Guyana News

Any action under the Constitution against Commissioner of Police, Henry Greene who has moved to the High Court to block rape charges against him will now have to be discussed by Cabinet, says Attorney-General Anil Nandlall.

While water levels in Mahaicony and Mahaica are receding, many residents are still asking how they will pick up the pieces since no assistance has been forthcoming or has been promised by the authorities.

Thirty-two vehicles imported by King Solomon Enterprises in 2001 and warehoused without payment of duty under a special arrangement were found rotting at Belfield last year and the Office of the Auditor General has recommended that they be disposed of.

The Guyana Press Association (GPA) on Friday expressed “deep regret and disbelief”  at reports that the police in Trinidad and Tobago on Thursday invaded the Newsday newsroom, apparently to pressure the media outlet to reveal the source of a story it recently published.

The US$15M Hope Canal, or the Northern Relief Channel at the East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC), which the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) started in October 2010, would be the answer to flooding in the Mahaica, Mahaicony, Abary areas, according to  Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr.

After an overpayment of $12.1M in 2005 for a science laboratory at the University of Guyana Tain, Berbice campus, $4.2M was still outstanding as of May last year.

The man who allegedly shot 38-year-old Aaron Hunter to his left knee during an argument at Jawalla Village was put on  $200,000 bail on Friday by acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.

For the first quarter of this year, the projected tourist arrival rate in Guyana is 6% beyond that of last year, and acting Minister of Tourism Irfaan Ali said this would mostly be accounted for from the advancement of the oil and gas industry.

As the approaching Valentine’s Day turns store décor into a sea of red and white outfitted with numerous gift items, one of the most expensive on display can easily fit into a matchbox, dazzles and costs an astounding $8 million.

IDB President Luis Alberto Moreno arrived in Guyana on Friday for a one-day visit which is likely to be crucial to the Amaila hydro project going ahead.

While three members of a Mahaica Creek family are recovering from the effects of food poisoning, the other two remain in a critical condition and have been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital.

Leader of the Opposition, David Granger, is calling on the PPP/C-dominated agencies which control drainage in the Mahaica-Berbice Region to provide relief to all residents in the region, regardless of their alleged political affiliation, a press release from the Office of the Leader of the Opposition said.

A fee of six thousand dollars will now be charged for marriage licences, based on a recommendation made by the Ministry of Home Affairs.

The CARICOM Secretariat has awarded Landell Mills a new contract to review the regional security institutions of the community as part of its restructuring effort, and a team of consultants met with Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee on Friday, the Government Information Agency (GINA) said in a press release.

The rapid rate at which encumbrances continue to become a fixture on government reserves and  public roads was highlighted during a recent live call-in programme on National Communications Network (NCN) when Minister of Public Works Robeson Benn along with members of the ational Commission on Law and Order (NCLO) expressed great concern.

(Barbados Nation) CLICO International General Insurance has been purchased by Sandridge Limited.

(Trinidad Express) Just over two months have elapsed since the Colonial Life Insurance Company (CLICO) processing centres were opened to policyholders wishing to accept the government’s offer to exchange CLICO policies for Government Zero Coupon bonds.

(Trinidad Express) With what must be hailed as a superb performance of his runaway hit, “Single,” JMC 3Veni lead vocalist KI won the 2012 Chutney Soca Monarch title at the Queen’s Park Oval on Saturday night.

(Trinidad Express) Newly crowned Chutney Soca Monarch Kris “KI” Persad narrowly escaped falling victim to a bandit outside his home after winning the title yesterday morning.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela will put 1,500 people to work clearing up an oil spill at a river in the east of the country that has forced the authorities to close a water purification plant, the environment minister said today.