Guyana News

A 74-year-old pensioner was yesterday morning killed on the spot, after a route 41 minibus slammed into the scooter he was riding.

With the laying of government’s fibre optic cable from Brazil completed, the project is now moving into its next phase which includes connectivity and testing.

An operational error at the Wartsila plant at Garden of Eden, East Bank Demerara was the cause of bouts of blackout in the city and other parts of Demerara on Sunday.

Murdered University of Guyana student Anthony Ting-A-Kee was shot in the heart, a post-mortem examination (PME) yesterday revealed and a woman has been taken into custody.

A post-mortem examination performed on the body of 75-year-old Elaine Harris on Friday revealed the cause of death as multiple injuries.

MIAMI, (Reuters) – Hurricane Katia powered up to a  major Category 3 storm yesterday, but was expected to veer away  from the U.S.

The police say they are investigating a fatal accident that occurred at about mid-night yesterday at No.

(Trinidad Guardian) Former minister in the Ministry of National Security Subhas Panday says police officers must make full use of the Human Trafficking Bill to catch “the big fish” in the sex trade.

(Trinidad Express) A father of three was shot dead at the corner of Cedar Hill Road and the Southern Main Road, Claxton Bay, on Saturday night by a motorcyclist.

(Trinidad Express) A 23-year-old mother of one became this country’s fourth murder victim following Government’s announcement that a State of Emergency be implemented.

(Trinidad Express) Soldiers entering the scrap iron yards came upon an underground bunker that held 80,000 gallons of diesel, bought at the subsidised price but meant for export illegally.

(Trinidad Express) From today the curfew hours have been relaxed to 11 p.m.

(Jamaica Observer) Gunmen pounced on a tour operator as he travelled home with his three-year-old daughter in Norwood, St James and killed him before injuring the child yesterday.

A 73-year-old man was this morning killed on the spot after a speeding mini bus slammed into the scooter he was driving along Norton Street.

(Barbados Nation) The University of the West Indies (UWI) Cave Hill Campus is being accused of major copyright infringement that could land the country’s highest institution of learning in court.

(Barbados Nation) Head of the Caribbean Development Research Services (CADRES), Peter Wickham, says he has sought legal advice regarding allegations in a WikiLeaks cable.

The Associated Press is reporting that five UN peacekeepers are being investigated for an alleged sexual assault on an 18-year-old man in southern Haiti.

DHAKA, (Reuters)- Bangladesh have sacked captain  Shakib Al Hasan and his deputy Tamim Iqbal following the  team’s dismal tour of Zimbabwe, the Bangladesh Cricket Board  said today.

Charge d’Affaires of the US embassy, Michael Thomas concluded in June, 2007 that the government lacked the political will to go after drug traffickers and he related to Washington how he was summoned by Dr Roger Luncheon over a tape which made corruption allegations against senior cop Steve Merai.