Guyana News

A 38-year-old motorcyclist lost his life when a left-hand drive Nissan Maxima motorcar, PNN 7187 crashed into him at Onderneeming, West Coast Berbice around 7.30 am yesterday.

Less than two months after a car careened off the East Bank Demerara Highway into the upper flat of the Razack house at lot 35 Bagotstown Public Road, another car slammed into the front fence at the same location early yesterday morning. 

Sixty-eight year old Phulmattie Rami died the most horrible death one could ever imagine.

Seven persons, including an Essequibo vendor, were on Friday injured in a vehicular collision which took place in the vicinity of Middlesex, Pomeroon.

Linking with stakeholders is key to transforming the University of Guyana (UG) and tackling the range of issues the educational institution faces, says newly-installed President of the University of Guyana’s Students Society (UGSS), Duane Edwards.

Police say that at about 0730h. today Joseph Jack, 34 years of Stanleytown, New Amsterdam, Berbice, was riding his motor cycle along the Onderneeming Public Road, WCB, when he was allegedly struck down by motor car PNN 7187.

The police say they are investigating the murder of Indranie Basdeo called ‘Cynthia’, 14 years of Mibicuri South, Black Bush Polder, Berbice, which occurred at about 1420h yesterday  at the Mibicuri School Ground.

Less than two months after a car careened off the East Bank Demerara Highway into the upper flat of the Razack house at lot 35 Bagotstown Public Road, another car slammed into the front fence at the same location early yesterday morning. 

CAPE TOWN – China is built on lies and its officials are hypocrites, the Dalai Lama said today, speaking via videophone after visa problems prevented him from joining Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s birthday celebrations in South Africa.

Seven persons, including an Essequibo vendor, were yesterday injured in a vehicle collision which took place in the vicinity of Middlesex, Pomeroon.

NAIROBI (Reuters) – Thousands of Kenyans paid their respects to Nobel peace laureate Wangari Maathai on Saturday at a state funeral held in a park where she had once been beaten up for holding a protest.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The police will be targeting the main players in criminal gangs across the country next year.

(Jamaica Observer) Police Commissioner Owen Ellington yesterday described as “unacceptable” the explanation given for Thursday’s fatal shooting of two men who were in police custody, and has since ordered a “speedy and thorough” probe into the incident.

(Trinidad Guardian) Port-of-Spain mayor Louis Lee Sing says the Government has not done anything after 16 months in office to alleviate the problem of street dwellers in the capital.

CNS Channel 6 Programme Director Savitree Sharma yesterday denied bargaining for the four month suspension imposed on the station and accused President Bharrat Jadgeo of giving the public a false impression of her.

The incumbent PPP/C is preparing to examine an invitation for its presidential candidate Donald Ramotar to participate in a presidential debate early next month with candidates from opposition groups APNU, the AFC and TUF.

Five suspects were yesterday charged with Sunday night’s Piari Landing robbery, in Region Seven.

Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr Roger Luncheon yesterday said he had called Mortimer Mingo about the allocation of land at the ‘Pradoville 2’ housing scheme not on authority, but because they were good friends.

The manager of the Dutch Bottle Café was beaten last evening while trying to avert an attack by three bandits who invaded the business.

The Ministry of Agriculture yesterday inked a new US$54 million contract to supply paddy and rice to Venezuela.