Guyana News

Two men who were separately charged for robbing employees of  Edward Beharry Company  in Linden  appeared  before Magistrate Suanna Lovell at the Christianburg Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday and Wednesday respectively.

Government’s much-vaunted procurement website www.eprocure.gov.gy  is currently inaccessible with the hosts for the website indicating that the “account has been suspended”.

A man who was charged with hitting his girlfriend with a spade because of a misunderstanding between them was yesterday placed on $40,000 bail after he appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.

Gunmen on Tuesday night descended on an Ulverston, Corentyne house and after ordering three women to lie on the floor escaped with jewellery and cash.

Caribbean journalists attending the Thomson Foundation Multimedia Journalism Workshop in Barbados were urged to recognize that “a word is like a bomb and once it is set free it can do all kinds of damage.”

The Ministry of Education says 110 English and Mathematics teachers at poor performing secondary schools countrywide recently completed a week-long training session.

Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry granted a 36-year-old mason self bail when he yesterday appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to answer to the charge of unlawful wounding.

Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee is assuring Guyanese  that the Guyana Police Force and the Joint Services are fully mobilised to ensure the maintenance of order throughout the campaign season, on elections day and even post-elections.

The Guyana Sustainable Tourism Initiative (GSTI) recently completed the second phase of the Guyana Interpretive Guide Training and Field Guide Development Programme.

A Nigerian national who entered Guyana illegally since 2009 was yesterday fined $30,000 after he appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

The National Association of Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Employees (NAACIE) has acknowledged that the Arbitration Award presented Monday is better than what Guyana Power and Light (GPL) workers received in the past but said it may cause other employers to disregard agreements made on behalf of workers through union negotiation.

Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry imposed a fine and community service on a 32-year-old miner who had ganja in his possession, and granted him $100,000 bail on a wounding charge, when he yesterday appeared in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

The Caribbean Export Development Agency and Go-Invest are hosting a workshop on Grant Proposal Writing on Friday October 28, in keeping with the agency’s aim to foster an enabling environment for trade and investment within the region.

The CCS Store recently presented prizes to the winners in its annual ‘Back to School’ promotion.

Professional Guard Services (PGS) recently hosted its Third Quarterly Awards ceremony at the Garden Room at Kirkpatrick Catering.

The Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha says this year’s roster of activities for Deepavali celebrations will include seven motorcades across the country that will meet at a number of venues for grand cultural presentations.

Dear Editor, I wish to commend the Stabroek News for the excellent editorial `The failure of telecoms reform’ as published in Monday’s edition. 

(Trinidad Express) Former chief operating officer at the Urban Development Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago (UDeCOTT) Neelanda Rampaul yesterday vigorously denied the allegations made against her by Housing Minister Roodal Moonilal in his budget presentation on Tuesday, with respect to her having run up expenses at the Hyatt Regency, Port of Spain, to the tune of $3.2 million.

(Barbados Nation) Government yesterday conceded that there was need for further study of its Preservation Of Antiquities And Relics Bill 2011 after senators roundly criticized it, with some calling it draconian and urging that it be sent back for further drafting.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Rapper Soulja Boy has  claimed he is innocent of drug and weapon charges after being  arrested and freed on bail earlier this week in Atlanta,  Georgia.