Guyana News

(Barbados Nation) A gun dealer charged with not only failing to register his transactions but with possession of 21 guns – some of them high-powered weapons – without the proper licences was remanded after a late afternoon court appearance yesterday.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Sahara Group has pulled out of its sponsorship deal with the Indian cricket board and the Pune franchise of the Indian Premier League (IPL), the diversified business conglomerate said today.

Acknowledging that there were significant losses to farmers in Mahaica/Mahaicony communities following the release of conservancy water through the Maduni sluice, Agriculture Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy yesterday pledged a major relief effort.

With water levels in the Mahaica Creek rising substantially over the previous two days, cash crop farmers yesterday pleaded for authorities to discontinue releasing water from the East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC) into the area.

Flooding in the Pomeroon is at a critical level, the Ministry of Agriculture said last evening.

The residents of Plaisance, Industry and neighbouring villages along with members of the Plaisance Sparendaam-Goedverwagting Develop-ment Association (PS-GDA) yesterday protested central government’s interference in the running of their communities.

After weeks of searching, the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) of the Ministry of Public Works has called off the search for the missing cargo ship Oliver L.

Dismissed University of Guyana (UG) lecturer Freddie Kissoon’s age and unimpressive research profile made him ineligible for retention, according to university council member Indra Chandarpal.

Former president Bharrat Jagdeo has received a third honorary doctorate, which was conferred on him Wednesday by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) University in New Delhi.

Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee yesterday distanced himself from the transfer and promotion of the junior officer who had given the authorization to fire on A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) protestors, stressing that it was an internal affair.

Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee yesterday said that government is still awaiting the forensic analysis of samples taken from suspected victims of the Lindo Creek massacre, where eight miners were killed in June 2008.

A Firearm Licences Approval Board has been established to ensure more transparency in licensing persons to carry guns and registration of firearm dealers, Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee announced yesterday, while defending his new role in the process.

Another Canadian company has reported that it has been granted a prospecting licence to allow it to search for uranium, gold and precious elements in Guyana.

Police have detained the driver of a truck that was involved in Thursday afternoon’s horrific accident in Mahaicony that claimed two lives.

After accepting a plea bargain agreement, murder accused Daywan Kawal is now serving as a witness for the prosecution against co-accused Bert Lancaster over the killing of a taxi driver.

A miner was on Monday sentenced to three years in jail at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, after he admitted to having a quantity of cocaine and ganja in his possession.

Two weeks after a 32-year-old mother was discovered dead in her home no arrest has been made, even after the man implicated in the murder contacted the family and told them his location.

Colin Jones, Randy Mars, Jafar Simpson, Anthony Watson and Basil Morgan were yesterday committed to stand trial in the High Court for the attempted murder of two policemen.

The suspect in the June, 2010 murder of Vanburn Hanover was charged yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

The plight of residents of Maria’s Pleasure, Wakenaam Island to have the broken seawall repaired has been heard and works are expected to commence next Tuesday, according to Chairman of the Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) Zakhir Khan.