Guyana News

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Accused Jamaican drug kingpin  Christopher “Dudus” Coke pleaded guilty in a New York court today to racketeering charges more than a year after a  manhunt to capture the fugitive sparked deadly gun battles.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Venus Williams quit the U.S.  Open today after revealing she was suffering from a  chronic illness that threatens her future in the sport.

Robbers grabbed $4M in a hail of gunfire on Tuesday, when they ambushed two men at a traffic stop in the city.

Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr. Roger Luncheon today sidelined questions regarding a former US Ambassador’s statement that Guyana was becoming a narco state and that several requests were made for help in dealing with the investigation into the murder of Minister Sash Sawh.

Haier Electrical Appliances Limited, a Chinese company put in the best bid out of the top three bidders for the One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) programme, Finance Minister Ashni Singh today announced.

Guyanese passengers stranded by Caribbean Airlines at JFK International Airport for days, this afternoon finally got on a plane but only after blocking a departure gate for a flight where mostly Trinidadians were heading to Port-of-Spain.

The Guyana Revenue Authority today announced that two of its officers have been fired over the concealment of cocaine in a container of logs which ended up in Jamaica on March 16th.

(Trinidad Guardian) Wire-tapping within the law has been used in operations in the state of emergency, National Security Minister John Sandy said yesterday.

(Trinidad Express) The Downtown Owners and Merchants Association (DOMA) acknowledged yesterday that today’s Independence celebration deviates from tradition, “particularly with the present State of Emergency, and while no one can be proud of the need to take such drastic action, we can at least try to stand together as a people”.

(Barbados Nation) Barbadian-based REDjet is back in the air and tourism officials are relieved.

The partially nude body of a 68-year old Cane Grove, Mahaica fish vendor was on Monday night discovered floating in a canal aback the community.

Up to 11 am today, just over 100 Guyanese passengers were still stranded by Caribbean Airlines (CAL) at the John F Kennedy Airport, New York – some of them having been at JFK for more than two days -and they are now being told they may not get on a plane until midnight today.

The owners of a Triumph, East Coast Demerara moulding establishment are counting their losses after gunmen attacked the company on Monday evening, battering a manager and robbing them of cash and jewellery.

Dr. Roger Luncheon yesterday testified that a visiting UN expert on minorities produced an “inaccurate” report on Guyana, focusing more on Afro-Guyanese rather than the Amerindians, who he said have a bigger claim as a minority.

The accused in the murder of the  Bartica woman, Donna Lakeram was yesterday  remanded to prison after he appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octave-Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

A contributing factor to the epic flooding in January 2005 was the government’s incorrect prediction of a drought, which led to the decision to close sluice doors to raise the level of standing water in the East Demerara Water Conservancy, former US Ambassador Roland Bullen said.

An 18-year-old man, who was charged for allegedly showing his middle finger to President Bharrat Jagdeo’s convoy, yesterday appeared for the fourth time before Magistrate Judy Latchman at the Sparendaam Magistrates’ Court.

The police yesterday said that Nelvern Isaacs of 44 Supply, EBD, has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving

Like many of the exhibits housed within its walls, the Guyanese Heritage Museum is an almost forgotten treasure.

A team of Guyanese and Euro-pean organizers has collaborated to offer what they describe as “a Real Bollywood Concert” which will feature four “mega acts” who are expected to sing and dance in true Bollywood style.