Guyana News

The police say they are investigating an armed robbery that occurred at about 1.15 am today at Anna Catherina, WCD, during which Balram Teekaram, 43 years, and

DOHA/TRIPOLI, (Reuters) – A group of Western powers  and Middle Eastern states called for the first time today  for Muammar Gaddafi to step aside, but NATO countries squabbled  publicly over stepping up air strikes to help topple him.

The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) says that due to maintenance at the Vlissengen Road Transmission Main, customers of Lodge, Wortmanville and D’urban Backlands will experience reduced service for the next two weeks.

A Guyana Post Office Corporation employee and the driver of a vehicle are now in police custody after reporting that the vehicle they were travelling in was robbed by three armed men at the traffic light located at the Railway Embankment and the Ogle Airstrip Road yesterday afternoon.

A Guyanese man is part of a class action lawsuit that is alleging bias by Queens, New York judges in the denial of disability benefits.

Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud yesterday defended the transparency of the deal with an Indian company granted 1.82 million acres of forest here and said attempts to label it another “Barama deal” were ”ludicrous” and there would be no large scale export of logs.

A 77-year-old New York-based Guyanese was yesterday shot dead at his East La Penitence property after he was confronted by two gunmen who were after the gold chain he was wearing.

Putting more computers in schools and homes will do little to improve the quality of education unless there is investment in teacher training and educational software in addition to strong supervision, a recently conducted study by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has found.

A grouping of civil society organisations will lobby all parties contesting the upcoming polls to commit to a post-elections process to reform the political system in order to ensure genuine inclusivity.

REDjet, which bills itself as the Caribbean‘s first low fare airline, is set to launch its operations here within a month and the investment is expected to create “significant” job opportunities across the region.

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of parliament on Monday urged the Regional Executive Officer (REO) of Region Four Donald Gajraj to take disciplinary action against regional officials who would have facilitated the overpayment of almost $1.8 million to a contractor back in 2006 for work that was only about 60 percent complete.

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The police are probing an armed robbery that occurred at about 2.10 pm yesterday at Barrack Street, Kingston, during which accounts clerk Bernard Wilburg was attacked and robbed by two men, one of whom was armed with a handgun.

The United Minibus Union yesterday said that operators have not agreed to decrease fares despite the decision by government to lower the excise tax on gasoline.

The Regional Heath Services Department (RHSD) yesterday refuted allegations that pensioner Elfreida Benjamin was given expired medication by the Leonora Cottage Hospital (LCH).

TRIPOLI/DOHA, (Reuters) – Foreign ministers meet in  Qatar today for talks on Libya’s future, with some eager  to step up air strikes against Muammar Gaddafi’s forces, fearing  the conflict could settle into a bloody stalemate.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Call it the Trump Doctrine.  The next time America is called upon to act as global  policeman, expect a bill from Uncle Sam.

Hardat “Vickey” Singh and Kapaldeo “Rohan” Singh (no relation) have each been sentenced to 10 years over the 2007 death of Brian Chinapen.

BEIJING, (Reuters) – Brazilian President Dilma  Rousseff avoided the thorny issue of China’s currency in a  summit with her Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao yesterday, but  she came away with wider market access and investment pledges  that may ease friction between the two emerging market giants.

Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo sentenced an East Canje security guard to 12 months jail after he was found guilty of wounding his ex-partner.