Guyana News

A 40-year-old carpenter was on Monday denied bail by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson when he appeared in court on a charge of indecently assaulting a three-year-old girl.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – The acting governor of  Brazil’s federal district resigned yesterday over a corruption  scandal that has tarnished one of the main opposition parties  and could affect the campaign of front-runner Jose Serra in  this October’s presidential race.

SINGAPORE,  (Reuters) – The allure of $30 billion in  climate aid for poor nations holds the key to helping restore  confidence in U.N.

-court told Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson on Mon-day ordered that Michael Tim of East La Penitence be remanded to prison when he appeared before her at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court accused of breaking into the home of a woman and attempting to rape her.

VIENNA, (Reuters Life!) – A Vienna art gallery has  opened a nightly swingers club as part of a two-month project  aimed at provoking debate about scandal in art.

Fifty-six more women have graduated from the Life Skills Education and skills training programme hosted by the National Training Programme for Youth Empowerment (NTPYE).

The Ministry of Home Affairs has published more names and addresses of businesses across the country which have been classified as noise nuisances.

– Uzi, knife found near body Minutes after Lamaha Gardens residents heard what sounded like a gunshot, Orlando Harris was discovered dead with a sub-machine gun near his body.

– to shoo-in Ramotar as PPP candidate A major cabinet shake-up is on the horizon as the PPP/C paves the way for its General Secretary Donald Ramotar to become more connected with the citizens given that he is tipped to be the party’s presidential candidate come next year, according to informed sources.

The Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) and four men, who were fined last year on a charge of wearing female attire, have filed a motion in the High Court against that section of the law stating that it contravenes their fundamental rights.

Rebel had the titillating song, obvious crowd support and a solid performance, which is all it took for him to grab the calypso monarchy for the sixth time early yesterday morning.

– family wants answers Ganesh Ramgoolam, the Guyanese man gunned down in Schenectady, New York on Saturday had no enemies, his family said.

Three persons who were caught cultivating a marijuana field at Sand Hills, Berbice River on Saturday and one who had 150 pounds of compressed marijuana in his possession were remanded to prison yesterday.

Two London-based Jamaican women were remanded to prison when they appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court for allegedly attempting to export a quantity of cocaine at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri.

– Singh says opposition out of touch with reality By Mark Mc Gowan Moments after Opposition Leader Robert Corbin pilloried Budget 2010’s “lack of vision”, Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh responded with a stinging attack against the opposition parties for their baseless criticisms which, he said, showed they were “out of touch with reality”.

– students relieving themselves in the yard Regional education officials in Region Three are said to be working to renovate a sanitary facility at the Meten-Meer-Zorg Primary School on the West Coast Demerara, which has been in a deplorable state for years now, according to parents of students attending the school.

Residents of Lethem are decrying the police investigation into the death of a man who was killed on the area’s main road by a well-known woman, but the police commander of the area said the police acted in accordance with the law.

PLAYA DEL CARMEN (Reuters) – Argentine President Cristina Fernandez said Latin American leaders backed her objections to oil exploration in the British-controlled Falkland islands, as the first well began drilling yesterday.

The PNCR in a Republic Day message has called on Guyanese to recommit to loving the nation and fighting for their rights.