Guyana News

Caribbean Airlines has not yet introduced direct flights between Guyana and New York as was promised in January by Chairman of the airline, George M.

As Muslims across Guyana celebrate Eid ul-Fitr today, visiting friends and participating in communal festivities, the Razzacks, whose home was severely damaged when a car  crashed into the second flat of their Bagotstown home on August 19th last, will spend most of their day trying to rebuild the fence of the property.

Former US Ambassador Roland Bullen had complained about the amount of publicity that gifts from Cuba and China, which he labeled “ill-placed, shoddy and unsustainable,” attracted, compared to aid from the US, which he said had greater impact.

Guyana will be lobbying for support for trade policy changes in hopes of turning the tide against non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like diabetes, hypertension and heart disease, which are the leading cause of deaths both here and worldwide.

A 37-year-old man who allegedly assaulted a woman causing her actual bodily harm was yesterday placed on $15,000 bail after he appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octave-Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

A 23–year-old D’Urban Street man was yesterday placed on $50,000 bail at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court after he was accused of  damage to property, threatening language, and assault at Potaro.

A 23-year-old Sophia resident was yesterday placed on $25,000 bail on a charge of simple larceny.

The police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred at about 8.10 pm yesterday at Shivrattan Molding Establishment, LBI, ECD, during which manager Haymant Singh, 30 years, of Triumph, ECD and two other employees were attacked and robbed by four men, three of whom were armed with handguns.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – The Indian Cricket Board  (BCCI) has thrown its weight behind a protest against sweeping  government reforms intended to make the country’s sports  federations more transparent.

MIAMI, (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Katia formed over  the open Atlantic Ocean today, becoming the 11th named  storm of the 2011 hurricane season, U.S.

Many described it as “customary Guyanese treatment” by Caribbean Airlines when close to a hundred passengers bound for the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri were left stranded at JFK airport, New York today with little word from the regional carrier.

DAEGU, South Korea,  (Reuters) – Teenager Kirani James  chased down defending champion LaShawn Merritt on the home  straight to win 400 metres gold and Grenada’s first medal at the  world championships today.

(Trinidad Guardian) Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar yesterday revealed Government would seek to extend the state of emergency but reduce curfew hours when the matter comes up for debate in Parliament on Friday.

(Trinidad Express) Regional airline REDjet has said that passengers who were displaced because of recent flight cancellations will be refunded for the one-way part of their journey which was affected.

(De Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – The giant timber investor Sino-Forest, which has between 150,000 and 300,000 hectares of concessions in Suriname via its subsidiary Greenheart Resources Holding (GRH), is losing more and more of its value on the international market.

Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr Roger Luncheon yesterday faced scrutiny over President Bharrat Jagdeo’s apparent snub of two Afro-Guyanese for appointment as Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) and his unwillingness to confirm another Afro-Guyanese as a Judge.

Regional airline REDjet is set to resume flights here tomorrow. REDjet’s communications executive Nyssa Pierre told Stabroek News via email yesterday that the airline has chartered several flights

A farmer was on Sunday night killed at Canal No. 2 Polder, West Bank Demerara, after he was  run over by a motor vehicle.

A fish cleaner was killed yesterday, after a derelict concrete wall crashed down on him in Albouystown, in the city.

Donna Lakeram died as a result of strangulation and multi trauma, according to the findings of Pathologist Dr.