Guyana News

-Crime Chief The wife of kidnapped Essequibo boat builder Fabian Gonsalves has denied paying a ransom for his release or having any knowledge of his whereabouts, Crime Chief Seelall Persaud said yesterday.

Almost seven months after three policemen were charged with maliciously wounding suspects during a murder investigation, the case is still to be heard with the next court appearance scheduled for September.

Winston Miller, the Bartica night club owner who was brutalised by police, has lost the vision in his left eye and has been told that he may never see from it again.

Magistrate threatens to dismiss charges after prosecution delay The Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into allegations of obstruction of justice against Chandra Narine Sharma, his son-in-law Ravi Mangar and four employees was adjourned again yesterday and Magistrate Geeta Chandan-Persid Edmond warned that the three strike rule will be applied and the case will be dismissed if the prosecution is unable to start.

East Bank Demerara residents have raised concerns about the inconvenience and danger which two bridges, currently under construction, have posed to their lives in recent months.

-empowering women and girls in region The US government’s commitment towards empowering women and girls could see the introduction of special programmes here to address domestic violence, according to Chargé d’Affaires of the US Embassy Karen Williams.

Two information technology consultants Sean Rajkumar and Mohamed Faizoul are trying to “expose Guyanese businesses” to the world market with the launch of an online advertising website, gybizonline.com.

‘When my brother start that fire, he more than just burn down that house, he kill our mother, almost kill our father and leave him to suffer now without anything of his own…my father can’t even feed himself’ – Kamini Mohammed By Sara BharratStill recovering after being set on fire by his son, Husman Mohammed is afraid to live alone.

A police officer was yesterday charged with having unlawful possession of arms and ammunition.

Four Chinese nationals, on attachment to the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) at Skeldon as engineers, were early yesterday morning attacked and robbed by two men and one of the victims injured his legs while trying to escape.

Two men armed with handguns yesterday held up a David Street, Kitty household and escaped with a canister containing $3 million.

A Brazilian miner was killed on Thursday after a branch from a tree he was cutting with a chainsaw at Acquero Backdam, North West District, fell on his head.

HOUSTON/SAN FRANCISCO, (Reuters) – As BP Plc rushed  to raise cash to pay for the Gulf of Mexico disaster, a partner  in the out-of-control well said the British company was likely  guilty of “willful misconduct” and should shoulder the  financial burden for the worst U.S.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama  yesterday renewed his call for Myanmar’s military rulers to  release opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, and urged a  dialogue for national reconciliation in the Southeast Asian  country.

-after lack of evidence The charge against social activist Mark Benschop for the unauthorised use of a wireless radio was dismissed yesterday by Magistrate Geeta Chandan-Persid Edmond because of the lack of sufficient evidence. 

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. government named  eight countries yesterday that will get extra help under the  Global Health Initiative, a six-year, $63 billion aid program.

The man who was wounded when he attempted to rob businessman Oudit Seenarain was sentenced to seven years in prison and fined $75,000 yesterday by Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton, when he pleaded guilty to discharging a loaded firearm and having unlawful possession of a firearm.

LISBON/MADRID, (Reuters Life!) – Jose Saramago, the  Nobel prize winning Portuguese writer who riled authorities with  his works melding magical realism and biting political comment,  died yesterday at his home on the Spanish island of Lanzarote,  aged 87.

Jaikarran Sahadeo, 45, called ‘Karo’ of Armadale, West Coast Berbice, was yesterday fined $30,000 or an alternative of six months imprisonment after he admitted to beating his wife.

GAITHERSBURG, Md., (Reuters) – A pink sex pill  offered little help to women and came with unacceptable risks,  U.S.