Guyana News

The Manager of the Foulis, East Coast Demerara Guyoil Station was robbed of $5.5M in cash and an estimated $250,000 worth of jewelley last evening when 3 gunmen invaded the premises.

(Jamaica Observer) Patrick Wong was yesterday sacked as chief executive officer of the National Works Agency (NWA) and Transport and Works Minister Mike Henry stripped of all responsibilities for the multi-million-dollar Jamaica Development Infrastructure Programme (JDIP) as Prime Minister Andrew Holness applied damage control measures to an issue that could stain the Government ahead of the impending general election.

(Barbados Nation) The presence of United States Attorney General Eric Holder in Barbados and its Caribbean neighbours this past week has stirred intense right-wing Republican and Tea Party anger in Washington.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Prime Minister Andrew Holness has assumed temporary control of the Jamaica Development Infrastructure Programme (JDIP) in the wake of a highly critical special report from the Auditor General’s Department into the US$400-million programme.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – West Indies’ Kirk Edwards  says he is so awe-struck by Sachin Tendulkar’s batting that he  sometimes forgets to think about his own game.

Promising “a good life for all Guyanese,” opposition coalition A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) says that if elected it would create a unity government to build a people-centred economy, where the needs of all communities are met and the people are safe.

Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee has accused the opposition of being hypocritical in its support for the disciplined services in a last minute bid to win the votes of the approximately 7,000 members who will go to the polls tomorrow.

It cost taxpayers $200 million to move NCN’s transmission tower from Sparendaam to the West Demerara to make way for the development of the elite housing development, ‘Pradoville 2’ says former advisor to President Bharrat Jagdeo, Rajendra Bisessar.

Newspaper columnist Christopher Ram has written to Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde charging that former minister of finance Asgar Ally’s appearance on the PPP/C campaign platform has done harm to the integrity of one of the institution’s latest reports on Guyana.

Life has always been hard for ‘Betty‘ (only name given), who is mentally disabled.

APNU prime ministerial candidate Dr Rupert Roopnaraine last evening told residents of Plaisance that a recently conducted poll has indicated heartening results for the opposition coalition at the November 28 elections.

Sophia residents were last evening urged to join the ‘Granger movement’ and vote for A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) as the party has the best plans for the development of Guyana and two highly qualified grassroots leaders who can make their dreams for a better life come true.

Mervin Lawrence feels that the November 28 polls are important for the future of Guyana and that young people need to realize this.

A haversack with six kilogrammes of suspected cocaine was yesterday morning found on a foreign registered boat.

Businessman and civil society activist Clairmont Lye has restated his call for an investigation into the distribution of Rupununi flood aid saying a pall of suspicion and distrust will continue to hang over both the government and the Lethem administration if this is not done.

Campaigners for the PPP/C yesterday urged the community of Retrieve “to give us five years in this region” and see how we would transform it for the betterment of the people in Linden and Region 10.”

A gunman last night shot a 30-year-old man in the instep after snatching his gold chain as he was walking along Lamaha Street.

Armed men invaded a Best Village, West Coast Demerara home early yesterday morning and later escaped with more than one million dollars in cash and jewellery.

A Berbice man died at the Georgetown Hospital last night, hours after he collided with a truck at Number Two Village, West Coast Berbice.

When Bashwantie Dwarka moved in with her husband she was expecting a life of love, respect and most of all protection.