Guyana News

Police have held three men who attacked and robbed a taxi-driver on Wednesday night and they are expected to appear in court today.

HOUSTON, (Reuters) – Tropical storm Alex slowed oil  spill clean-up and containment work in the Gulf of Mexico and  drove more petroleum into fragile Gulf wetlands and beaches yesterday, with any permanent fix to BP Plc’s ruptured deep-sea  well still several weeks away.

Digicel’s new promotion, ‘Spin N Win’ has been launched and lucky customers will have a chance to spin the Digicel wheel and win up to $50M in cash.

QUITO, (Reuters) – An Ecuadorean congressional  committee approved a bill yesterday that would set up a media  watchdog group to ensure print and broadcast journalists  produce “truthful, reasonable” stories.

A massive fire is raging through Mahdia’s main commercial district and latest reports say many businesses have been destroyed in the hill-top mining town in Region Eight.

Two persons are dead and 15 injured after a pick-up collided with a bus transporting Rusal workers yesterday afternoon on a trail which runs through the Kwakwani mines.

A man was being treated at the Georgetown Public Hospital last night after he was shot in his knee by a policeman at Coconut Dam, Cane Grove, East Coast Demerara.

-still sees gaps in plan for World Bank project President of the Amerindian Peoples Association (APA), Tony James says he is encouraged that countries and institutions involved in forest protection efforts seem to be listening to the concerns of indigenous peoples here.

Weak security measures that have seen drugs slipping through Guyana’s international airport yesterday saw stakeholders involved in the administration and security of that port putting their heads together in an attempt to plug the gaps the drugs have been pouring through.

Michael Baksh of Smith Memorial Primary School felt like scrapping his examination results this year because he performed “not so good”, but he was the top performer at his school and also represents a large batch of students across the country who gave it all they had and came up a bit short.

-school now teaches 17 subjects Students of the top secondary in Region 9 face many difficulties on their way to and from school.

A modern veterinary laboratory will be built at Mon Repos along with a new abattoir valued US$1M, as part of government’s efforts to enhance detection and response to diseases that can affect the livestock sector.

-lawyer says he recanted after threats The eyewitness to the alleged murder of Damion Lindore who was found dead on May 26 on the Linden/Soesdyke Highway was yesterday charged with giving false information to the police and placed on $30,000 bail by acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson.

A man, who allegedly followed a woman after she had left the bank and robbed her, was refused bail yesterday when he appeared in Court One at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court charged with robbery.

A pork-knocker is nursing injuries at the Georgetown Public Hospital after a tree fell on him and three of his co-workers while at work in the Cuyuni River.

The driver of the vehicle which was involved in the accident at Pearl last Sunday which claimed the life of policeman Sherwin Denny was refused bail yesterday when he appeared in Court One charged with three traffic offences.

-defence argues ‘empty talks’ Former PNCR parliamentarian Abdul Kadir and ex-airline employee Russell Defreitas yesterday went on trial before a New York judge for attempting to blow up fuel pipelines at the John F Kennedy Airport.

Health Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy says diabetic healthcare has been costly which is why the ministry counts on support from the private sector to sustain a comprehensive programme for diabetic children in the country.

An Anna Catherina, West Coast Demerara (WCD) teenager was yesterday electrocuted while operating a plucking machine.

A man was remanded to prison yesterday when he appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson charged with attempted murder.