Guyana News

(Trinidad Express) Caribbean Airlines Ltd (CAL) chairman George Nicholas is boasting that despite recent troubles, the national airline not only raked in TT$200 million in profits, but is also putting money back into the country’s coffers.

(Trinidad Express) Guyana coach Jamaal Shabazz announced six changes to the starting line-up for the Golden Jaguars’ return match against Trinidad and Tobago today.

Police say that at about 1235h yesterday, they conducted a search on a motor car at Lethem during which a haversack with 100 shotgun cartridges of various gauge was found.

(De Ware Tijd) NIEUW NICKERIE – Yesterday evening, an enormous fire reduced two businesses on the corner of Emma- and Maynardstraat to ashes.

KOLKATA,  (Reuters) – Vangipurappu Laxman and  Mahendra Singh Dhoni completed centuries as India’s batsmen  racked up a huge first innings total against West Indies on the  second day of the second test at Eden Gardens today.

Political parties contesting the November 28 general elections yesterday highlighted plans for improved race relations, the enforcement of legal protections and fixing the education system as part of their vision for improving the general welfare for the country’s children.

A Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) foreman was shot dead by his cousin while travelling in a car along the Lusignan, East Coast Deme-rara Public Road on Sunday night.

The much anticipated National Communications Network (NCN) debate of presidential candidates, which was scheduled for today, has been cancelled since only the PPP/C confirmed its participation and NCN maintains that it has been carrying all advertisements in response to one party’s contention of bias.

The police say they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Ramzan Ally, 27, of Cotton Tree, West Coast Berbice, who was allegedly shot by a man he had confronted and threatened.

The body of a 16-year-old girl was yesterday fished out of the Demerara River, two days after a swimming trip turned tragic.

The Ministry of Amerindian Affairs (MoAA) is denying allegations of irregularities in the distribution of Rupununi flood relief funds and said that discrepancies in the list of persons eligible for aid are currently being addressed.

When the Guyana Power and Light Company (GPL) becomes responsible for Linden’s power supply residents will likely see higher rates.

The Ministry of Health is advising the nation to make healthy lifestyle choices and to know their blood glucose, blood pressure and BMI numbers to stem the prevalence of diabetes, when observances for World Diabetes Day were held yesterday.

Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Ambassador Albert Ramdin, says the signing of a Code of Conduct by all political parties participating in Guyana’s general elections is a sign of responsibility and commitment that must be applauded.

The police said yesterday that there has been a decrease of 2% in murders when figures of 115 for the same period last year and 113 at the end of October this year are compared.

When the Witness Project rolls out its posters in January next year, it will have the moral and physical support of US Ambassador to Guyana Brent Hardt, who has promised to roll up his sleeves and help get the posters up.

As a part of ongoing efforts to improve the livelihood of farmers, Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud on Friday distributed over 160 leases to farmers in Region Two, at the Charity Market square.

Town Clerk’s Yonette Pluck-Cort’s salary and benefits came under the microscope of yesterday’s statutory meeting of the Mayor and City Council (M&CC), with Councillor Junior Garrett requesting full disclosure.

Labour Minister Manzoor Nadir yesterday indicated that the administration is on course to deliver on its promise to hand over 27,000 netbooks under the OLPF by early December, while dispelling suggestions that there was some sinister motive behind the recent distributions of CDs along with the computers.

Ayube Hamid, a murder accused who was pronounced dead on arrival at the Georgetown Hospital on November 2, died of a heart attack, a post-mortem examination has revealed.