Guyana News

Eleven titles of the Guyana Classic Series republished under the recently established Caribbean Publishing House, were last evening launched by President Bharrat Jagdeo at the Umana Yana.

The arrival of tracker dogs around an hour after Ishwar Mithu’s bedroom was cleaned and unwanted items burnt, has left the remigrant’s relatives upset and convinced that any evidence the animals could have picked up is now lost.

– mutual respect lacking President Bharrat Jagdeo says developing countries continue to be shut out from key decision-making forums globally because an air of dominance still plagues the relationship between smaller states and the developed powers.

Residents of the Port Kaituma area have expressed dissatisfaction over police investigation into an alleged report of rape committed on two young girls by a relative who has since been placed on bail and is roaming the area.

President Bharrat Jagdeo on Monday joined relatives and friends of Seeraj Persaud an HIV Counsellor who had been murdered at his Parika office, at a solemn cremation ceremony held at the Kaashi Dhaam.

PPP/C Region Four councillor Kwame McCoy, who was recently suspended by the council for what it termed “his disobedience at meetings”, has hit back at it, stating that he is prepared for a “battle in the interests of preserving my rights, responsibilities and obligation to protect the people of Region Four”.

‘Let Everything that has Breath Praise God’ is the theme for World Day of Prayer this year and it will be observed on Friday March 5.

The search of a tractor-trailer at Kamuni Creek, Demerara River on Thursday led to the discovery of a gun trap, cartridges and ganja beneath pieces of lumber.

Joycelyn’s chips “Chips, chips, chips,” Joycelyn Ambrose peeks into the bars and shops of Mahdia, coaxing people to buy the plantain chips and mangoes that fill the basket she lugs.

Twenty-three-year-old Rishaun Bollers called ‘Precious’ of Brutus Street, Agricola, East Bank Demerara,  was remanded to prison when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court for allegedly accompanying his friend in robbing a man at gunpoint of a quantity of cash, among other items.

Thirty-four-year-old Michael Thomas of Atlantic Gardens was remanded to prison when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court for allegedly threatening to kill his girlfriend.

Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton yesterday ordered that a 19-year-old be remanded to prison when he appeared before her at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court for allegedly being involved in the robbery at Mainstay, Essequibo Coast, where a farmer and his family were relieved of a quantity of jewellery and cash.

A housewife was yesterday placed on $75,000 bail when she appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court accused of snatching another woman’s gold bangle in a city store.

Dennis Bacchus, 45, of Cemetery Road, Mocha, East Bank Demerara and 24-year-old George Mc Clennon were placed on $30,000 bail each when they appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court for allegedly beating and robbing a man of cash and a wristwatch.

Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton yesterday ordered Royston Wellington of Hadfield Street to  be remanded to prison when he appeared before her for allegedly being found with a quantity of cocaine in his possession for the purpose of trafficking.

The Ministry of Education on Thursday signed contracts valued US$9.6M for the construction of two more technical institutes.

There were nervous moments yesterday near the KFC restaurant on Mandela Avenue after a small fire ignited fat that had drained way from the restaurant.

Carl Greenidge, former Minister of Finance in the Desmond Hoyte administration, will deliver the Third Desmond Hoyte  Memorial Lecture series in the Rupununi Room of the Tower Hotel on Tuesday, March  9  at 5:00 pm.

“That’s a matter of policy”, said Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee when questioned by PNCR-1G Parliamentarian, Deborah Backer yesterday, on who has day-to-day control of Community Policing Groups (CPGs) in Guyana.

-Europe now lowest priced market The Sugar Association of the Caribbean (SAC) has agreed that it needs to start making new arrangements now for the sale of sugar to the European Union (EU) after the 2015 date that the current agreement covers.