Guyana News

Almost a week after a freshly made “channa bomb” was found in a washroom at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri, authorities are yet to determine how it ended up there and for what purpose.

Local Non-Governmental Organisa-tion (NGO) Monique’s Caring Hands Support Centre has launched ‘Soca De Vote,’ a project aimed at informing and empowering citizens with the knowledge that will enable them to participate effectively in the upcoming elections.

Government is well on its way to completing the appropriate framework for the liberalisation of the telecoms sector, Prime Minister Samuel Hinds said on Tuesday.

A Japanese national and a local man were jailed on Tuesday after they were found guilty of cocaine and ganja trafficking by Magistrate Krishndat Persaud at the Springlands Court.

The preliminary inquiry (PI) into the charges levelled against William Light for the murders of Cedrick Blackman and Ann Cham-A-Koon continued on Tuesday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court before acting Chief Magistrate

A man accused of robbing another man at knife-point on South Road was on Tuesday remanded by acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Two siblings accused of assaulting each other were on Monday placed on self-bail by acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

A labourer was on Tuesday remanded when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, where a charge of simple larceny was levelled against him.

Less than 24 hours after he was severely burnt in a fire at his Enmore, East Coast Demerara home, three-year-old Tony Ramlogan succumbed early yesterday morning.

The police have issued a wanted bulletin for an Albouystown resident whom they say is wanted in connection with narcotics trafficking.

A post-mortem examination performed on the remains of the Kilcoy cane-harvester who died last Thursday after a severe beating proved that he died from acute peritonitis and ruptured stomach.

Police on Tuesday arrested two men after destroying two marijuana fields and several kilogrammes of dried marijuana at Millie’s Hide Out Backdam, Linden-Soesdyke Highway.

AMMAN, (Reuters) – Syrian tanks shelled residential  districts in two towns yesterday and at least 19 people were  killed across the country, rights campaigners said, as President  Bashar al-Assad’s forces fought to crush a seven-week uprising.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A Republican who sits on the  Senate Armed Services Committee viewed the death photos of  Osama bin Laden yesterday and said the pictures — some  gruesome — leave no doubt the al Qaeda leader is dead.

TRIPOLI, (Reuters) – Libyan rebels said they took  control of Misrata airport in heavy fighting with Muammar  Gaddafi’s forces yesterday, seizing large quantities of  weapons and munitions in a major victory in the besieged city.

Police yesterday said they had arrested the prime suspect in Friday’s night armed robbery on Mandela Avenue during searches and raids on 25 buildings The police, in a release, said that the suspect was arrested while the police conducted searches and raids in the city and its environs.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Hedge fund founder Raj  Rajaratnam was found guilty on all 14 counts of insider trading  in a sweeping victory for the government and a vindication of  its aggressive use of phone taps to pursue Wall Street crimes.

The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) said five local producers of indigenous processed foods are in Canada to participate in the annual SIAL-11 agricultural trade show in Toronto.

CHICAGO/LONDON,  (Reuters) – An experimental vaccine  helped monkeys with a form of the AIDS virus control the  infection for more than a year, suggesting it may lead to a  vaccine for people, U.S.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters Life!) – Bob Marley’s battle  with cancer ended in a Miami hospital 30 years ago on  Wednesday, bringing to a premature close the life of reggae  music’s most important standard-bearer.