Guyana News

– jailed for 10 years in UK A woman was jailed for ten years recently in the United Kingdom (UK) after she was found guilty of smuggling one kilo of cocaine from Guyana to the UK, according to the Chelmsford Weekly News.

-several other regions benefiting from El Nino interventions The Ministry of Agriculture on Tuesday presented three mobile pumps valued $210,000 to Region Seven farmers to alleviate the hardships they are suffering due to the prevailing El Nino conditions.

-Barbados CMO Chief Medical Officer in Barbados, Dr Joy St. John  says  that while the Caribbean region has made significant progress in accessing HIV treatment, there is room for improvement as young women have infection rates that are significantly higher than males their own age.

The Ministry of Health said government is reaping the rewards from its investment in the Cuba/Guyana Partnership and recently dispatched a Cuba-trained doctor to serve at the Lethem Hospital.

Paramakatoi farmers recently benefited from apiculture training, as the Ministry of Agriculture embarks on a series of training exercises countrywide to boost farmers and vendors knowledge of proper agriculture practices.

Chief Executive Officer of GT&T, Major General (ret’d) Joe Singh says that the recent vandalism of the Cable Landing Station at Totness, Coronie in Suriname, is not expected to delay the ongoing US$60 million project for a Suriname-Guyana Submarine Cable System (SG-SCS).

-10% wage hike for workers The Georgetown Municipal-ity yesterday unveiled a budget for 2010 of $3.5 billion – 50% above last year’s – and the council says its success depends on several factors including recommendations stipulated by the Burrowes Report.

-exorcism pastor officiates ‘Nobody felt for her, nobody cared for her’ Sangeeta Persaud was buried in a corner of the La Grange cemetery.

Stravo Evans appeared yesterday before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson charged with murdering Pascal Johnson.

-Guyanese man also ensnared Three Jamaicans and a Guyanese yesterday appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton charged with trafficking in narcotics. 

The National Park will be closed to the public today to facilitate the hosting of the Caribbean Central Bank Games 2010.

A Brazilian who sustained injuries after he lost control of an ATV [All Terrain Vehicle] was pronounced dead on arrival at the Bartica Hospital on Wednesday.

Attorney General Charles Ramson says reforms in the justice sector are moving slowly, but predicts the project could finish later this year, months ahead of the revised time limit.

A barber of West La Penitence was refused bail yesterday when he appeared in Court One charged with unlawfully assaulting his ex-girlfriend.

A transition to mercury-free ways of recovering gold here is not likely to be achieved soon and miners and government will have to “buy time”, Minister of Transport and Hydraulics, Robeson Benn says.

A man was yesterday shot in the back by an armed security guard after he was allegedly caught stealing slippers from the Discount Store Bond on High Street.

Legendary Guyanese musician and composer Dave Martins yesterday launched ‘At Home,’ his first new album in over six years.

The mother and relatives of a 25-year-old Linden woman are seeking help in locating her after she vanished more than two weeks ago during a planned trip to Mackenzie.

Ranks from the Fort Wellington Police Station arrested two bandits and recovered a firearm shortly after responding to a robbery at a grocery shop at Bath, New Housing Scheme, West Berbice around 4:20 pm yesterday.

The Demerara Cricket Club (DCC), feeding off the recent successes of the GT&T 10/10 softball competition, will be hosting a 10/10 hardball competition and a T20 final at the Queenstown ground on Sunday.