Guyana News

A man who obtained money by pretending to be in a position to help his friend acquire a new passport was sentenced to two years imprisonment yesterday by acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson after he pleaded guilty to the offence.

– owner assaulted, arrested Rage and sorrow flowed through Melanie Damishana, East Coast Demerara yesterday after a 15-year-old boy was electrocuted while holding onto a poultry farmer’s fence.

Constable Kelvin Shepherd had complained of being constantly harassed by the senior officer who killed him on Sunday and was planning to move out of the barracks at the Springlands Police Station.

– long-term plan being discussed, Persaud says A long-term drainage plan for Grove/Diamond is currently being discussed, Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud said yesterday, as the community has outgrown the existing drainage facilities.

The teenaged boy who was shot by police during Sunday’s search for ‘Cobra’ said yesterday that the policeman who discharged the rounds which struck him had arrested him recently and knew he was not the wanted man.

Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) Errol Hanoman has resigned, the corporation yesterday revealed.

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s coalition government announced wide-ranging political reforms yesterday, starting with a referendum on the voting system that will test the cohesion of the governing Conservatives and Liberal Democrats.

Two gold mines about the size of Omai are set to come into operation in the next few years and Commissioner of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) William Woolford predicts a buoyant future for the industry.

OTTAWA (Reuters) – Angry Canadian legislators accused the country’s spy chief yesterday of making a huge mistake by alleging some politicians were under the influence of foreign governments, with one parliamentarian demanding he name the “traitors to the nation”.

– forty-eight are murders With half the year gone, police investigators are faced with a pile-up of unsolved serious crimes, including seven executions, two grenade attacks and a deadly shoot-out at Mousie Landing that claimed two lives.

LONDON (Reuters) – Campaigners planning to stage demonstrations during Pope Benedict’s visit to Britain should show restraint, the prime minister’s special representative for the papal visit, Chris Patten, said yesterday.

The idea of a station management committee in Sophia has been floated by Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee in order to improve relations between the police and residents.

ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s foreign minister was quoted yesterday as saying that Ankara would cut ties with Israel unless it apologised or accepted an international inquiry into its deadly raid on a Turkish aid ship bound for Gaza.

TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran complained yesterday that its planes had been denied fuel in Germany, Britain and the United Arab Emirates, and Washington said commercial firms were making the “right choices” by cutting business ties with Tehran.

A 42-year-old Corentyne man is now dead following an accident Sunday night on the Port Mourant Public Road, the police have reported.

The Private Sector Commission is urging all businesses to contribute to macro economic stability and improved conditions for budgeting by properly factoring risks in their supply chains and ensuring that they are adequately stocked throughout the year.

DUBAI (Reuters) – Hard on the hooves of cow’s and goat’s milk, European grocery shelves may soon be invaded by milk from that proverbial ship of the desert, the camel.

The many unscheduled power outages which have affected GPL customers since Saturday have been caused by the recently damaged transmission and distribution lines, the company says.

MONTEGO BAY, St James (Jamaica Gleaner) — Caricom leaders gathered here yesterday for the opening ceremony of the 31st heads of government summit admitted that the regional body has not achieved its full potential, even while identifying successes and pledging commitment to further integration.

(Jamaica Gleaner) – Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding on Sunday used the opening ceremony for the 31st meeting of the Caricom Heads of Government in Montego Bay to challenge his colleagues to make this a defining moment in Caribbean history.