Guyana News

Relatives of a Guyanese woman who was allegedly murdered by her husband in Barbados last year have expressed dismay at the manner in which court proceedings in the case are heading on the island.

(De Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO — President-elect of Haiti Michel ‘Sweet Micky’ Martelly and the American-Haitian hip-hop singer Wyclef Jean will arrive in Suriname on Friday to visit President Desi Bouterse.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors have  narrowed their criminal case against Allen Stanford, the Texas  financier accused of running a $7 billion Ponzi scheme.

PROVIDENCE, Guyana, (Reuters) – An unbeaten 77 from  Lendl Simmons led West Indies to a 10-wicket victory with 26.3  overs to spare in the fifth and final one-day international  against Pakistan today.

(Trinidad Express) More than 50 Air Jamaica employees have been let go from the airline.

(Trinidad Express) Farmers, irate over the bulldozed farmlands and crops, as well as the “arrogance” of Housing Minister Dr Roodal Moonilal, created a mob scene outside the Port of Spain offices of the Housing Development Corporation (HDC) yesterday, calling on the Prime Minister to intervene in their situation.

An emotionally disturbed Guyanese man allegedly stabbed his mother to death last night in Brooklyn, New York.

Damon Roberts, a Guyanese real-estate attorney is dropping out of the 2nd District City Council race in Philadelphia over the lack of campaign contributions.

ROME, (Reuters) – Spain, Denmark and the Netherlands  have joined Italy and France in recognising the Transitional  National Council of rebels fighting to overthrow Muammar  Gaddafi, a rebel spokesman said today.

A frozen land allocation process has resulted in widespread illegal mining, while the response of the Guyana Geology and Mines Com-mission (GGMC) has been hampered by the fact that it only has 41% of its required staffing, mining officials said yesterday.

The Guyana Power & Light Com-pany (GPL) has terminated its agreement with bill payment service, Bill Direct Holdings Inc.,

By Abigail Semple Ann Benjamin, the mother of Angold Cox, says she was on the phone with him when he was fatally shot by lawmen, who have said that he was resisting arrest.

A driver of a pick-up, who fled after he struck down and killed a Stabroek Market butcher on Tuesday night, is now in custody after an eyewitness gave his licence plate number to police.

Some students who were arrested after they travelled on March 29 from the city to the Leonora Secondary School armed with knives have been expelled.

Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) President Colin Bynoe has labelled criticisms of the union’s recent five-year labour deal with the government “trash talk,” saying the full agreement not only reflects intense negotiations but was achieved without any support from within the labour movement.

The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) commissioned a new $57M well at La Parfait Harmonie on Wednesday that is expected to serve  about 15,000 West Bank Demerara residents.

In defending the recent appointment of Donald Ramotar as political advisor to President Bharrat Jagdeo, Cabinet Secretary Dr Roger Luncheon yesterday said that it was a “legitimate” appointment based on the identification of a need by the Head of State.

The Schools Welfare Department recently hosted a mini-exhibition to showcase the creativity and talent of teenage mothers, in an effort to equip them in undertaking their new roles as mothers as well as completing their secondary education.

In excess of 15,000 gallons of fuel have been distributed by the Mahaica/ Mahaicony/Abary-Agricultural Development Authority (MMA-ADA) to farmers to pump water out of their cultivation and to undertake emergency works, the Ministry of Agriculture said in a press release yesterday.

Police shot two men last night in Sophia in separate incidents: one was allegedly ransacking a house and the other allegedly snatched a gold chain from a woman.