Guyana News

The woman who allegedly set her husband alight in the Mazaruni area on Friday morning has turned herself over to the police and charges are expected to be laid shortly.

Deputy Chief Executive Officer at Guyana Sugar Corporation Rajendra Singh said no assessment has been made of the power generating plant at the Skeldon Factory which is down, but experts are expected to diagnose the problem by tomorrow.

Nirmala Sugrim, the fish vendor, who was injured after the car she was travelling in collided with a minibus on Wednesday morning last, has been transferred from the High Dependency Unit to the Female Surgical Ward at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH).

The Ministry of Education is again hosting a national remediation programme for weak performers in English and Mathematics over the July/August holidays.

A man accused of stealing a quantity of steel rods from his employer was yesterday admitted to bail in the sum of $100,000 by acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

The relatives of Narine Gajadhar, who died after he was struck down at Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice, were yesterday granted some satisfaction, as the police officers who verbally abused them were disciplined by a senior officer.

Caribbean Airlines and Air Jamaica will operate under one ‘BW’ code beginning July 1, 2011 as the two brands merge into one airline.

A Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara man was last evening rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) nursing a chop wound to the head following a fight with his mother.

The police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 68-year-old man who fell from the platform of a two-storey building yesterday.

Guyana is listed as a Tier 2 country in the US Trafficking In Persons (TIP) report, and is identified as a source and destination country for “men, women, and children subjected to sex trafficking” and forced labour.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Five-times champion Venus  Williams followed her sister Serena out of Wimbledon today  when she was outplayed by Bulgaria’s Tsvetana Pironkova for the  second year in a row.

HONG KONG, (Reuters) – The Indian cricket board  (BCCI) has finally agreed to use the Decision Review System  (DRS) after the International Cricket Council (ICC) today  proposed a modified version of the technology which allows teams  to challenge umpire rulings.

(Trinidad Express) Two policemen accused of kidnapping and robbing a businessman and his friend were detained for questioning on Saturday evening.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Top seed Caroline Wozniacki was  upset 1-6 7-6 7-5 by Dominika Cibulkova in the fourth round at  Wimbledon today, following defending champion Serena  Williams out of the tournament.

(Trinidad Express) Three new Government Ministries have been created after Saturday’s Cabinet reshuffle.

(Trinidad Express) A letter of complaint from the Congress of the People (COP) denouncing changes in the People’s Partnership administration was delivered to Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar last night.

(Jamaica Observer) At least 16,000 Jamaican children are being forced to engage in some form of economic activity, even as the Government tries to stem the problem through work with the International Labour Organisation (ILO).

LONDON, (Reuters) – Defending champion Serena  Williams saved four match points before losing 6-3 7-6 to  Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli in the fourth round at Wimbledon today.

A vehicle transporting lumber yesterday turned over resulting in the death of three persons: a father, his son and another relative, while one other person was seriously injured.

Passengers were thrown into panic when the Caribbean Airlines plane on which they were travelling to Barbados from Jamaica experienced cabin pressure failure yesterday afternoon, according to the Barbados Nation.