Guyana News

-Rohee tells police conference After a year of what he called mixed results, Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee yesterday urged senior officers of the Guyana Police Force to focus on intelligence-led policing, improved community relations and professional conduct.

Accused freed because of insufficient evidence Almost three years after the Guyana Revenue Authority’s (GRA) $70M liquor bust, the case against the eight men accused of fraud and evading taxes has been dismissed because of insufficient evidence.

-moved $2M in goods before arrest Four burglars, including a woman, were caught red handed by police early yesterday morning with bags of medicine and other items they had just stolen from the Ram’s Pharmacy and Photocopying Centre on Cummings Street.

Constitutional redress is being sought for murder accused Trion Sumner whose rights were reportedly breached because he was not afforded a fair hearing within a reasonable time.

The second half of the last two decades saw the biggest increase in turtle nesting with the Leatherback and Greens seeing their highest recovery although the Hawksbill and Olive Ridley showed the lowest recovery trends.

The discovery of a slightly burnt vinegar bottle containing gasoline on the home of Linden businessman Bernard Hodge has led police to suspect that an arson attempt was made on his property.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) annual review conducted last year has found the need for better management and monitoring of its projects, particularly the National Implementing Programmes here.

The Georgetown Public Hospital yesterday announced new visiting hours for the weekends and holidays.

A man was killed at Onderneeming, Essequibo Coast on Tuesday night when he fell out of the speeding tractor trailer in which he was travelling.

-Region 1 Chairman says issues being addressed Following a recent outreach to communities within the Matakai-sub-region in Region One, the main opposition PNCR is calling on the authorities to create a development plan to “rescue” the area.

Three days after he was held for questioning into the murders of political activist Ronald Waddell and former boxing coach Donald Allison, ex-policeman Lloyd Roberts was released on $100, 000 station bail and he is to report to the police regularly.

Ram and McRae apologises for the following errors in its `Focus on Guyana’s National Budget 2010’ published in the February 11 edition of Stabroek News.

The police force is awaiting advice from the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) in connection with 50 pounds of cocaine that slipped past officials at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri on January 12, according to Police Commissioner Henry Greene.

Former health minister and PNC parliamentarian Dr Richard Van West Charles yesterday handed over copies of parliamentary records dating back to the 1950s and 60s to Speaker of the National Assembly Ralph Ramkarran.

Cabinet on Wednesday signalled its “no objection to” several awards, including two totaling over $850 million for construction of buildings to house technical institutes in Regions 5 and 3, Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr Roger Luncheon says.

An Essequibo Coast man died last Friday night after he lost control of his vehicle, which plunged into a creek, trapping him under water.

The decomposing body of a man was found near a koker at Supply, East Bank Demerara yesterday morning.

A banking clerk of Demerara Distilleries Limited (DDL) was slapped with 16 counts of larceny by clerk or servant when she appeared before Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo yesterday at the New Amsterdam Magistrates’ Court.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Thousands of Haitians  prayed, wept and danced among tent shelters in the capital’s  main square yesterday as President Rene Preval asked his people  to ‘dry their eyes’ and rebuild a month after the catastrophic  earthquake that killed more than 200,000 people.

Four men, Ryan Mohan, Toney Granderson, Shawn Luther and Clyde Crawford, were each placed on $100,000 bail yesterday after they were charged with breaking into a man’s storage bond and stealing over $5.8M in items, including cash.