Guyana News

Magistrate Hazel Octave-Hamilton granted $125,000 bail each to three Roxanne Burnham Gardens youths accused of robbing another of a BlackBerry Smartphone and other items.

The Guyana National Road Safety Council (GNRSC) is hosting a Road Safety Volunteers Training Workshop to show its support for the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020 by the United Nations.

The Women and Gender Equality Commission on Thursday handed over its first annual report to Deputy Speaker Clarissa Riehl.

The Ministry of Agriculture and McGill University on Tuesday inked a three-year Cdn$5M agreement aimed at stimulating greater food security.

(Trinidad Express) Five months after Anita Ramsaran walked out of the family’s business place in Penal and vanished, relatives have received the news they had dreaded.

(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar yesterday laid down the law to police officers who are threatening to stay away from work on Monday to “rest and relax”.

At about 1100h. today,  police say that members of a mobile patrol at Vigilance, ECD, saw Dwayne Critchlow, 28 years of North Vigilance, ECD, who was wanted for questioning in relation to the investigation of an incident during May 2011 where, while armed with a firearm, he had threatened a policeman at Plaisance, ECD.

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – Gunmen today  ambushed and killed a Brazilian judge known for taking a hard  line against criminals, including corrupt police officers.

Robert Simels, one-time lawyer for Roger Khan,  has failed to have his convictions for conspiracy and other offences overturned.

(Trinidad Guardian) Education Minister Dr Tim Gopeesingh says laptops, expected to be delivered to new secondary school students in September, will cost US$150 less than last year. He

(Trinidad Exress) The ANR Robinson International Airport in Tobago was shut down last night after a Virgin Atlantic plane entered a closed-off section of the runway and blew a tyre which left the aircraft disabled.

A mother of four was early this morning shot in her shoulder allegedly by her reputed husband who is on the run.

(Trinidad Express) Claiming neglect by the People’s Partnership Government, residents set up burning barricades along every road leading to Point Fortin yesterday.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Police investigators say more investors in the unregistered investment scheme Nipon Farms are coming forward following the arrest of its principal, businessman Carl Ranglin.

(Jamaica Gleaner) “What I did was inexcusable (but) I am not a terrible person,” convicted Olint Ponzi scheme operator David Smith told the United States District Court in Orlando yesterday while he awaited sentencing.

(Barbados Nation) FIFA’S big bribery scandal simply won’t go away. The sport’s world governing body has started an official investigation involving 16 Caribbean officials who attended a Caribbean Football Union (CFU) meeting in Trinidad in May to which FIFA presidential candidate Mohamed bin Hammam ­– since banned by FIFA for involvement in a votes-for-bribery scandal – was invited.

By Abigail Semple, Frances Abraham and Roxanne Clarke Queen’s College student Anuradha Dev and New Amsterdam Multilateral student Shalita Appadu each gained 15 Grade One passes to share the top spot at this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations.

A man died after being involved in an accident which occurred at 1 am yesterday at David and Lamaha streets, Kitty.

Guyanese archaeologist George Simon and a team of scientists are on the verge of making key discoveries on human settlements which may have existed in the Berbice area as long as 5000 years ago.

A teenager was beaten to death during an argument at Monessee Backdam, Port Kaituma, North West District on Tuesday and a suspect has been arrested.