Guyana News

City Hall is moving to demolish derelict buildings around the capital that are not only a threat to life but also pose serious fire hazards, says spokesman Royston King.

Civil society coalition FacingtheFuture (FtF) has called for proposals from political parties contesting the upcoming polls on reforming the police force, in light of recent allegations of the links between members and the drug trade.

Leader and Presidential Candidate of The United Force (TUF) Valerie Garrido-Lowe is sticking by her call for her predecessor Manzoor Nadir to vacate the party’s seat in the National Assembly.

A body-work mechanic was yesterday charged with being in possession of forged US bank notes.

Jomo Marks, who accused of stealing 20 gallons of diesel, was yesterday remanded to prison by Magistrate Hazel Octave-Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Amid a lumber shortage on the local market, logging company, Barama says it has one million board foot of lumber available to domestic buyers.

Transparency Institute of Guyana Inc. (TIGI) is scheduled to hold its official launch on September 3 at the Demerara Mutual Conference Room, when it will also host a seminar on Freedom of Information and the Access to Information Bill.

The Lions Club of West Demerara recently wrapped its annual vocational and school bag distribution programme for 100 community children.

Campus Crusade for Christ (CCC) last week launched “Kids for Christ,” an arm of the organisation aimed at reaching at-risk children in various areas of the country.

Caribbean Airlines (CAL) last evening said that five flights scheduled to depart from Port-of-Spain today have been cancelled because of Hurricane Irene.

TORONTO, (Reuters) – It may be difficult to believe  that after three decades of rocking hard — 65 million albums  sold and hundreds of packed concerts — Def Leppard hadn’t  released a standalone live album until this year.

(Trinidad Express) Gangs are engaged in a public relations ploy to garner sympathy from citizens and prevent law enforcement officials from infiltrating their illegal organisations, Attorney General Anand Ramlogan has said.

(Trinidad Express) Police yesterday swooped down on the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Port of Spain and arrested two men they say are leaders of well-known criminal gangs in Sea Lots, Port of Spain.

The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has requested from the Guyana Government written communications on its plans for local cricket.

Caribbean Airlines this evening said that five flights scheduled to depart from Port-of-Spain tomorrow, August 27 have been cancelled because of Hurricane Irene.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Hurricane Irene caused as much  as $1.1 billion in insured losses in the Caribbean, catastrophe  modeling company AIR Worldwide said today, with more  expected to come as the storm heads for the U.S.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – New York City today  ordered the evacuation of more than 250,000 people and prepared  to shut down its entire mass transit system, both unprecedented  measures ahead of the expected battering from Hurricane Irene.

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Airlines canceled  more than 3,000 weekend flights as Hurricane Irene swept up the  East Coast toward New York, forcing carriers to move planes to  safer territory and disrupting service at the busiest U.S. 

(Nassau Guardian) Hurricane Irene started its exit from The Bahamas last night, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.

(Trinidad Express) It is a misconception by the public that the “big fish” involved in the illegal trading of drugs and guns are not being targeted by this country’s law enforcement agencies during the state of emergency.