Guyana News

A Spaniard who allegedly had 1.945kgs of cocaine in his possession at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri was yesterday remanded to prison after he appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine- Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

A 22-year-old Mabaruma man who allegedly stole a metal detector valued $400,000 from  a Brazilian  was yesterday placed on $200,000 bail after he appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Guyana’s Permanent Repre-sentative to the Organization of American States, Bayney R.

APNU presidential candidate Brigadier (rtd) David Granger lamented the poor treatment meted out to New Amsterdam residents by town and regional officials, when he joined its 120th Town Day anniversary celebrations on Saturday.

A man who was accused of maliciously wounding another man was on Monday placed on $40,000 bail after he appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Suriname police believed that a 2007 piracy case involving three Suriname boats in waters near Guyana was more likely a case of insurance fraud, according to a WikiLeaks cable.

The Ministry of Amerindian Affairs says over $17M is being given to the most severely affected farmers and households in Region Nine which suffered losses due to flooding in June, as the assistance programme enters its third phase.

The Ministry of Education’s Schools’ Welfare Services nabbed a number of truant students in Sophia when it conducted a campaign there on Friday.

Prime Minister Samuel Hinds says the nation’s youth need to cultivate a greater interest in their history in order to challenge themselves to surpass those achievements.

An 18-year-old woman was on Monday evening stabbed by her husband of two year after an argument ensued between the two at their Lot 655 New Scheme, Haslington, East Coast Demerara home at around 7 pm.

Twenty-five persons across Region Five are enhancing their skills at the Nanaimo Sewing School at Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice and will each receive an all-purpose sewing machine to take home.

Two men who have been imprisoned for three years after they were accused of rape were on September 29 granted bail due to the failure of State Prosecutors to locate the victim.

(Trinidad Express) Two vessels, camouflaged to look like fishing trawlers, have been seized in the Gulf of Paria carrying 100,000 gallons of diesel fuel.

Reporters Without Borders today condemned President Bharrat Jagdeo’s order suspending broadcasting by CNS Channel Six for four months from 30 September.

A suspected bandit and a hostage drowned in the Mazaruni after a getaway boat capsized following a stunning raid by an armed gang against a Puruni mining camp during which three Brazilians were shot and several other persons robbed and beaten.

President Bharrat Jagdeo today told a press conference at the Office of the President that he will name the date for general elections “within a week”.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – The Dalai Lama, the Tibetan  spiritual leader, cancelled a trip to South Africa planned for  this week that had put Pretoria in a bind between its biggest  trading partner China and one of its modern heroes, Nobel Peace  Prize laureate Desmond Tutu.

(De Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – In the coming two years, Suriname can count on US financial support for the fight against drugs and for law enforcement.

NASSAU, (Reuters) – Bahamas will crack down on gun  and drugs crime by introducing tougher penalties, strengthening  the police and courts system and applying the death penalty for  some categories of murder, the prime minister said.

GWI is advising customers served by the Mon Repos Water Treatment Plant, East Coast Demerara, that they are currently experiencing a disruption to their service or low water pressure because of operational challenges at the plant.