Guyana News

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Muammar Gaddafi, who for decades  enjoyed strutting before the public in his finery, has  disappeared from the stage as rebels take over his former  stronghold Tripoli.

(De Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – Monetary policy was tightened in the first six months of 2011.

(De Ware Tijd) NIEUW NICKERIE – Rice farmers in Nickerie are calling the purchasing price of SRD 67 for a 79 kg bale of paddy “murderous” and “unacceptable”.

(Barbados Nation) Last Monday at a Press conference, Commissioner of Police Darwin Dottin again lamented the growing problems associated with some elements in the “cash for gold” business.

(Barbados Nation) The quality of diesel on the local market is of concern to luxury vehicle importers.

Five Berbice fishermen are missing and it is feared that they fell victim to foul play since the boat they left in 17 days ago was discovered empty in Suriname on Saturday.

(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar last night declared a limited State of Emergency in “hot spots” across the country which took effect from midnight.

Another miner has been killed in the interior with the latest victim stabbed to death reportedly by an ex-policeman.

The Guyana Central Arya Samaj (GCAS) and its affiliates yesterday unveiled a monument at the Promenade Gardens to commemorate the movement’s 101 years of existence here.

Davia Chambers of Trinidad and Tobago last evening bested 11 other  young women to walk away with the Miss Jamzone International pageant crown at the Splashmins Fun Park & Resort.

Police have identified and are searching for a suspect in the murder of pharmacist Harold Rachpaul.

Metro Office and Computer Supplies on Saturday opened its new $60M New Amsterdam branch and plans to expand its services and products line.

Three contracts valued at a total of $435.5M were signed on Friday for the improvement of 22 roads in Region Four communities under the Community Road Improve-ment Programme (CRIP), the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported.

Fans of Indian actress and model Shilpa Shetty turned up in their numbers at the Providence Stadium on Saturday evening but were disappointed after her much-anticipated `headlining’ performance failed to happen.

A clerk broke into a grilled room and pulled the sleeping woman inside to safety as a fire of unknown origin swept through a building housing two businesses at Lot 23 North Public Road, Belvedere Village, Corentyne yesterday.

Relatives of Indranie Tulsie called ‘Sookie’ who mysteriously disappeared from her Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice home about two months ago are calling on the police to thoroughly investigate the woman’s disappearance.

The Office of the President yesterday said that a shipment of goods sourced from businessman Ed Ahmad were bought by President Bharrat Jagdeo for his personal use and consigned to the President.

President Bharrat Jagdeo has issued a call for road users to change their mindset and lifestyle in order to curb the carnage on the country’s roadways, the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported.

Members of the multi-stakeholder committee for the East Bank Demerara Road extension from Providence to Diamond/Grove were Thursday briefed on what is needed of them and how they are to communicate the feedback acquired from the public during the execution of the project.

The University of Guyana (UG) and the Institute of Applied Science and Technology (IAST)  on Friday inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the sharing of equipment and resources, staff and student exchange and research and library access.