Guyana News

(Barbados Nation) As of yesterday, over 150 000 Barbadians were accessing free Wi-Fi around the island.

The five groups contesting the upcoming elections yesterday signed a code of conduct binding them to peaceful campaigning.

Although University of Guyana (UG) students found Thursday’s presidential candidates’ discourse “very useful,” they say that it will not influence how they vote at the November 28 elections.

The United Force (TUF) has announced that Marissa Nadir, the daughter of former party leader Manzoor Nadir, is its prime ministerial candidate for the upcoming elections.

The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) company rolled out its BlackBerry service yesterday touting its “affordable” service plans but unlike its competitor, Digicel, the company has instituted data caps based on the plan selected by the customer.

One in five youths in Guyana may be using alcohol and this is considered to be very high figure, PAHO official Mary Jo Vasquez said at a forum focused on the issue of underage drinking.

Salvation Army’s red kettles will be seen and its bells heard across Guyana beginning today, with the launch of its annual Christmas appeal.

The death toll from a minibus accident in St Lucia on Thursday evening now stands at 17, following the discovery of another body yesterday afternoon.

The National Parks Commission yesterday announced the death of the Guyana Zoological Park’s lioness, which was found dead in its cage on Thursday morning.

A 48-year-old single-parent mother and her sons yesterday lost their home and all their possessions in a midday fire.

Keith Doris was found not guilty of murder yesterday but left the court of Justice Dawn Gregory-Barnes in handcuffs as there are remaining charges against him.

Police have recovered three shotguns near Zorg-en-Vlygt, Essequibo Coast, where they were investigating the shooting of a resident.

After much uncertainty, organisers have finally declared that the Miss India Guyana Pageant will be hosted at the Princess Hotel on November 19, and it is to be judged by Miss Femina India 2004 and Bollywood actress Tanushree Dutta, filmmaker Poonam Jhawer and President of the All India Congress Committee based in India Saleh Gul Khan.

The winner of the local spelling bee competition yesterday left Guyana for the island of St Kitts, where she will participate today in the Caribbean spelling bee competition.

The Inter-American Deve-lopment Bank (IDB), in partnership with CANTO, the leading trade association of the ICT sector in the Caribbean, is seeking to promote the usage of broadband as a critical technology for innovation and to increase productivity, growth and social inclusion in the region.

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a US$70 million loan to help Barbados reduce its dependence on fossil fuels by diversifying its energy matrix, promoting sustainable energy sources, and supporting power saving efforts.

The Committee for the 2012 Chutney Soca Monarch Competition, held annually in Trinidad, is urging local artists interested in participating to submit their songs for screening.

CARICOM Secretary-General Irwin LaRocque says that the private sector is a critical partner in building the Community and as such he is seeking ways to build and strengthen opportunities for trade between them.

St Stanislaus College beat 15 other secondary schools to win the first Climate Change – LCDS Secondary Schools Quiz.

Republic Bank announced the winners in its ‘Deal on Wheels’ campaign at a ceremony held at its head office at Promenade Court on Wednesday.