Guyana News

A dredge owner shot himself in the head with his licensed firearm on Monday night, leaving relatives with no clues as to why he wanted to end his life.

Justice Roxanne George-Wiltshire ended days of drama yesterday when she facilitated the release of a murder accused who was previously granted bail in her court but had been detained by prison authorities.

Residents of West Berbice are concerned about the growing number of drug gangs in their villages and have called on the police to take action.

Bahamian police are looking for a Guyanese man wanted for misconduct while teaching at a private school on the small Bahamian island of Eleuthera, according to The Eleutheran.

Government and the IDB on Sunday signed a US$24.8 million Road Improvement and Rehabilitation Loan Agreement aimed at enhancing urban and suburban mobility to support economic diversification.

By Cathy Richards The day before the burial of Cheryl Allsopp, who died of a heart attack suspected to have been induced by news that her niece was brutally murdered, relatives received a call from the ‘slain’ woman, who is in fact alive and well.

The Guyana  Agricultural  and General Workers Union (GAWU) has charged that GuySuCo’s practices have been responsible for millions of losses annually, in wake of the recent allegations surfacing after the dismissal of materials manager Asroodeen Shaw.

The body of Parika boat captain Vasdeo Persaud was recovered late Monday at a Venezuela beach.

-to boost yachting Minister of Tourism Manniram Prashad has disclosed plans to set up a marina at Bartica to boost yachting.

Scotiabank has donated 100 computers to the Ministry of Education in its drive to equip secondary schools with computers as it joins with organisations such as Global Partnership for Literacy to foster the development of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) countrywide.

The parents of two-year-old Udesh Ragubar, who suffers from a heart defect, are desperately trying to raise the money for the corrective surgery he needs.

With the support of international partners, the government has embarked on a project to develop a flood response plan.

By Cathy Richards Two contracts for the replacement and repairs of culverts and the maintenance of drainage at Wismar and Mackenzie, Linden amounting to $78,114,850 are expected to arrest the flooding and erosion problems on both banks.

Magistrate Priya Beharry recently dismissed a string of charges filed by the Ministry of Labour against a city businessman, citing procedural irregularities and in two instances, a lack of prosecution.

Rayon Jarvis, the Guyanese caught attempting to smuggle 12 grammes of cocaine into the US in January, has pleaded guilty to importation and possession of narcotics and is expected to be sentenced shortly.

Congestion on GT&T’s cellular network was why several of the company’s subscribers had difficulty sending SMS messages and making calls on Monday evening.

The Heroes Save Lives contest, which is to recognise outstanding individuals who serve those affected and infected with HIV/AIDS, has a new deadline-Thursday, April 1, 2010.

Coast Guards apprehended a suspected illegal scrap metal dealer and a wooden boat at Canje, Berbice on Saturday.

A man, charged with misappropriating $3M entrusted to him to buy seafood, was yesterday granted $200,000 bail.

Mechanic David Montage appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday charged with four counts of fraudulent conversion.