Guyana News

Two men were yesterday charged after allegedly attempting to steal several gallons of lubricating oil from Sol Guyana Inc.,

The display at the sculpture booth at the Performing Arts Association of Guyana (PAAG) exhibition at the National Library.

President Bharrat Jagdeo is “not very happy” that no one has been prosecuted under the old and new anti-money laundering laws.

The management of the Guyana National Industrial Company Inc. (GNIC) is set to take over operations of a new US$4M transshipment terminal at Linden before the end of April and it is eying a start of operations before the end of the year.

A Britannia, West Coast Berbice cattle farmer is desperately seeking answers after 19-head of cattle belonging to her disappeared last month, while being taken to the pound at the Mahaicony Police Station.

Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce Manniram Prashad said enhancement works at Hope, and No.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack  Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev sealed a landmark  arms-control treaty yesterday to slash their countries’ nuclear  arsenals by a third and will sign it on April 8 in Prague.

BAGHDAD,  (Reuters) – Secularist challenger Iyad  Allawi’s coalition won the most seats in Iraq’s election,  according to preliminary results yesterday, but the tight race  foreshadowed long, divisive talks to form a new government.

Jason Montgomery, the Australian shot at Safraz’s Bar and Restaurant in early January, has described the attack as the “most expensive beer” he has ever had.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – A volatile mix of vast  new oil wealth and election-year politics is straining  relations between Brazil’s states and complicating President  Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s efforts to pass a landmark oil  reform before the October polls.

BOGOTA,  (Reuters) – A schoolboy carrying a  rebel-made bomb died when it exploded before he reached its  police station target, officials said yesterday, marking the  rare use of a child in such attacks in Colombia’s war.

President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said that a final attempt would be made to conclude the reform of the local government system, before the holding of the long-delayed elections.

A 28-year-old Haslington, East Coast Demerara resident was last night rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital after he was shot in his home village under unclear circumstances.

– media invited but shut out President Bharrat Jagdeo while singing the praises of call centre Qualfon during a visit to the company’s Beterverwatging location called for more Guyanese to invest in such businesses since the cost of bandwidth will soon be a fraction of what it is at present with two fibre optic cables being brought to these shores.

A  Brazilian miner was shot dead during an armed robbery at his mining camp located at Black Water Backdam, Cuyuni River, on Wednesday morning.

Gunshots rang out on Norton Street yesterday afternoon when police opened fire on a man on a bicycle who ran and hid in a yard and was only found after relentless searching by several heavily armed ranks.

Prime Minister Samuel Hinds said he believes Tuesday’s grenade attack on the home of the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) head was sparked by the excellent work that is being done to catch fuel smugglers.

“Small businesses are the backbone of our economy and the source of employment for many of our citizens. 

Two men, suspected to be involved in an attempted robbery at Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice (WCB) were sentenced to three years imprisonment after pleading guilty to possession of narcotics.

The power company is now implementing what it terms a modern Customer Information System (CIS), which will allow the immediate allocation of any payment made against an outstanding balance at any of its nine network commercial offices and the timely processing of bills.