Guyana News

A young couple has been left traumatised after the “police” tried to search their Subryanville home on Wednesday night, saying they were searching for a missing child.

The State Forest Exploratory Permit (SFEP) granted to Simon and Shock International Logging Inc (SSI) in 2007 expired last December, according to documents released by the government last evening on a much-questioned forest deal.

The Mayor and City Council’s Constabulary has beefed up security surveillance around the Stabroek Market area following reports of persons there facilitating the sale of stolen items under the pretext of doing business.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has suspended the sale of motor vehicle licences at two of its offices to better facilitate activities for the submission of income, property and corporation tax returns.

The requirement for Guyanese and Jamaicans to have visas before entering St Maarten came into  effect from last Monday and according to one report the new requirement has left travellers already booked to visit the country in the coming days in limbo because no notice was given.

As the preliminary inquiry (PI) into the treason matter against Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Major Bruce Munroe, his wife Carol Ann Munroe and ex-soldier Leonard Wharton continued yesterday, Quincy Critchlow once again took to the witness box and continued his testimony.

The preliminary inquiry (PI) into the attempted murder of Police Constables Rajindra Singh and Damintra Intrapaul for which Colin Jones, Randy Mars, Jafar Simpson, Anthony Watson and Basil Morgan are accused had to be adjourned until April 28 due to the absence of Sergeant Mitchel Caesar.

TRIPOLI,  (Reuters) – Leaders of Britain, France and  the United States vowed yesterday to keep up their military  campaign in Libya until Muammar Gaddafi leaves power, and rebels  said his forces pounded the city of Misrata with missiles.

A man accused of stealing a quantity of underwear from his mother and threatening to burn down his grandmother’s house was on Wednesday admitted to bail in the sum of $50,000 after appearing before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.

CUETZALA DEL PROGRESO, Mexico,  (Reuters) – Mexican  drug cartels greedy for new sources of revenue are targeting  the country’s rich mines, pushing up companies’ security costs  and prompting at least one project to be halted.

SANYA, China,  (Reuters) – The BRICS group of  emerging-market powers kept up the pressure yesterday for a  revamped global monetary system that relies less on the dollar  and for a louder voice in international financial institutions.

Shevin Sampson who is accused of murdering miner Shane Jacobs was on Tuesday remanded to prison when he appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magis-trates’ Court.

The Stray Catcher Unit captured and impounded 15 animals from along the East Coast Demerara roadway when its officers travelled to the area on Wednesday.

CHICAGO, (Reuters) – Health officials should  collect blood from workers at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi  nuclear power plant in case they are accidentally exposed to  high levels of radiation and need a stem cell transplant,  Japanese researchers said yesterday.

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – A senior figure in Russia’s  ruling party said yesterday it wants Prime Minister Vladimir  Putin to return to the Kremlin next year, countering President  Dmitry Medvedev who is showing stronger signs he wants a second  term.

The prosecution yesterday closed its case in the matter against Ravi Mangar and Mark Reid who were  arraigned on witness tampering charges in the CN Sharma case.

Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Dr. Frank Anthony yesterday accepted four newly-built chess tables, just outside the ministry’s Main Street location,

AMSTERDAM,  (Reuters Life!) – Rachel de Boer  finally told some friends a secret she’d kept for years: She  slept with stuffed socks sewn between the cups of an old bra to  prevent cleavage wrinkles and smooth out her neckline.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters Life!) – ABC television said  yesterday it was canceling its long-running daytime soap  operas “All My Children” and “One Life to Live”.

CARICOM and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Secretariats recently concluded three days of fruitful discussions on issues of common interest to the two organisations and the regions they serve, the CARICOM secretariat said in a release.