Guyana News

More than two years after the new Anti-Money Laundering and Countering of Terrorism law was enacted, it is still not clear what work the lead agency under the Act—the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU)—has been doing as there has been no known case brought by it against anyone during that period.

An off-duty policeman was stabbed with an ice-pick yesterday after he tried to free his wife from an armed robber.

Prime Minister of Barbados Freundel Stuart says  there is encouraging progress in the free movement of skilled persons and goods in the region and he urged an end to the unwieldy agendas at the summit of Caricom Heads in favour of the “simplicity of serious intellectual discourse”.

The Ministry of Education inaugurated student councils in 13 schools on Wednesday, in keeping with its broader initiative to give students a greater voice on matters that affect them.

Dion Mangali, of Cropper Primary, on the Corentyne, is Region Six’s top student at this year’s National Grade Six Assessment, while Cumber-land Primary School, in East Canje, produced the region’s other top performers.

Government on Friday launched a $20M national programme  to improve livestock breeds to aid the industry’s growth with the aim of tapping into the world market,  the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported.

In fulfilling their commitment to give back to the town that gave them a head start, members of the Linden Fund (LF) and the Overseas Medical Assistance Team (OMAT) have booked their tickets for Guyana on  July 10.

Child abuse has become a major problem and the region must take urgent measures to protect the most vulnerable ones in the Caribbean Community, says  Desiré Delano Boutérse, President of Suriname.

The Ministry of Education says St Margaret’s, Rose Hall Estate and Hampton Court primary schools were judged the best child-friendly schools in a recent contest organised by the ministry and UNICEF.

President Bharrat Jagdeo says he hopes that the films produced through the President’s Film Endowment Project 2011 will promote local culture and see the revival of a true Guyanese identity.

A doctor will be deployed to Leguan full-time with effect from July 25, 2011.

The British High Commission says it hoped that the recent Olympic Day Fun Walk/Jog and Run exercise hosted by the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) last Sunday would inspire the public to participate in sport and exercise.

The foundation for the new Sacred Heart Church has been successfully laid, according to a report in this week’s Catholic Standard.

Volunteer Youth Corps (VYC) is hosting Peace Fest 2K11 at the National Park on Saturday, July 9 featuring some of Guyana’s best performers.

The Commemoration Committee for the Son Chapman tragedy is to hold  a remembrance programme today to commemorate the 47th anniversary of the bombing of the Son Chapman vessel which caused 43  persons from Linden to lose their lives, a press release from the PNCR said.

Police say that at about 0250h today Police Sergeant 18905 Chandradat Kuldeep along with his wife and three friends were on their way home when he observed two men on a motor scooter robbing a man and a woman of their jewellery on the Eccles Public Road, EBD.

Police say that at about 0730h today the body of Andy Dilchand, 22 years of  ‘C’ Field, Sophia, was found in his home.

(WICB) St John’s, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board has noted the statement of July 1 by Chris Gayle.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic outplayed Rafa  Nadal to win the Wimbledon title with an emphatic 6-4 6-1 1-6  6-3 victory in the final today.

(Trinidad Guardian) Government must first examine what will happen “at home” in T&T regarding the Clico matter before it can consider outside, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has said, noting regional concerns about the Clico issue.