Guyana News

Joseph Hamilton says his decision to join the PPP/C is testimony to the evolving nature of politics and has nothing to do with him being a ‘political grasshopper’ or political opportunist but rather because he believes that the PPP/C is the soundest political entity in Guyana.

What could have been a major tragedy instead turned into an oil bonanza as dozens of residents from parts of Linden rushed to get oil from a tanker which had overturned and ruptured while negotiating a steep turn at the foot of the Winifred Gaskin Highway at Wismar.

The Office of the President has maintained that the Sharmas’ attempted to negotiate for a reduced suspension of their television station and accused the couple of “dishonesty of the highest order.”

New York city police on Friday announced the busting of what was described as “the biggest ID scam in American history” after arresting 111 people including Guyanese who allegedly made bogus credit cards as part of a Queens-based scam that cost consumers, banks and retailers a whopping US$13 million.

As the installation of a state of the art upgrade of communication and navigation systems at the air traffic control tower at Timehri continues, staff  there have expressed concern over an increase in the workload the new system has brought in its train and the lack of adequate training for the relevant technicians.

Official List of Electors for upcoming elections certified Chief Election Officer, Mr Gocool Boodoo has certified the Official List of Electors (OLE) to be used for the conduct of the General and Regional Elections –2011. 

Police today said that robbery suspect Kelvin Poonsammy died in hospital after being found unconscious in the Brickdam lock-ups.

President Jagdeo announced at the PPP rally in Kitty, Georgetown this evening that the suspension of CNS Channel Six would be lifted until December 1.

New York city police on Friday announced the busting of what was described as “the biggest ID scam in American history” after arresting 111 people including Guyanese who allegedly made bogus credit cards as part of a Queens-based scam that cost consumers, banks and retailers a whopping US$13 million.

Election day is Monday, November 28, according to a Proclamation issued by President Jagdeo a short while ago.

The Office of the President has maintained that the Sharmas’ attempted to negotiate for a reduced suspension of their television station and accused the couple of “dishonesty of the highest order.”

(De Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – Rosebel Goldmines (RGM) has achieved a record production in Brokopondo of nearly 400,000 troy ounces (12,440 kilos) of gold.

(Jamaica Observer) Herman Webb is an angry man.The 65-year-old says that Noranda Bauxite Company has been giving him, his neighbours and hundreds of residents in districts neighbouring the community of Stepney in South East St Ann a raw deal.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Three weeks after reports of skin-tone discrimination in Jamaica’s job market hit the fan, the Government’s job placement and training agency – HEART Trust/NTA – has announced that internal investigations have yielded no proof that the agency has ever received requests from employers for light-skinned trainees to fill vacancies at their establishments.

(Barbados Nation) A dedicated whistleblower hotline for employees to anonymously report white-collar crime and other wrongdoing in their workplaces is about to go live in Barbados.

(Trinidad Express) A decline in drug trafficking has caused the murder rate to increase in Trinidad and Tobago, according to a recent report from the United Nations.

Police have held a  suspect in the killing of a 14-year-old-old girl of Mibicuri, Black Bush Polder who quit school to avoid a former boyfriend  and ended up being stabbed to death by him in the school playground around 2.20 pm on Friday.

The US Department of Justice was prepared in 2009 to respond to a request from Guyana for information on the activities of convicted drug lord Roger Khan but it is unclear if Georgetown ever followed up.

The Guyana Bar Association (GBA), the Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) and Red Thread are among 19 civic organisations that have joined calls for the government to review the “excessive” four-month suspension of CNS TV 6.

The PPP has urged the Guyana Elections Commis-sion (GECOM) to review the appointment of the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) as an observer group for the upcoming elections, saying a union executive’s apparent endorsement of an opposition candidate makes it unsuitable.