Guyana News

A man who allegedly broke and entered his reputed wife’s home and stole articles valued over $100,000 was on Friday remanded to prison after he appeared before Magistrate Sueanna Lovell at the Georgetown Magistrates’ court.

A 35-year-old man accused of using threatening and abusive language to his mother was placed on $25,000 bail after he pleaded not guilty to the charges when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on Friday.

A 56-year-old man was attacked and beaten in his home by three bandits almost a week ago and is still terribly traumatized over the incident.

Belize Minister of Public Security and Policing,  Douglas Singh has indicated that his country is fully behind the CARICOM pilot project “Youth Gangs and Violence: partnering for prevention and social development”, but he warned that interventions should be country specific.

Police have suspended the licences of two men, separately charged with causing death by dangerous driving, pending the outcome of their matters.

A one-day Fire Prevention Seminar is scheduled for  Friday, November 11 at the GNS Sports Complex on Carifesta Avenue and Hand-in-Hand Mutual Fire Insurance Company is the major sponsor once again.

Arjune Kairool, known as ‘Beta’, has been farming for practically his whole life.

Weekly Update on Preparation for the General and Regional Elections – 2011 GECOM Treating With Lists of Candidates for those Contesting the 2011 General and Regional Elections The Guyana Elections Commission is currently engaged with the examination of the Lists of Candidates which were submitted to Mr.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaica and several other Commonwealth nations that maintain anti-gay legislation could be affected by reduced financial support from Britain.

Attorney Gaumattie Singh who fell out with the Alliance For Change yesterday mounted the political platform in support of the ruling PPP/C.

The Guyana Elections Commission today said that the printing of the voters list for the November 28 elections is complete.

The PPP today held a media briefing during which it said that several billboards were pulled down last night and it urged the police to act on CCTV footage.

One man is dead and another seriously injured after an industrial accident at RUSAL’s Aroaima bauxite operations in Region 10(Upper Berbice/Upper Demerara).

Indian author Rahul Bhattacharya has won a prize awarded by The Hindu newspaper for Best Fiction of 2011.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Prime Minister Andrew Holness has written to the Opposition Leader Portia Simpson Miller, inviting her to walk with him as part of a move to end garrison politics in Jamaica.

A five-year-old girl died this morning after an Ite palm tree fell on her family’s home at North East La Penitence.

NOIDA, India,  (Reuters) – Red Bull’s double world  champion Sebastian Vettel ran away with the inaugural Indian  Formula One Grand Prix today for his 11th victory in 17  races this season.

(Jamaica Observer) One of the world’s leading contractors, China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), has signed an agreement with the government of the Bahamas to build a new port in North Abaco.

PERTH, Australia,  (Reuters) – Commonwealth leaders today defended their moves to toughen support for human rights,  rejecting criticism the group was becoming irrelevant and had  failed at their three-day summit to hold member Sri Lanka  accountable for alleged abuses.