Guyana News

The Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce recently awarded a number of individuals, communities, organisations, and safarians, who excelled in their respective areas in promoting tourism in Guyana when it hosted its Fifth Annual Tourism Excellence Awards Ceremony.

Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, CARICOM Secretary-General on Friday called on the Caribbean Forum of African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States (CARIFORUM) to enhance their competitiveness and productivity in order to take advantage of the opportunities provided by the Economic Partnership Agreement between CARIFORUM and the European Union (EU).

The Ministry of Labour has said a batch of 884 persons recently graduated from Board of Industrial Training (BIT) programme at a ceremony held at the National Cultural Centre.

The Guyana Relief Council recently provided support to six families in the form of mattresses, foodstuff, clothing, bed, kitchen utensils, building materials and hygiene items  after they had suffered as a consequence of fire.

(Barbados Nation) Malcolm Marshall was a competitor with a thirst for knowledge who always rose to the challenge.

(Barbados Nation) An elderly Barbadian is complaining about the treatment he says he received from the Immigration Department, which denied his application for a work permit to have a Guyanese take care of him.

Police tonight said that a man was shot dead in Cuyuni/Mazaruni today after he and two others attacked law enforcers who were carrying ballot boxes to two interior areas.

The body of a woman was today discovered around noon in a room of Caesar’s Palace at Delph Street, Campbellville.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Barbados-born R&B singer  Rihanna scored a record-breaking double today as her “Talk  That Talk” debuted at the top of the album charts and she held  onto first place in the singles ranking.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Roger Federer became the  first player to win the ATP World Tour Finals six times after  weathering a storming fightback by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to retain  his title with a 6-3 6-7 6-3 victory at the O2 today.

(Trinidad Guardian) A wireless money transfer is said to be the source of funds allegedly used to finance a tranche of high profile rifles shipped to T&T. Well

(Trinidad Guardian) A couple believed to be Israelis—who entered T&T soil with fraudulent passports—has escaped five months after they were put in a hotel under security watch at Caribbean Airline’s (CAL) expense. The

(Trinidad Express) An altercation between an elderly couple who shared a 30-year relationship ended in one dead and one fighting for life at hospital.

(Trinidad Express) Among the people detained in connection with the alleged plot to kill Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and three ministers is an Islamic scholar.

(Trinidad Express) The Government must address questions by the public on the alleged assassination plot against Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, or risk not being taken seriously in the future, economist Indera Sagewan-Alli has said.

(Trinidad Express) “The threat is real and I am saddened to learn that some people who ought to know better are trivialising it.”

(ICC) India spinner Pragyan Ojha has broken into the top 15 of the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test bowlers for the first time  in his career following a high-quality performance in the third Test in Mumbai, which concluded yesterday.

(Jamaica Observer) KABUL, Afghanistan — Jamaican audacity knows no bounds. Living up to their reputation for being found in just about every corner of the world, at least three Jamaicans currently reside in this war-torn Afghan capital, working with international aid organisations.

(Jamaica Observer) Both major political parties have flatly refused to voluntarily comply with the Electoral Commission of Jamaica’s (ECJ’s) recommendation to disclose the names of donors to their political campaigns leading up to the general election which is expected to be held next month.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Arguing that Jamaica’s political parties lack the social legitimacy required to push through the tough policies necessary to pull the economy out of its crisis, academic Don Robotham has suggested a renewed experimentation with the Senate to give the legislature a wider base and the Government a stronger platform to do the difficult things.