Guyana News

(Barbados Nation) The lawyer representing Jamaican Shanique Myrie says the conclusion of his government’s official report into her claims of abuse by officials at the Grantley Adams International Airport, shows there is “considerable merit” in what she said.

Security will be reviewed at post offices countrywide, following break-ins at several such facilities, including a $5.7M heist at the Beterverwagting Post Office on Tuesday.

A  Da Silva Street, Kitty man was last evening fatally shot in the head, following a confrontation with two men at his home.

Diamond New Housing Scheme businessman and miner Donald Caitan, his daughter and son-in-law were shot by gunmen early yesterday morning during an attempted robbery.

President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said he is prepared to pump $10M into the craft industry and announced an intention to slash the corporate tax on loans to the sector.

The ICT Hub Review Panel yesterday began reviewing and short-listing eligible applications from over 200 community based organisations and entities as the government proceeds with its One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) initiative.

Classes at the Novar Primary School in Mahaicony were briefly interrupted yesterday after two students had to be restrained following “supernatural” experiences close to the school’s sanitary block.

City businessman David Persaud, who was cremated yesterday at Good Hope on the East Coast, was remembered as a deeply patriotic man.

Musician Rudy Bishop was robbed by gunmen in Meadow Brook Gardens, Georgetown, hours after he arrived in the country.

President of the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU), Colin Bynoe says progress is being made in talks with government on the multi-year incentive package for teachers.

Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud and Dr Arlington Chesney, Executive Director, Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute, yesterday presented the CARDI/CXC Award for 2010, which included a US$250 cheque, to former New Amsterdam Secondary (Multilateral) School student, Sarah Khemraj.

Guyanese attorney, Dinellie Hawk has been hired by the Belizean government as the Central American country moves to improve the effectiveness of its police department’s investigative and prosecutorial abilities.

More than 20, 000 East Bank Essequibo residents are expected to benefit from improved water supply after the Ministry of Housing commissioned an $85M well at Tuschen that is expected to pump up to 120 cubic metres of water per hour.

President of the World Council of Optometry (WCO) Professor George Woo will begin a two-day visit to Guyana today.

Norman Holder, the driver who allegedly struck and killed his co-worker Rabindranauth Goorsammy on Monday, was yesterday released on $250,000 bail by acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.

Route 42 minibus operators resumed operations yesterday with a new fare structure, a day after a strike left many commuters stranded at the bus park.

President Bharrat Jagdeo On Wednesday accepted Letters of Credence from Paolo Serpi as the new non-resident Ambassador of Italy to Guyana, at a ceremony hosted at the Office of the President.

Former Jamaica Prime Minister PJ Patterson at a meeting of the UN Security Council on Wednesday reiterated a call for the international community to honour pledges to disaster-ravaged Haiti and he also urged greater coordination in reconstruction efforts.

A miner was yesterday placed on $100,000 bail by acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry for unlawful and malicious wounding.

Two ex-salesmen were yesterday charged with stealing a bale of Bristol cigarettes.