Guyana News

A man who said he was under the influence of drugs when he committed two separate break-ins as yesterday sentenced to six years imprisonment by acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Education Minister Shaik Baksh is urging parents to take advantage of the school uniform voucher distribution programme, which is intended to boost student attendance.

Relatives of the No. 64 Village rice farmer are convinced that he was murdered after the results of a post-mortem examination proved that he died as a result of a severe fractured skull.

The Licence Revenue Office (LRO) has implemented several new systems to simplify the processes for the purchase and renewal of licences.

(Trinidad Express) The Commission of Enquiry into the failure of CL Financial (CLF) and four of its subsidiaries has been pushed back to accommodate the application for a stay by the legal team of former CLF chairman Lawrence Duprey.

(Trinidad Express) Fire yesterday destroyed a portion of the multi-million dollar South Campus of the National Academy for the Performing Arts (NAPA), still months away from its delayed official opening.

(Trinidad Express) Charged with marrying a woman while being legally married to another, Marlon Joseph appeared before a Sangre Grande magistrate yesterday, where he was denied bail as the court was not too sure about his address.

ALBANY, N.Y.,  (Reuters) – New York’s state  legislature gave final approval yesterday to same-sex  marriages, a key victory for gay rights ahead of the 2012  presidential and congressional elections.

Marissa Carrington and LaShawn Ann Mootoo who had been missing since Tuesday and believed kidnapped were released tonight.

The police say they are probing an incident that occurred at the Charlestown Secondary School at about 3.40 today where relatives of a twelve-year-old student attacked teachers of the school with cutlasses, after it was alleged that the student had been assaulted by one of the teachers.

DUBAI,  (Reuters) – Sri Lankan opening batsman Upul  Tharanga has been suspended for three months after failing a  doping test, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said today.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Peter Falk, star of the  1970s hit TV drama “Columbo,” whose role as the rumpled  detective of the same name earned him four Emmys, has died  after years of battling Alzheimer’s disease.

The man who was suffering from a suspected stab wound to the neck and succumbed to his injuries while being transported by vehicle from Black Water, Mahdia, on June 21, 2011, has been identified as Steve Anthony Carew, 44 years, of Soesdyke, EBD, police said this afternoon.

The police are investigating the alleged kidnapping of an 18-year-old Unity Village, East Coast Demerara girl, who went missing since Wednesday following which a relative received a text message demanding ransom.

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An emotional Michael Carrington this midday appealed for all with 4×4 vehicles to assist in search operations at Dora on the Linden/Soesdyke Highway to find his daughter, Marissa Carrington and her friend, LaShawn Ann Mootoo.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – A former Egyptian banker  pleaded guilty in a New York court today to a criminal  charge that he sexually abused a hotel maid and now faces a  multimillion dollar civil suit in connection with the case.

Dwarka Gangadin was this morning committed to stand trial in the High Court over the murder of his wife, Bridgette, whose mangled remains were found on the Vigilance public road last May.

PPP/C presidential candidate Donald Ramotar this morning said that his party has written to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) requesting that it implements some measure to facilitate eligible persons to be registered.

(Trinidad Guardian) Had he not quit his FIFA’s vice-presidential post, Jack Warner would have been found guilty of corruption.