Guyana News

The Second Latin American Democracy Forum, organized jointly by the OAS, the Federal Electoral Institute (IFE) of Mexico and International IDEA, will be held from tomorrow to Thursday in the “Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso” in Mexico City.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaicans are to go to the polls on Thursday December 29, 2011.

The police say that during investigations into reports of threats made on a woman by a man with whom she had recently ended a relationship, they found two magazines and five rounds at Ogle Street, Friendship, ECD, at about 0630h today.

The police say they are investigating an incident that occurred at about 0010h today at Ann’s Grove, ECD, during which Kwesi Fernandes, 31 years of Two Friends Village, ECD, was shot and injured by a licensed firearm holder.

The Cabinet of President Donald Ramotar is to be sworn in tomorrow at 1 pm at State House, according to an advisory from the Office of the President.

Three male students of the Aishalton Secondary School have been found dead and President Donald Ramotar has dispatched a team to the area to investigate.

MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Vladimir Putin’s ruling  party suffered a big drop in support in a parliamentary election  today, exit polls showed, as voters  signalled their growing  unease with his domination of Russian politics before a planned  return to the presidency next year.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Movie actor and director Dev  Anand, known for his joie de vivre as Bollywood’s “evergreen  hero”, has died aged 88, an aide said, bringing the end to an  era of Indian cinema.

(Jamaica Observer) Prime Minister Andrew Holness last night announced that a forensic audit will be undertaken to determine how funds under the controversial Jamaica Development Infrastructure Programme (JDIP) have been spent.

(Barbados Nation) Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves says he is saddened by the recent arrest of a Vincentian pilot in Barbados on drug trafficking charges.

(Trinidad Express) The board of directors of the Tourism Development Company (TDC) has been dismissed.

(Trinidad Express) The security evaluation of the intelligence report which detailed the alleged assassination plot against the Prime Minister and other members of the Cabinet found the information to be highly speculative and poured cold water over the conclusion arrived at that there was a credible security threat.

Donald Ramotar was yesterday sworn in as Guyana’s seventh executive President and said that the new parliamentary make-up will test the maturity of the country’s political leaders and will demand that “pettiness” be cast aside.

Former president Bharrat Jagdeo says he will not be taking up any formal position in a Donald Ramotar-led administration, but he is prepared to assist the new president in a more informal way.

The elections results were bittersweet for many residents of Linden, in Region 10, who voted overwhelmingly for opposition coalition APNU and were disappointed that it did not win the presidency.

Side-by-side, they walked together and the moment her husband signed the oath of office, Deolatchmee Ramotar became the First Lady of Guyana.

Joy Reid, owner of Joy Reid’s Realty Ltd, got a surprise on Friday when she was evicted from her Oronoque Street home of 21 years.

After being an almost permanent fixture in local politics for 50 years, The United Force (TUF) will not be represented when the tenth Parliament of Guyana is convened.

The Electoral Assistance Bureau (EAB) says it is in the process of analyzing observer reports of the polling process across the country.

A man was last Friday held at gunpoint and robbed of $1.5 million, but swift action by a relative resulted in the capture of a suspect and the recovery of the getaway car.