ECD, which occurred at about 1930h last night at Mon Repos, ECD.

(Trinidad Guardian) The Police Service Commission has found no grounds to either remove or initiate disciplinary action against Police Commissioner Dwayne Gibbs and his foreign counterpart, Deputy Commissioner Jack Ewatski.