Guyana News

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – “We have absolutely no need to muzzle the media as some claim”, President Desi Bouterse reacts to the controversy caused by Suriname’s rather high ranking on the press freedom index recently published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF).

At about 0130h today, police say that businessman and licensed firearm holder Patrick De Freitas of Waterloo Street, Georgetown, was aroused by noise on his premises.

The police say they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of eleven-year-old Justin Nobrega of Adelaide Street, Charlestown, Georgetown, which occurred at about 2310h.

Three out of five men who were yesterday charged at the Springlands Court with attempted murder and two counts of discharging loaded firearm have been remanded to prison.

(Trinidad Guardian) St Vincent Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves shed some tears yesterday after he visited his friend, former prime minister Patrick Manning, at San Fernando General Hospital.

ABU DHABI, (Reuters) – Spinner Abdur Rehman took six wickets as Pakistan beat England by 72 runs in the second test on Saturday to clinch the three-match series, bowling out the tourists for 72 in their second innings after another abject batting display.

(Barbados Nation) While free WI-FI across the island has been a boon for Barbadians and tourists seeking a wireless Internet connection, it has a serious side-effect: more laptop computers are being stolen.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Victoria Azarenka became the first Belarusian to win a grand slam singles title when she claimed the Australian Open title with a crushing 6-3 6-0 victory over Russia’s Maria Sharapova today.

(Barbados Nation) There may be light at the end of the tunnel for CLICO International Life’s (CIL) policyholders and investors.

Drug enforcement officers attached to the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) yesterday afternoon intercepted some 10 kilogrammes (22lbs) of cocaine, with an estimated street of $50M, on board a ship that was destined for Jamaica.

The protest action against the recent termination of University of Guyana (UG) lecturer Freddie Kissoon grew yesterday with more support from the opposition parties and the university students and staffers.

The file on the investigation of a Muslim Scholar’s alleged sexual abuse of seven boys has been sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and according to a police official this is the policy of the Guyana Police Force.

A coordinator and a supervisor attached to the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) are among several persons who were this week sent on leave while an investigation is underway into alleged financial mismanagement.

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) yesterday advised police investigators to conduct another interview with the woman who has accused Police Commissioner Henry Greene of raping her.

An office assistant of the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, who said he tried to smuggle cocaine to the Cayman Islands to help his sisters, was yesterday sentenced to four years in jail.

The three parties represented in Parliament met yesterday at the Office of the President for tripartite talks and will meet again on Monday after agreeing that the issues to be discussed are urgent.

Senior Counsel Bernard De Santos yesterday sought to submit hundreds of newspapers as a new witness took to the stand yesterday in the libel case brought by former president Bharrat Jagdeo against Kaieteur News columnist Freddie Kissoon.

Motorists who use the East Bank Demerara public road, frustrated with enduring daily traffic congestion, are pouring cold water on the ongoing four-lane expansion and are calling instead for a new access road to be built.

Guyana’s first comprehensive Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) Strategic Plan is now a reality and the Ministry of Health is developing a two-year work schedule that will focus on the priority areas.

Eyes and faces are looking on at the happenings in Georgetown as the ‘Inside Out Witness Project’ put up several posters this past week ahead of its massive roll out today.