Guyana News

A fisherman of No. 79 Village, Skeldon was stabbed to death with a broken bottle around 8:15 pm on Sunday and his 19-year-old attacker has been taken into custody.

A US-based consortium says it will invest US$75M to build Guyana’s first oil refinery in the next 18 months.

Five persons accused of robbing employees at the Guyana Stockfeeds Limited were remanded to prison when they appeared at the Providence Magistrates’ Court yesterday, while an arrest warrant was issued for an alleged accomplice.

The five men, including three Guyanese who were charged by the Barbadian authorities in connection with a US$642,000 cocaine bust last week, were yesterday remanded to prison after making an appearance at the Holetown Magistrates’ Court on the island.

Two West Berbice schoolgirls, an 11-year-old and a 13-year-old ended up at a hospital where it was discovered that they were both pregnant.

Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) General Secretary Lincoln Lewis has lashed out at newly-selected PPP presidential candidate Donald Ramotar, saying he ought to answer for government policies that have stymied the working class and led to the degeneracy of the society.

Charges are likely to be laid soon against three persons who were held over the weekend in connection with the huge cocaine bust made in Jamaica last month on board a ship that left Guyana.

An elderly man died on the spot yesterday when a Mayor and City Council tractor and trailer ran over his head on Water Street.

The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) said yesterday that it has noted comments attributed to Chairman of IPED, Dr Yesu Persaud regarding “political interference” in the current operations of the industry and published in the Friday, April 1, 2011 business section in Stabroek News.

The preliminary inquiry (PI) into the attempted murder of Police Constables Rajindra Singh and Damintra Indrapaul for which Colin Jones, Randy Mars, Jafar Simpson, Anthony Watson and Basil Morgan are accused continued yesterday.

A man and his reputed wife accused of having a quantity of unlicensed ammunition in their possession were yesterday remanded to prison when they appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.

The Ministry of Health commissioned a $100M Tuberculosis Programme Unit at the Georgetown Hospital as part of this year’s observances aimed at eradicating the disease.

Region One residents benefited from specialised medical care when a team of volunteer doctors and surgeons held clinics at the Mabaruma Hospital (Barima/Waini) recently.

Social activist Mark Benschop was yesterday admitted to self-bail on charges of unlawful assault and malicious damage to property, while his alleged victim was charged with assaulting an MP.

The Mahaicony Rice Limited (MRL) has paid more than 90% of the monies it owed to farmers for paddy supplied since the first crop last year.

Venezuelan, Francisco Silva perished during a fire at an apartment building in Aranka, Cuyuni on Saturday.

Police in Mahdia have arrested a second person in connection with last Saturday’s brazen multi-million robbery at the Brazilian-owned Excel Minerals Inc.

Guyana’s bilateral relations with the People’s Republic of China were further strengthened last week with the signing of agreements to boost priority projects in transportation, health care, training and culture, the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported.

In Belle West, phase two, 538 house-lots were allocated to residents last Wednesday through the Housing Minis-try’s ongoing ‘One Stop Shop’ campaign, the Govern-ment Information Agency (GINA) has reported.

Hundreds of residents of East Ruimveldt and nearby communities last Wednesday benefitted from a one-day clinic held at the East Ruimveldt Life Improvement Centre.