Guyana News

Opposition parties APNU and the AFC are clashing with the ruling PPP/C administration over the distribution of flood relief to Lethem residents over the weekend– with the opposition parties accusing the ruling party of “elections bribery”.

Rights activist Mark Benschop last evening announced his support for the Alliance For Change (AFC) for the upcoming elections, saying that the party will right the wrongs committed

Family members of a Linden man are seeking details concerning his death while he was at Issano, in Guyana’s hinterland, where police discovered his decomposing body along a trail The body of Twain Samuel Moore, 35, also known as ‘Tago,’ was discovered by police along a trail at Issano on Thursday last week.

Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry yesterday remanded a Corentyne man accused of discharging a loaded firearm at a CANU officer and possession of firearms and ammunition.

Police are awaiting legal advice on possible charges against the suspect in the murder of No.

The four men arraigned on drug trafficking charges stemming from the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) cocaine bust in Berbice reappeared in court yesterday and were all further remanded to prison by acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine–Beharry.

The trial of Cecil Romeo, who is accused of having carnal knowledge of a 13 year-old girl, began yesterday before Justice Winston Patterson, when three witnesses recounted the series of events that led to the charge.

PPP/C Executive Member and Campaign Representative Robert Persaud has denounced the opposition parties’ claims that the government and ruling party are facilitating corruption at various levels and charged that it was an attempt to create an atmosphere of  insecurity.

The driver who on Monday evening knocked down and seriously injured an 11-year old boy outside his Patentia home was yesterday caught by the lad’s father and taken to the Vreed-en-Hoop police station even as the child remains in a critical state at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC).

The trial of Travis Rudder, who is accused of shooting his 14-year-old girlfriend Donnis King, is scheduled to begin today with a voir dire before Justice Dawn Gregory-Barnes.

APNU Presidential Candidate David Granger told residents in the Potaro-Siparuni area that his party was committed to consultation and collaboration in land demarcation exercises and would transform the agriculture sector in order to boost their livelihoods.

The US Embassy says Tricia Watson has been selected to participate in an International Visitor Leadership Pro-gramme on Combating Trafficking in Persons in the United States.

Prime Minister of Barbados Freundel Stuart has urged CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque to identify the existing paramount challenges facing regional integration.

The Skeldon Line Path Secondary School emerged the winner in the Upper Corentyne Chamber of Commerce (UCCCI) schools essay contest and also did well in the debating competition.

All plans are said to be on stream for Sunday’s final leg of the Seaboard Marine Caribbean Race of Champions motor racing meet at the South Dakota Circuit, Timehri, according to president Johnny Carpenter.

Deputy Secretary-General of CARICOM Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite has called on the public and private sector to work together in the services sector to maximise its potential.

Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry granted self bail to two neighbours accused of assaulting each other following a misunderstanding.

Civil rights activist Mark Benschop tonight announced that he was endorsing the Alliance For Change at the upcoming general elections.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Rapper Heavy D, who rose to  fame during the 1990s and scored hit singles such as “Now That  We Found Love”, died on Tuesday after collapsing outside his  Beverly Hills home.

Police say that at about 1800h yesterday, pensioner Lalta Persaud Nagasar, 69 years and contractor Jairam Samaroo, 61 years of No.