Guyana News

A father of six died last evening at the Georgetown Public Hospital following a collision with an aircraft which resulted in his left hand being severed on Wednesday around 16:00 hours.

Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry yesterday granted $200,000 bail to a Route 41 minibus driver accused of causing the death of a motorcyclist by driving dangerously along the road.

The ruling People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) last evening promised that Linden would not be bypassed by a paved road to Lethem.

A number of chicken farmers in Linden have reported that they are seeing an unusual case of ‘stunted growth’ in their birds, which a veterinary officer in the region has said is not isolated to the area and may be due to a protein deficiency in their feed.

AFC prime ministerial candidate Raphael Trotman says that once the party is in power it will open a university campus in Linden and engage the government of Brazil regarding   construction of the Linden to Lethem road.

A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) yesterday warned against any attempt to stir trouble, while accusing the PPP/C of “misinformation” and “lies” after a disruption at a meeting in Victoria on Wednesday night.

St Joseph High School emerged victorious from the finals of the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry’s (GBTI) Impromptu Speech Competition held on Wednesday.

Guyana has slipped one place in the World Bank Doing Business report for 2012 – earning a score of 114 compared to 113 in 2011 – as accessing electricity became more expensive and the process for registering a property became more cumbersome.

The Regional Health Services (RHS) of the Ministry of Health is carrying out tests to determine the cause of an ailment among residents of the remote community of Chinowieng in Region 7.

The PPP/C last month received the largest share of positive coverage on the state-owned TV and radio stations among parties contesting the November 28 general elections, and in some cases was the only party featured.

The Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) has said indigenous land rights and demarcation remain issues, while refuting recent claims by President Bharrat Jagdeo about its efforts to safeguard the interests of communities.

A Queen’s College (QC) team led Guyana to victory, defeating the Turks and Caicos Islands at the Caribbean Food and Nutrition Institute’s (CFNI) 14th annual Food and Nutrition Quiz held at the Pegasus Hotel on Wednesday.

Magistrate Sueanna Lovell remanded two men charged with malicious wounding with intent to commit murder, when they appeared yesterday in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

The People’s Progressive Party/Civic has declined an offer of free space in the Stabroek News for the elections saying that it was dissatisfied with the newspaper’s “unfair treatment” of the PPP/C and because of the “facilitation of unwarranted attacks”.

Roger Levans, the Guyanese man who was charged with cocaine trafficking after drugs were found in his suitcase and later freed, has sued Delta Airlines citing severe emotional distress, financial loss and damage to his reputation.

The US Embassy yesterday announced the opening of the 2012 competition for projects under the Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP).

The Ministry of Health on Monday launched a teacher’s manual that provides basic information on diabetes to help them to manage children who suffer with the condition, as part of observances for World Diabetes Day.

GT&T yesterday said it wished to inform the general public that as it begins upgrading  systems to cater for additional mobile sites there may be moments of disruption.

Sol Guyana Inc has announced that it is offering an enhanced fuel with the introduction of the Shell V-Power with Friction Modification Technology (FMT) in seven of its key markets.

Sherwin Barrow and Michael Calvan were remanded to prison yesterday when they appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry charged with robbing  two men at gunpoint of gold items valued in excess of $1m.