Guyana News

Bishop Juan Edghill has resigned from the Ethnic Relations Commission. This was expected as he had mounted the PPP/C platform during the recent elections campaign and has now been named a minister of government.

The Guyana Elections Commission today said that the integrity of ballot boxes which are stored at Coldingen on the East Coast remains intact.

The police say they are investigating the murder of Onika Albert, 23 years of Princetown, Corriverton, Berbice, which occurred at about 1230 h.

Six persons accused of the July 12 $7 million Bel Air Gardens robbery yesterday made another court appearance before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ court, while the charges against a seventh accused, Shawn Hinds, were withdrawn.

(De Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – Cancellation of the Carolina bridge project will cost the government dearly for now bridge constructor Ballast-Nedam must be reimbursed for 3.6 million Euros.

Police say that at about 0930h yesterday, Rayn Rajkumar, 21 years of Claybrick Road, Canal No.

(Jamaica Observer) Commissioner of the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM), Terrence Williams said it was illegal for police and soldiers to wear masks while on operations.

(Jamaica Observer) A University of the West Indies student who allegedly used a screwdriver to stab the mother of his child to death was on Friday offered $200,000 bail when he appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court.

(Barbados Nation) Political suicide! This is how outspoken parliamentarian Denis Kellman has described reported moves to oust Prime Minister Freundel Stuart.

(Barbados Nation) Barbadians could benefit from a reduction in Value Added Tax (VAT) – at least for one day – on the heels of Duty-Free Day and calls for a repeat of the initiative.

(Trinidad Express) The threats from the labour unions to shut down the country are very disturbing and are a sign of utter desperation, said chairman emeritus of the ANSA McAL Group of Companies, Anthony N Sabga.

(Trinidad Express) Businessmen are bracing for massive losses over the upcoming Christmas season after the continued stand-off between union and management left the Port Authority of Trinidad and Tobago crippled for four days.

(Trinidad Express) A 72-year-old car rental businessman was killed by three men posing as customers.

HOBART, (Reuters) – New Zealand paceman Doug  Bracewell took six wickets in a devastating spell of bowling to  fire his country to a dramatic first test victory over Australia  since 1993 by just seven runs today.

The PPP/C has expressed concern over the security of ballot boxes after receiving reports that three containers were broken into yesterday at a GECOM storage bond located at Coldingen, East Coast Demerara.

Guyanese and Queens, New York businessman Ed Ahmad charged with operating a US$50M mortgage fraud scheme in New York is negotiating a plea deal according to a US newspaper.

The Youth Coalition for Transformation (YCT) says it is behind a call for the boycott of certain businesses – not APNU – and it yesterday said that its move is not aimed at the Indian community noting that two of its main targets are the Afro-Guyanese businessmen in Kashif and Shanghai.

When parliament is convened, the Alliance For Change and opposition coalition A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) say that they will be pushing for the establishment of the Public Procurement Commis-sion (PPC) in what can be an early test of the government’s flexibility on a constitutional body that has been stalled for a decade.

Transparency Institute of Guyana Inc (TIGI) has said that “we must all work together to eradicate corruption whatever form it may take,” and called on  citizens to “arm themselves with sufficient courage  to hold accountable those in public office.”

The New Amsterdam Town Council (NATC) plans to continue to upgrade the town and officials are asking the newly formed government to review the $10M subvention.