Guyana News

The National Toshaos Council yesterday revealed that the toshao of Muritaro, Lester Fleming had passed away after a brief illness “We, the members of The National Toshaos Council (NTC) extend our most sincere sympathies to the family and relatives of the late Toshao Lester Fleming of Muritaro Village, Region 10 and Member of the NTC Executive”, the NTC said in a statement via GINA.

Toshao of Kurutuku, Solomon Lewis is stranded in Georgetown. The leader of the remote Region Seven Amerindian settlement had left his community along the Cuyuni River on July 22 to travel to Georgetown for the National Toshaos Conference.

Magistrate Hazel Octave-Hamilton on Friday remanded to prison a man who allegedly broke into the house of another and stole $329,000 worth of items.

Tremaine Aldon Neverson ruled supreme at the Providence Stadium early Sunday morning eclipsing guest star Eve as he drove his female fans wild in what some described as the “greatest show” to be hosted in Guyana.

The police yesterday afternoon released a statement expressing concern about a report in yesterday’s Kaieteur News on what the police said was a private meeting in the Commissioner of Police’s conference room.

An employee of Ashmins Trading Limited accused of stealing a pair of Levi’s jeans from the store was granted $15,000 bail when he appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octave-Hamilton on Friday.

Veteran actor Shammi Kapoor passed away yesterday after a prolonged illness, the doctor attending to him said, according to Reuters.

Tremaine Aldon Neverson ruled supreme at the Providence Stadium early Sunday morning eclipsing guest star Eve as he drove his female fans wild in what some described as the “greatest show” to be hosted in Guyana.

(De Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO — Thursday, the authorities again successfully intercepted around 30 kilos of cocaine at Johan Adolf Pengel Airport (JAP) in 3 separate cases.

(WICB) Bridgetown, Barbados – The girls from Jamaica were crowned queens of West Indies cricket today when they beat Trinidad and Tobago by 30 runs to win the WICB Women’s League trophy.

The police this afternoon released a statement expressing concern about a report in today’s Kaieteur News on what the police said was a private meeting in the Commissioner of Police’s conference room.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – England can dominate the longer  form of the game for many years to come after humiliating India  to become the top-ranked test nation, a slew of former leading  players have said.

(Trinidad Guardian) The chairman of the National Schools Dietary Services Ltd (NSDSL)—Dawn Annamunthodo—has been fired.

(Trinidad Express) Arima Mayor Ghassan Youseph was robbed of a gold chain valued at $6,000 while walking among revellers participating in yesterday’s Borough Day Jouvert celebrations.

(Trinidad Express) The Virgin Atlantic aircraft which was grounded at the ANR Robinson International Airport in Tobago following a mishap on Thursday, finally got off the ground last evening and departed to London, England.

(De Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO — Suriname lacks the necessary number of construction workers for the more than US$ 2 billion in investments Iamgold, Newmont and State Oil are going to make between now and 2015.

(De Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO — As soon as all matters regarding the declaration of intent with Ballast Nedam are finished, there will be an international tender for the construction of the bridge across the Corantijn River.

(Reuters) – Veteran actor Shammi Kapoor passed away in the early hours of today after a prolonged illness, the doctor attending to him said.

(Jamaica Observer) High light bills have proved the death of one popular Kingston business.

The government last week appealed the $6.5 million compensation ruling in favour of the teen whose genitals were burnt while in police custody, amidst accusations from defence attorney Khemraj Ramjattan that all the stops are being pulled to avoid paying up.