Guyana News

(Jamaica Observer) The sister of incarcerated Klansman gang boss, Tesha Miller, was shot dead in the hotbed community of Spanish Town yesterday.

The police say they are investigating a fatal accident that occurred at about 2100h last night on the Agricola Public Road, EBD, and which resulted in the death of motorcyclist Orlando Deward, 25 years of Eccles, EBD.

At about 0845h. yesterday police say that the remnants of a broken and unlit molotov cocktail were found between two motor vehicles on the premises of Buy Me Auto Sales, Garnett Street, Kitty.

The police say they are conducting investigations into an incident that occurred at about 0015h.

(Jamaica Observer) Dancehall artiste Gaza Slim has been charged by police with conspiracy to pervert the court of justice.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Hundreds of students turned out for school at St.

Twelve persons including attorney-at-law James Bond and former army chief-of-staff Edward Collins and US citizen Fitzroy Corlette, were charged today with taking part in an illegal procession and speaking at a meeting without giving notice.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, Andrew Holness, has revealed that the United States Government provided surveillance assistance to the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) through the presence of an aircraft over Tivoli Gardens during the May 24, 2010 operations in the West Kingston community to serve a warrant on convicted drug lord Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke.

(Barbados Nation) Duty Free Day was launched today in Bridgetown to the delight of thousands of shoppers.

(Barbados Nation) It’s settled. Barbados’ jobless rate is officially 12.1 per cent.

(De Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – ‘Robert Ameerali has not lined his pockets at KKF [The Chamber of Commerce].

The Home Affairs Ministry says it did not instruct the use of rubber bullets against APNU protesters on Tuesday and out of “deep concern” it yesterday called in the police top brass to discuss the issue.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has handed over electronic copies of the Statements of Poll to the contesting political parties after coming to an agreement on Tuesday to do so at the agitation of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU).

By Frances Abraham Photos by Anjuli Persaud The ultra-modern Shell service station at Bel Air Park was officially commissioned last evening and President Donald Ramotar said that he was optimistic that Guyana would soon become an oil producing country.

The parents and teachers of Nismes Primary School are calling on the relevant authorities to fill a huge pond that is in front of the school and to also maintain the yard/playfield that is in a deplorable state.

The question of who will become the Speaker of the National Assembly when Parliament is convened will have to be settled by consensus, government official Gail Teixeira says.

Politician Odinga Lumumba has been sued for $200,000 following a polling day incident that left a Presiding Officer with injuries to her back and an Electoral Assistance Bureau (EAB) observer with a damaged cell phone.

The Guyana Police Force says it is informing the general public that approval has been given for A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) to hold a march around the streets of Georgetown today commencing at 1500h from the Square of the Revolution

Police have completed investigations into an incident at the Camptown Community Centre where a man was caught holding a ballot box and are awaiting advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

Ansa McAl, local distributor of Stag beer, yesterday stated that its ‘Stag: Crown Your Community’ promotion in no way targets children and dismissed claims that beer drinking results in other social ills.