Guyana News

-executive meeting told The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) is on the verge of financial collapse and the monies in its coffers may not last to the end of this month, sources said yesterday.

A New York-based Guyanese businessman is at the centre of a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) probe into an undisclosed US$40,000 personal loan he gave to US Congressman Gregory Meeks in 2007.

By Gaulbert Sutherland Barefoot, four-year-old Sara and her sister, Varshanie, three, stare forlornly at their water-logged, garbage-strewn surroundings on the Best Village foreshore.

– but concerns about quality persist The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) represent a global partnership to reduce extreme poverty by setting out a series of time-bound targets, with a deadline of 2015.

Murder accused Danny Busjit was yesterday acquitted of the capital offence when Justice Brassington Reynolds directed the 12-member jury to return a formal verdict of not guilty.

– design, other works still to be finalised The rebuilding of the burnt section of St Joseph Mercy hospital is not expected to start until early next year as the design and a number of preparatory works are still to be finalised.

The Legal Affairs Ministry’s purchase of a telephone system to replace one which had been damaged was yesterday scrutinized by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament and it was revealed that there were several irregularities in its procurement.

Controlled use of cyanide is one of the options being examined in the local gold-mining industry as countries work on a treaty to control mercury — widely used to recover gold but harmful to the environment when misused.

Several new micro, small and medium scale businesses say they are being stifled since they have been unable to access loans to further develop their businesses under the Linden Enterprise Network (LEN).

A government advertisement in the newspapers for independent stray catchers has seen some 24 people applying, Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee has revealed.

The Guyana Police Force yesterday announced that all four lines of the 911 emergency system are back in working order.

The Hinterland Scholarship Division of the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs held an awards ceremony at the Amerindian Village, Sophia last week, to honour students who had completed their secondary and technical education.

– despite MMA assurances Farmers in Region Five have called for more drains to be cleared so as to avoid flooding during the rainy season and the Mahaica-Mahaicony-Abary/Agricultural Development-Authority (MMA/ADA) assured that it has made preparations.

The Hydrometeorological Service is forecasting heavy rain for the remainder of this month and the Agriculture Ministry is urging residents and farmers in vulnerable areas along the coast and riverain communities to be alert during this period.

The teenager shot during a police operation capture fugitive Tyrone ‘Cobra’ Rowe was released on bail over the weekend A senior police officer told Stabroek News that 17-year-old Osafie Johnson was released on station bail on Saturday.

Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday sentenced two men to two years imprisonment each for separate larceny offences in which a cellular phone and jewellery were taken.

The tourism ministry, the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) and the Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana on Saturday welcomed a team from WSEE-TV, the CBS affiliate in the Caribbean at a reception held at the airport.

Food For The Poor (Guyana) Inc on Friday handed over to the Ministry of Agriculture over 20 portable gasoline-fuelled water pumps, which will be used to assist farmers with drainage and irrigation.

The state has filed contempt proceedings against retired Assistant Commissioner of Police, Paul Slowe over recent comments he made regarding the dismissal of an officer from the force.

Police are still hunting for the survivor and potential suspect from the fatal ambush at Mousie Landing last month which left dredge owner Davindra Williams and Oswald Bourne dead.