Guyana News

(Trinidad Express) Port of Spain merchants are complaining that a new Customs system is causing congestion and delays in the clearing of goods at the port in the capital city.

One of eight more persons served with detention orders in Trinidad yesterday in connection with an alleged assassination plot had been found hiding out in Guyana in 2006.

(Trinidad Express) Eight more people have been served with detention orders signed by National Security Minister John Sandy, bringing the total number of detainees to 12.

The major parties appealed for calm yesterday as results from the elections continued to trickle in and figures from the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) and the AFC pointed to a possible close race for the presidency between the ruling PPP/C and opposition coalition APNU.

(Editor’s note: The following results from Monday’s elections are those which have been posted up outside of polling stations and which have been transcribed by Stabroek News reporters.

By Johann Earle Recounts were underway last evening in three regions after requests by the ruling PPP/C and the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) said the process would have an impact on the timeliness of the declaration of official results.

Polling agents for the ruling PPP/C walked out as recounting of votes got underway in Region 3 last evening.

Fire of unknown origin destroyed three houses at Grant 1803 Crabwood Creek, Corentyne just after midnight yesterday resulting in millions of dollars in losses and eight persons homeless.

Onika Beckles, the Presiding Officer who has accused presidential advisor Odinga Lumumba of physically assaulting her, has made a report to police, while he maintains that it was an accident.

The man shot dead in the Cuyuni/Mazaruni on Sunday, after he and two others attacked law enforcers who were carrying ballot boxes to two interior areas, is suspected to be a fugitive.

Crime Chief Seelall Persaud yesterday confirmed that a man is in police custody after he was found holding a ballot box at the Camptown Community Centre on Monday, Elections Day.

The 10-year-old Mon Repos Primary School student who was struck down by a minibus on Agriculture Road on Sunday evening succumbed to his injuries on Monday around 10 pm.

Canadian oil exploration company, CGX Energy Inc. has contracted a rig to drill its Eagle-1 well offshore Guy-ana, the company announced yesterday.

The Childcare and Protection Agency (CPA) on Friday hosted an exhibition to educate the public on foster care and encourage Guyanese to become foster parents.

A 23-year-old homeless man pleaded guilty yesterday to simple larceny charges and was sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment after he appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.

CARICOM senior officials with responsibility for Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) will meet in St George’s, Grenada, tomorrow and Friday  to put the finishing touches on the draft implementation plan for the Regional Digital Development Strategy (RDDS) for submission to the CARICOM Heads of Government,  and to develop the framework for a Regional Broadband Policy.

Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry yesterday remanded two men to prison after they appeared before her to answer to two counts of forgery.

Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry yesterday granted a technician $250,000 bail when he appeared before her in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court to answer to a charge of simple larceny.

Caricom’s Social Develop-ment and Crime Prevention Action Plan has the potential to make a significant dent in youth violence across member states, based on the results of its implementation in Trinidad and Belize as part of a pilot project designed to reduce violence in four member states.

The women of Linden were last week decked in green, some with the APNU campaign T-shirts, others with semi-casual wear, hairstyles of various shades of green, and scarves to  complete their outfit, giving a clear indication that it was  A Party for National Unity (APNU) activity in session in the conference room of the Linden Business Centre/Linden Enterprise Network (LEN).