Guyana News

Fire ravaged a five-bedroom, two-flat house at 528 `D’ Field, Turkeyen yesterday at around 10:30 am.

‘It is the competition for ideas that builds the party. What you have to try and do is to keep the competition within reasonable bounds so it doesn’t lead to people cussing out each other and leaving’Former PNC finance minister Carl Greenidge feels that personality politics has caused the internal conflict that has plagued his party in recent years, and says the party’s leadership has to be more efficient in fulfilling a mandate from the wider membership to utilize all the human resources available.

Substantial repairs need to be done on parts of the Linden-Lethem road severely damaged by recent floods but rain continues to stall works leaving Lethem residents wary of higher prices for food.

You can now “like” the Parliament of Guyana. Also comment, view photos and keep updated on happenings within the Public Buildings’ hallowed halls now with its very own Facebook page.

Two persons, en route to Suriname, were arrested after police discovered 2 kilos cocaine and about 89 grams of hashish in their vehicle.

The region’s flagship programme, the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME), could not be successful without the “full participation” of youth, particularly since young people under 30 represented 63% of the region’s population, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Assistant Secretary-General, Trade and Economic Integration, CARICOM Secretariat said on Thursday.

From today until Saturday, Dr. Balwant Singh’s Hospital will be offering a free medical clinic for persons suffering from various ailments including those of the heart.

The Commission of Inquiry into the accident at the Enmore factory on May 15 which resulted in the death of factory worker Jainarine Singh will commence its full investigation from today under the chairmanship of Dale Beresford.

Decisions following June 17th meeting of WICB Board of Directors (WICB) Kingston, Jamaica – Following are decisions taken by the Board of Directors of the West Indies Cricket Board at the meeting of the Board in Kingston, Jamaica on June 17th.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The United States scored  twice in the second half to beat a 10-man Jamaica squad 2-0 today and advance to the semi-finals of the CONCACAF Gold  Cup.

At about 0850h. today police ranks stopped and searched motor vehicle PJJ 9393, which was en route to Suriname, at Molsen Creek, Corentyne.

More than 300 former employees of the defunct Diamond Sugar Estate turned up to  uplift their severance benefits at the Diamond Secondary School  today as emotions ran high on “the ending of an era” of sugar cultivation on the East Bank of Demerara estate.

Fire ravaged a five bedroom, two-flat house at 528 D’ Field, Turkeyen today at around 10:30 am.

(ICC) A number of rising and talented cricketers have improved their positions in the Reliance ICC ODI Player Rankings following the conclusion of the West Indies and India series which the tourists won 3-2 on Thursday.

(Trinidad Guardian) Majority state-owned Telecommunications Services of T&T (TSTT) is set to award a multi-million dollar advertising contract to Ross Advertising Ltd, the advertising agency of People’s Partnership, owned by Ernie Ross. But

(Jamaica Gleaner) A mole in the Ministry of Finance provided the United States Embassy in Kingston insider information on almost every move made by then Finance Minister Dr Omar Davies.

(Barbados Nation)  Police are investigating a possible murder. This follows the discovery of the partially decomposed body of missing woman Sharika Olivia Bishop which was discovered yesterday morning in a field at Thyme Bottom, Christ Church.

(Barbados Nation) A St Michael Man accused of buggering two schoolboys has been remanded to Dodds Prisons until July 15.

(Trinidad Express) Attorney General Anand Ramlogan yesterday was the only Cabinet Minister to criticise the e-mails sent from the home computer of Sasha Mohammed, special adviser to the Prime Minister, attacking Express editor-in-chief Omatie Lyder and Express reporter Anna Ramdass.

Farmers in the Hope/ Dochfour area, East Coast Demerara are in a quandary after receiving conflicting messages from officials from the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) as regards the Hope Relief Canal.