Guyana News

(De Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO — Friday last week, President Bouterse was not invited to the traditional Queen’s Day-reception at the home of the Dutch Ambassador.

(De Ware Tijd) PANAMA CITY — Together with other countries in the region, Suriname is going to form a pact against illegal trade.

(Barbados Nation) REDjet is set to fly into Trinidad and Tobago from May 15.

(Barbados Nation) Farmers have been left with flooded fields, damaged crops and profits washed down the drain after heavy rains over the past few weeks.

KABUL, (Reuters) – Heavily armed Taliban fighters,  appearing in a video purporting to show frontline militants in  southern Afghanistan, have said the killing of Osama bin Laden  will inspire them to continue fighting until all foreign troops  have left the country.

Up to this week, gold declarations totalled 106,000 ounces—about a third of the target this year—but Chair-man of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) Board of Directors Major General (rtd) Joe Singh expressed worry that some of the production is being smuggled out of the country.

Following the discovery of an apparent `channa’ bomb at the Timehri airport last evening, the Cheddi Jagan International Airport Corporation (CJIAC) today said that the bottle did not pose

To ensure the continuous availability of water for fire-fighting purposes in the city, the Fire Advisory Board has recommended the setting up of a special water main, with untreated water.

An ex-policeman, armed with a toy gun, was on Wednesday evening shot while resisting arrest at Cummings Park, Sophia.

The villages of Victoria and Cove and John on the East Coast of Demerara are poised to benefit from their involvement in the mangrove restoration project.

Suriname’s request to expand its maritime territory, which recently won approval, is not worrying, according to Minister of Foreign Affairs Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkette, who noted that they are required to sit down with Guyana and conclude an agreement delimiting the maritime boundary.

Orin Cornelius, who was allegedly set alight by his older brother, succumbed to his injuries at the Georgetown Public Hospital on Tuesday.

An 18-year-old Bachelor’s Adventure resident was yesterday afternoon shot by police on patrol in the area, leaving relatives and residents outraged at what they alleged was an act of police brutality.

Dr. William Warren Smith, who officially assumed office as the fifth President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) on May 1, was on Wednesday met and formally welcomed to Guyana by the Minister of Finance, Dr.

The Ministry of Agriculture has budgeted over $30M for wide-scale spraying to combat acoushi ants in hinterland and coastal areas.

The body of a man, suspected to be that of a homeless person, was on Wednesday discovered in Le Repentir Cemetery.

The set target for the first rice crop is close to being achieved despite the effects of the La Nina weather phenomenon, Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud said on Wednesday.

New Ambassador of Switzer-land to Guyana, Markus-Alexander Antonietti, has hailed the Guyana/Norway forest agreement as a model to be emulated worldwide.

Jean Smith, who was an active member of the PNCR, the city council and in particular the trade union movement, died on May 1.

Despite the poor turnout at a community forum in Linden the organizers are satisfied that they have achieved their objectives to a great degree and a youth forum to be held soon is one of the developments in an ongoing programme.