Guyana News

The European Union which co-financed the first phase of the Guiana Shield Initiative to the tune of €1,676,331 is now co-financing a new phase with a budget of €1.5 million with a similar contribution from EU member state, the Netherlands, Head of the European Union in Guy-  ana, Ambassador Robert Kopecky said yesterday.

CGX yesterday announced that it has begun drilling for oil in the Eagle-1 Well in its 100% owned and operated Corentyne Petroleum Prospecting Licence – the same spot it was evicted from by Surinamese gunboats 12 years ago.

Magistrate Sueanna Lovell sentenced a man to two years jail for having possession of a pistol without licence and 14 months jail for having live ammunition without licence, after he pleaded guilty to the charges at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry remanded an 84-year-old man accused of trafficking when he yesterday appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to answer to the charge.

A 20-year-old man accused of raping a 14-year-old girl was yesterday placed on $200,000 bail after he appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Five years after its launch in Guyana, Digicel says it has invested in excess of US$70 million, but showed reluctance in revealing what its profit margin has been.

More can be done to reduce the risk and vulnerability of men who have sex with men (MSM) and to Society Against Sexual Discrimination (SASOD) member and MSM activist, Ryan Rawlins, feels that the National AIDS Programme Secretariat (NAPS) is in a position to step up its work in this area.

A medical team will be dispatched to the Waramadong secondary school dormitory, Region 7 to undertake medical examinations in light of two reported ‘pox like’ cases, according to the Government Information Agency.

A US Supreme Court spokeswoman says Justice Stephen Breyer was robbed last week by a machete-wielding robber at his vacation home in Nevis, according to the Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A Magnitude 5.3 quake struck northern California today, the U.S.

The police say they are investigating an armed robbery that occurred at about 1110h today at Zeelugt, EBE, during which businessman Harold Ramroop, 47 years, was attacked and robbed by two men, one of whom was armed with a handgun.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO —Chinese investors have projected a palm oil industry in the District of Nickerie, just like in Marowijne and Para, legislator Rashied Doekhie tells de Ware Tijd.

(Barbados Nation) Barbados is on the verge of another financial downgrade.

CGX today announced that it has begun drilling for oil in the Eagle-1 Well in its 100% owned and operated Corentyne Petroleum Prospecting Licence – the same spot it was evicted from by Surinamese gunboats 12 years ago.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaican conglomerate GraceKennedy is planning to expand its operations into new markets in parts of Africa and Eastern Europe.

Los Angeles (CNN) — There were more questions than answers Monday about Whitney Houston’s sudden death, with authorities offering few details even as the iconic singer’s passing loomed large over music’s biggest night.

ISLAMABAD,  (Reuters) – Pakistan’s Supreme Court charged the embattled prime minister with contempt of court today for his refusal to re-open old corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari, complicating the country’s political crisis.

The Auditor General has again identified procurement breaches, highlighting a payment of $1.252 billion to the New Guyana Pharmaceutical Corporation (NGPC) and the disclosure is likely to up the pressure on the government to finally set up the Public Procurement Commission.

A 37-year-old father of two died on the spot following an early morning smash-up yesterday at Little Diamond, East Bank Demerara while the driver of the vehicle is in a critical condition.

Two armed bandits yesterday morning carted off gold and diamond jewellery along with cash and cellphones valued in excess of $8M from a goldsmith at Uitvlugt, West Coast Demerara.