Guyana News

THE HAGUE,  (Reuters) – The International  Criminal Court issued arrest warrants today for Libya’s  Muammar Gaddafi, his son Saif al-Islam and the country’s spy  chief, Abdullah al-Senussi, on charges of crimes against  humanity.

Members of a joint services team discovered a three-acre marijuana field on Saturday in the vicinity of Torani, Canje River.

Police arrested a man on Saturday following the discovery of an unlicensed gun and matching ammunition at Number 58 Village Backdam, Corentyne.

A 45-year-old miner who was set alight by his wife during a dispute in the  Mazaruni  backdam on Friday morning succumbed to his injuries at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) on Saturday night.

Parents want the Ministry of Education (MoE) to launch a full-scale investigation into the violence at the Charlestown Secondary School on Friday afternoon which left one student and three teachers injured.

A 35-year-old man is now dead following an early morning accident on Sheriff Street yesterday.

Wanted man Vijay Seenarine, who escaped from the New Amsterdam Prison just over two weeks ago, was arrested yesterday after police found him walking along a street in Corentyne, Berbice.

Police are investigating a fatal accident that occurred at about 9 pm on Saturday at Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice.

Police are investigating the death of a 61-year-old man who was discovered inside his car which was found submerged in a canal at Hope on the East Coast of Demerara yesterday morning.

Relocation of key facilities from flood-prone areas is a plan that should be implemented urgently, Lethem residents say.

The absence of a police witness has stalled the Babita Sarjou case, in which Anand Narine is accused of circulating nude photos of his former wife.

The Bank of Baroda (Guyana) Inc. notched up an after-tax profit of $156.6M, a sharp increase from the $103.4M recorded the previous year.

Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee has called on  Community Policing Group (CPG)  members to conduct themselves, whether on or off duty, by the established rules and regulations.

The United States and Caribbean countries on Wednesday reaffirmed a shared commitment to work together through the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI) partnership to reduce illicit trafficking in drugs, small arms and ammunition and increase public safety.

Clinton Williams, Chief Executive Officer of Guyana National Industrial Company, was re-elected to serve a second term at the helm of the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) last month.

Two men accused of robbing a woman of $123,000 worth of cash and other items were on Friday remanded to prison after appearing before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

The Anna Catherina Islamic Complex (ACIC) hosted the National Qaseeda Competi-tion recently to mark the end of Eid Milad un Nabi 2011 and select contestants for the International Qaseeda Mehfil set for Suriname in July.

At about 2000h, last night Malcolm Lancaster, 49 years of D’Urban Street, Georgetown, who was a patient at the GPHC, succumbed to burn injuries he had sustained, according to police.

The police are investigating a fatal accident that occurred at about 0425h.

(WICB) Kingston, Jamaica – The Boards of Directors of the West Indies Cricket Board and the Jamaica Cricket Association met in Kingston Jamaica last Sunday to discuss a number of issues of mutual interest.