Guyana News

A man who allegedly used a pair of scissors to rob two persons of their phones and cash was yesterday remanded to prison The accused Bryan Heywood was not required to plead to armed robbery charges after it was read to him by Magistrate Hazel Octave-Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Mark Braithwaite, a miner, was yesterday placed on $85,000 bail after pleading not guilty to an unlawful wounding charge at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

A man was last evening struck down by a police vehicle as he was crossing Saffon Street, in Charlestown.

Consumers will have to pay more for TCL Guyana Incorporated cement from tomorrow.

The Board of Directors, Management and staff of the Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC) bid farewell to its Chairman, Juan Edghill at a simple ceremony on Thursday at its Lamaha and Carmichael Streets offices, a release from the GPOC said.

Government has condemned the recent move by the Mayor of Georgetown, Hamilton Green to have the Promenade Gardens unavailable for the hosting of New Year’s Eve activities by Hits and Jams, which the Government Information Agency said are supporters of the Administration.

LAS VEGAS, (Reuters) – Welterweight boxing  champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. pleaded no contest today in  Las Vegas to misdemeanor battery against a security guard,  prosecutors said.

(Reuters) – Opposition leader Portia Simpson Miller  is set to become Jamaica’s prime minister for a second time  after her People’s National Party, tapping into voter discontent  over mounting economic woes, scored a landslide victory in  general elections.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – British actor Russell Brand  filed for divorce from his singer wife Katy Perry today  after just over a year of marriage.

The Board of Directors, Management and staff of the Guyana Post Office Corporation bid farewell to its Chairman, Juan Edghill at a simple ceremony yesterday at its Lamaha and Carmichael Streets location, a release from the post office said.

The deadlock among opposition parties as to who should be the next Speaker continues.

(Trinidad Express) Attorney General Anand Ramlogan yesterday expressed disappointment over the recent spate of murders and admitted that it was “troubling” that post State of Emergency (SoE)measures by Police Commissioner Dwayne Gibbs have failed.

(Trinidad Express) The Government’s management of the CLICO collapse and the State’s financial policies have seen a continued positive credit rating from international ratings agency Standard and Poor’s, Finance Minister Winston Dookeran said yesterday.

(Barbados Nation) The Barbados Policyholders and investors Alliance (BIPA) wants an investigation into the auditing of the troubled local operations of CLICO and British American Insurance Company Limited (BAICO).

(Barbados Nation) The August 26, 2007 cave-in that claimed the lives of a family of five at Arch Cot, Brittons Hill, St Michael, could have been avoided, and was yesterday described as an act of man forcing the hand of God.

The Mahaica, Mahaicony, Abary-Agricultural Development Authority says that all water sporting activities viz the use of jet skis, large high-speed craft etc are prohibited with immediate effect in the Mahaica River until further notice.

The Youth Coalition for Transformation (YCT) is calling on all organisations, citizens and NGOs to support its cause as the group undertakes a ‘Resolution March’ in the city today starting at the Square of the Revolution.

(Barbados Nation) By Murtland Cadogan As a visitor from Guyana, I am taking the time to share some concerns regarding the recently held elections in Guyana as well as on some wider societal issues of governance in that country.

(Jamaica Observer) Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) campaign director Karl Samuda last night said the Dudus/Manatt episode has cost the party dearly.

(Trinidad Express) Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Anti-Crime Operations, Mervyn Richardson, last night expressed shock over the number of police officers who swooped down on CCN TV6 yesterday to execute a search warrant.