Guyana News

The government and Chinese firm Haier Electrical Appliances Ltd yesterday signed a US$7.5 million contract for the supply of 27,000 netbooks for the much-vaunted One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) Project, even as the Chinese government is looking to provide an additional 21,000 computers by year end.

An investigation has been launched into complaints by residents of Aishalton, in Region Nine, about the sexual abuse of students of the secondary school there by teachers and village officials.

Following the withdrawal of Sheila Holder due to illness, the AFC’s National Executive Committee will identify a new prime ministerial candidate this Saturday, in keeping with the party’s constitution.

Crime Chief Seelall Persaud said yesterday that the death of 91-year-old security guard Adolphus James is now being treated as a murder after a post-mortem examination (PME) revealed that he died as a result of brain haemorrhage and compression injury to the neck.

About seven armed, masked pirates terrorized and robbed 35 crew members of seven fishing boats between 6 pm on Tuesday and 3 am yesterday in the Nickerie, Suriname area.

Lethem resident Colin Pedro, 21, died on the spot on Tuesday night following a vehicular accident along the Lethem trail in Region Nine.

Classes were suspended yesterday after an early morning fire ravaged a section of the four-storey Wismar Christianburg Secondary School gutting the top flat, while there was severe water and other damage to classrooms on the second and third storey and at least one teacher’s apartment in the bottom flat.

Sewnarine Deonarine, the man who allegedly hacked the mother of his seven children to death at Rasta Country, Laluni Creek, Soesdyke-Linden Highway remains on the run and has since severed cell phone contact with relatives.

Most of the supermarkets across the city have been restocked with sugar but there are still complaints from retailers that the prices have skyrocketed and they are still not getting their full supply.

The Department of Education’s weekly truancy campaign in Region Five ended abruptly on Tuesday when a relative of one of the truants reportedly assaulted a School’s Welfare Officer.

Guyana is among the 10 Caribbean countries to have entered into an agreement with China to implement four strategies to promote common development in agriculture and fisheries at the recent China-Caribbean Economic and Trade Cooperation Forum.

A robbery convict’s bid for freedom was short lived yesterday when prison officers managed to recapture him minutes after he escaped.

A 28-year-old man was stabbed today and his assailant beaten, following an early morning drinking spree at Aranka, Cuyuni Region One.

The 41-year-old security guard who discharged a loaded firearm in the compound of Guyana National Newspapers Limited (GNNL) was yesterday fined $15,000 after he appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.

A man who pleaded guilty to stealing items valued $187,000 after breaking into a woman’s home was yesterday sentenced to two years’ imprisonment when he appeared before Magistrate Fazil Azeez at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

A Jamaican citizen who overstayed his time in Guyana was yesterday fined $30,000 when he appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry and he will also be deported.

The Ministry of Labour, Human Services and Social Security is inviting the public to support its efforts to promote children’s right to life without abuse as it observes Child Protection Week  from Monday.

The Kuru Kuru Training Centre has named Zamal Poliah of White Water, Mabaruma the most disciplined and most outstanding student at its recent graduation exercise.

Murdered Brazilian Marie Alves Da Silva had journeyed to Guyana just over a month ago to collect her husband but was forced to find work since they did not have enough money to travel back to Brazil.

Discussions on the city’s financial woes took top billing at the Mayor and City Council’s (M&CC) statutory meeting on Monday along with the garbage situation and the unavailability of minutes.