Guyana News

Chairman of the Mahdia Committee Development Council Floyd Herman says that rehabilitation work on the Mahdia arcade, which was last year levelled by fire, is progressing but more funds are needed to complete the work.

A 46-year-old woman has gone missing since June 8 and relatives believe something is definitely amiss since it is unlike her to go away without contacting any of her relatives.

Chandradat Persaud, a prisoner currently serving a sentence of 15 years, was yesterday sentenced to an additional three years after he pleaded guilty to the charge of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.

One year after former immigration officer Samuel Boucher was gunned down in Brooklyn, New York, relatives here say that they are not convinced that he was a victim of an armed robbery.

Sterling Products Limited launched new brand of ice cream “Royal Ripple”, an $80 million investment, at the Georgetown Club on Friday evening.

With Monday’s Homestretch Avenue accident claiming five lives, the PPP yesterday urged drivers to act more responsibly, while APNU candidate David Granger said the Home Ministry must accept blame, given its neglect of road safety.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Rupert Murdoch was attacked by a  protester today while giving evidence to a British  parliamentary committee at which he defended his son and his  company over a scandal that has rocked the British  establishment.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Newly appointed Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce Dr Christopher Tufton has responded to deafening calls from various sectors for a shutdown of the scrap-metal industry by instituting a temporary ban.

LONDON (Reuters) – Rupert Murdoch and his son James apologised to the parliament today over a hacking scandal that has engulfed News Corp.

On November 14, 2014, a judge entered a Nolle Prosequi order (a formal notice of abandonment by the prosecutor) in the case of a  Guyanese Taekwondo instructor who had  been accused of sexually assaulting a nine-year-old girl in Georgia, USA.

PARAMARIBO – A security and intelligence team that former Justice Minister Chandrikapersad Santokhi installed by ministerial resolution was of a “mysterious” nature.

(Barbados Nation) Low-cost carrier REDjet can now fly into Jamaica. The announcement was made yesterday by Jamaica’s Transport and Works Minister Mike Henry who said approval was granted following a series of meetings with regulatory authorities late last week.

CONAKRY, (Reuters) – Guinean President Alpha Conde  escaped a sustained rocket and gunfire attack by unknown  assailants on his residence today that killed one person  and left his home riddled with bullet holes.

A fifth person died this morning of injuries sustained in yesterday’s horrific crash on Homestretch Avenue.

Following a 3-2 vote by commissioners of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Chairman Dr Steve Surujbally yesterday announced that a new round of Claims and Objections will be held to facilitate the registration of persons who were previously unable to register.

Sacked doctor Vishwamintra Persaud was remanded to prison yesterday, after being arraigned at the Blairmont Court on charges of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl.

A miner was badly wounded yesterday morning when gunmen invaded a camp at Five Star Backdam, North West District.

Sixty-two-year–old East Ruimveldt resident Eustace Rodrigues, who was struck down by a car while cycling in the city on Sunday morning, succumbed to his injuries early yesterday morning at the Georgetown Public Hospital(GPH).

The recent recapture of convicted pirate Kevin ‘Long Hair’ Narine in Suriname shows what active cooperation between law enforcement agencies operating in two neighbouring jurisdictions can bring about, the Home Ministry said last evening.

A man who police say was under surveillance for an hour before he was allegedly found with an unlicensed firearm was yesterday remanded to prison by acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.