Guyana News

(Trinidad Express) The remains of businessman Naail Ali were found in a shallow grave off Orange Grove Road South, Tacarigua, yesterday, police believe.

  Office of the President (OP) press officer Kwame McCoy was this morning placed on self-bail after he was arraigned on three charges, including two separate counts of assault.

The European Union has urged the speeding up of major sea defence works that it is financing here, warning that Guyana risks losing money.

(Trinidad Express) Violence continued yesterday morning in Laventille, with the shooting death of a 24-year-old man whom the police described as “well known to them”.

US cricket captain Steve Massiah has had his passport confiscated in the US over mortgage charges in a case linked to that of Guyanese and New York businessman Edul Ahmad.

AMSTERDAM, (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of  children have been victims of sexual abuse by the Roman Catholic  Church in the Netherlands since 1945, an independent commission  said today, criticising what it called the church’s cover-up  and cultural silence.

By Zoisa Fraser and Johann Earle While Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee has offered no comment regarding abuse allegations levelled against Commissioner of Police, Henry Greene, Crime Chief Seelall Persaud said that an investigation has been launched into the complaint by a woman.

In a nod to the novel parliamentary configuration thrown up by this year’s elections results, the government and the opposition are to exchange lists of priority issues.

A 21-year-old man, who was on trial in the High Court for the murder of a 14-year-old girl four years ago, was yesterday found not guilty of both murder and manslaughter but was returned to the Camp Street prison where he is serving another sentence.

A Princetown, Corriverton father who allegedly murdered his daughter by inflicting several lashes to her head with a nail-filled piece of wood was refused bail when he appeared at the Springlands Court yesterday.

A new head of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) is expected to be named soon and the mining regulation body will over the coming months be restructured to further enhance its functions.

A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) says that it has come across “inconsistencies and anomalies” in its verification of Statements of Poll provided by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) and said it should be ready to present its report to the public today.

Three women, who allegedly fraudulently converted in excess of $48M from Telecom Solutions (Guyana) Inc.,

A 50-year-old father of nine yesterday pleaded guilty to the charge of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking and was sentenced to four years imprisonment and fined $30,000 at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

A 49-year-old father of eight who allegedly had 37.4 grams of cannabis along with 4.3 grams of cocaine in his possession was yesterday remanded to prison at the Georgetown Magistrates’ court.

President Donald Ramotar has said that the Government of Guyana values its partnership with USAID and expressed deep appreciation of the invaluable role played by the US Government in  developments in the local economy.

“From all indications the bike man set me up.” This was the conclusion drawn by Trevor Smithet, victim of Five Star Backdam’s latest armed robbery and brother of the latest murder victim.

The Government of India has embarked on an initiative which would allow persons to share their thoughts and perception of India by participating in the ‘India Is’ global video contest.

Bettencourt’s Diner yesterday opened the doors to its newest business venture the ‘Bettencourt’s TGI Grill and Lounge’ located at 62 Brickdam, Georgetown.

The Mayor and City Council in a press release yesterday said that Cevons Waste Management has been experiencing mechanical difficulties with its fleet of collection trucks, resulting in irregular pick up of garbage in some areas of the city.