Guyana News

Two more witnesses took the stand on Friday last as the trial into obstructing the municipal works at Le Repentir dumpsite continued; with which activist Mark Benschop and columnist Freddie Kissoon have been charged.

Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry will hear the preliminary inquiry into the murder charge against Kevin Verwin on

The Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce and the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) in collaboration with Wilderness Explorers recently trained 25 persons as city tour guides.

A 26-year-old boat operator was yesterday refused bail by Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton after he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on separate charges of possession of ammunition and narcotics.

A woman who pleaded guilty to possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking was yesterday fined $30,000 and sentenced to three years imprisonment by Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton.

Several City councillors yesterday refused to recognise Yonette Pluck-Cort as Town Clerk, while a scheduled no-confidence motion against Mayor Hamilton Green was postponed until the next statutory meeting.

A man was on Sunday caught in what is suspected to be a gun trap at the National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI) Agricultural Road, Mon Repos East Coast Demerara.

The Hebrew Family of Guyana recognizes Passover as the day of independence in the community and observances were held here from dusk yesterday until earlier today.

A McDoom, East Bank Demerara resident was yesterday granted bail in the sum of $20,000, and his matter adjourned pending the appearance of his wife, whom he is charged with assaulting.

KANO, Nigeria (Reuters) – Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan appealed for unity yesterday after deadly riots erupted in largely Muslim opposition strongholds over his election victory.

RABAT (Reuters) – Morocco hosted a visit by a Libyan deputy foreign minister yesterday, a rare diplomatic link between Muammar Gaddafi’s government and one of the staunch allies of the Western coaltion determined to overthrow him.

BEIJING (Reuters) – China appears to have staged a second test-flight of a new stealth fighter jet, a state-owned newspaper said today, which if true could be another step towards narrowing the military gap with the United States.

AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian forces fired shots at hundreds of protesters who had gathered overnight in Homs city in defiance of warning by the authorities to halt what they called an insurrection, a rights campaigner said today.

SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – Three dozen Crips street gang members and two motel owners have been indicted for running a prostitution ring that targeted underage girls through social networking sites including MySpace, Craigslist, Twitter and Facebook, prosecutors said yesterday.

Operations at the recently opened Good Hope/Supenaam stelling on the Essequibo Coast were this afternoon halted after part of the structure collapsed under the weight of a vehicle.

The Georgetown Public Hospital in a release today said that its Occupational Safety and Health Officer has said that the type of cockroach that has plagued the Female Medical Ward is the German species, which did not originate there but was brought into the hospital.

At about 1700h yesterday, Tikaram Persaud, 61 years of Triumph, ECD, was on a farm at Triumph, ECD, when he heard what sounded like a gunshot and was injured to his right foot, the police say.

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A man was fined $35 million and jailed for four years while his alleged accomplice was refused bail, when they appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton today charged with possession of and trafficking in over 50 pounds of cocaine.

The army today said that a Colombian national was shot dead at Eteringbang in Region Seven (Cuyuni/Mazaruni) and a soldier has been taken into custody.