Guyana News

(Trinidad Guardian) Just before he was shot dead by robbers, Barrackpore farmer Anand Ramkarran screamed to his ailing mother for help.

In a move that could break an acrimonious deadlock over who will be the Speaker of the National Assembly, A Partnership for National Unity today said it is open to the rotation of candidates for the post with it holding the position for the first term.

(Trinidad Express) United States-based natural gas company Range Resources Ltd has successfully drilled a new development well on its Morne Diablo concession in Trinidad and Tobago.

(Trinidad Express) Gita Sakal, former corporate secretary of CL Financial, put the needs of Lawrence Duprey above the will of the country, Senior Counsel Fyard Hosein, legal representative for the Ministry of Finance, stated yesterday.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck the Dominican Republic today, the U.S.

(Jamaica Gleaner) At minutes to 6 a.m. yesterday when the family awoke and found two-year-old Ronaldinho ‘Nichile’ Dixon not breathing, they panicked.

(de Ware Tijd) Paramaribo – REDjet, the Barbadian price buster in the airline sector is to obtain a license to include Suriname in its schedule.

CASTRIES – West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) officials have thrown their full support behind the embattled Guyana Cricket Board (GCB).

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Michael Clarke hit a majestic  unbeaten 329 before declaring Australia’s first innings at 659  for four with a lead of 468 on the third day of the second test  against India at the Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday.

The team from Jamaica that will support the local probe of the rape allegations against Police Commissioner Henry Greene is expected to arrive soon, Cabinet Secretary Dr Roger Luncheon said yesterday.

Nine persons, whose ages range from 12 to 36 years old were held and released as police investigate the rape of a five-year-old Canje girl on December 23 last year and a relative has expressed outrage and called for justice.

Taxi-drivers charging exorbitant fares, during holiday periods and big events, has sparked fresh interest in the setting up of a regulatory authority to determine how much passengers should pay.

The Office of the President yesterday defended Minister of Housing Irfaan Ali over a report in the Kaieteur News which stated that he was building a “mansion” at Leonora, West Demerara believed to be worth $300M.

A source on the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has confirmed that there was originally to be a declaration that the elections was won by the PPP/C  with a majority in Parliament but this was scuppered after it was pointed out that there had been a miscalculation in the allocation of seats.

Two tarmacs, being built in the North West District of Region One, at a total cost of $72M, are to help bring order to parking, serve as a marketplace and provide a recreational place especially for youths in those areas.

Efforts to find three Guyanese sailors and their vessel are continuing and the authorities are expected to meet with the families of the men today to provide an update on the situation, Transport Minister Robeson Benn said yesterday.

A post-mortem examination conducted on the remains of New Year’s Day murder victim Bebe Jahooral Banu yesterday revealed that she died of manual strangulation, according to her daughter Salima Ibrahim.

Ryan Clemenson was yesterday committed to stand trial in the High Court for the April 2008 murder of two Brazilian miners during a robbery, while his co-accused, Lloyd Sadloo and Charles Hackett, were discharged.

Minister of Agriculture Dr Leslie Ramsammy said officers from the Livestock and Crop Division are in Canal Number 2 to assess damages and prepare compensation packages for farmers affected by recent flooding.

The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) on Tuesday said it was unaware of reports of damage to miners’ equipment during their eviction from the Omai ‘Bone Yard’ on New Year’s Eve.