Guyana News

A miner was on Monday tied to a tree at 14 Miles, Bartica and beaten to death by three men, who were also armed with guns, after he was accused of having knowledge about a missing brush cutter.

A female relative has been identified as the mastermind of the armed robbery of businessman Malcolm Panday and his family at their Bel Air Gardens home on Tuesday, Well-placed sources told this newspaper that the breakthrough came during the interrogation of the six men held after the brazen attack.

Opposition political parties yesterday warned that holding a new round of Claims and Objections to facilitate registration could taint the upcoming polls, while saying the Guyana Elections Commis-sion (GECOM) appeared ready “to bend to the will” of the government and the ruling party.

Crime Chief Seelall Persaud has said that there is evidence to suggest that 14-year-old Shameeza Khubeer, who claimed she was abducted on Saturday, has lied.

Education Minister Shaik Baksh yesterday announced that the investment into schools to establish, or in some cases, refurbish computer laboratories is now worth $280 million.

Operations at the main laboratory of the Linden Hospital Complex (LHC) were at a standstill for hours yesterday after fumes from an unknown source sent persons scampering from the room and it is expected to be closed for a few days as a number of specialists review the situation.

Teams have been appointed by President Bharrat Jagdeo and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to assess the operations of a rice mill at Cane Grove, East Coast Demerara, which residents say has continually produced dust clouds over the past 10 years, enveloping their homes and causing them health problems.

At 11pm yesterday, the border community of Lethem had been without power for over 24 hours, after the power company ran out of fuel.

Ravendra Persaud, 17, who was found dead on a Mahaica Creek Road on Tuesday, died as a result of a fractured skull, a post-mortem examination has revealed.

Relatives of Terry Wayne Jack of Orealla are wondering why the policeman who was accused of shooting him dead was not taken to the Springlands Court where Magistrate Krishndat Persaud was sitting on Monday.

The Windsor Forest koker has still not been repaired. Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud, recently told this newspaper that the repairs would have been finished over the last weekend.

A 27-year-old man who allegedly broke and entered the business premises of another man and stole $660,000 was placed on $200,000 bail after he made an appearance before the Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine -Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

Oswald Singh, who fatally struck Rubena Hutson while riding a motorcycle, was yesterday placed on $250,000 bail by acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.

US citizen Diamond Boulware was on Thursday last sentenced to 42 months imprisonment for cocaine trafficking in Guyana and additionally was fined $9M.

With its passage, a proposed amendment to the Caricom Community (Free Entry of Skilled Nationals) Act will see the widening of the categories of ‘skilled nationals’ eligible for free movement in the region.

The University of Guyana (UG) is providing a final opportunity for persons to apply for the 2011/2012 academic year, and online applications were reopened for one week beginning July 11 and ending July 17, a press release from UG’s Public Relations Division said.

A 19-year-old man who allegedly snatched a woman’s  gold chain and pendant  as she was walking along a city street was placed on $100,000 bail after he made an appearance before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court Tuesday.

PPP/C MP Norman Whittaker says the Amerindian Affairs and Home Affairs ministries have been engaged in registering the births of hinterland residents.

Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Kamla Persad-Bissessar recently called on regional heads to consider it as imperative that the people of the Caribbean, particularly young people, be invited to participate in creating the future in the Caribbean community.

The development of early childhood education in the Caribbean has been given a much needed boost with the launch of the Foundation for the Development of Carib-bean Children (FDCC) at a recent regional forum.