Guyana News

The Guyana Police Force presided over a reduction in serious crimes last year compared to 2008, according to Commissioner of Police Henry Greene who said his force has taken an all-out fight to crime, including drugs, although some officers continue to neglect their duties.

–sentencing set for March 4 A Cumberland, Berbice woman was yesterday found guilty of manslaughter in the burning to death of her reputed husband nearly four years ago.

The vigilance of some residents of Dageraad Avenue, Mackenzie, Linden has led to the arrest of a 48-year-old businessman and the removal of two schoolgirls from his home.

A taxi driver was yesterday placed on $15,000 bail by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson after pleading not guilty to using abusive language to his passenger, who turned out to be a policewoman.

The Guyana Sevashram Sangha will be observing Maha Shiva Raatri today for 24 hours for the worship of Lord Shiva.

President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday  reiterated that crime fighting has to be “primarily driven” by intelligence.

Minister of Human Services and Social Security and Chairperson of the National Committee for Haiti Relief Priya Manickchand on Wednesday received more donations for Haiti from sympathetic citizens and corporations.

A fire which started around 6:30 pm yesterday at the Church View Hotel on Main Street, New Amsterdam was quickly averted due to the quick response by the Guyana Fire Service.

Two young men were yesterday each placed on $30,000 bail after they were charged with unlawfully and maliciously wounding Clive Atwell on January 23 at Light and Fifth streets.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Barack Obama  jumped in to help Haiti after its disastrous earthquake, but  with experts saying it will take 10 years and billions of  dollars to fix the shattered country, the United States faces  another long-term commitment in a foreign country.

Dubbing the call for a restoration of the overseas vote a “distraction,” the main opposition PNCR yesterday said it would not entertain the idea even for discussion.

The 16-year-old boy who was found with a gun at his East Coast Demerara school earlier this week was yesterday released on station bail.

The AFC has opened an office at Whim and plans to soon establish a second one in the Corentyne.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Bill  Clinton underwent a successful heart procedure yesterday to  open a blocked artery in his heart with two stents after he had  experienced chest discomfort, his spokesman said.

TEHRAN/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Mahmoud  Ahmadinejad said yesterday Iran was close to enriching  uranium nearly pure enough for atomic bombs but the United  States was dismissive, saying he spoke to rally government  supporters on the Islamic revolution’s 31st anniversary.

A customer  and a grocery store owner were each charged with abusive language and threatening language yesterday after a row broke out between the two over a $500 bill.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazilian police arrested yesterday a key opposition party district governor on bribery  charges, potentially hurting the right wing’s chances in the  general election this year.

The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) announced a pilot project yesterday aimed at changing its approach to customer service by addressing queries at the community level and which, when implemented, would result in people not having to visit a commercial office.

LONDON, (Reuters) – British fashion designer  Alexander McQueen, whose provocative collections made him a  global star, was found dead at his London home yesterday in  what media said appeared to be suicide.

A Guyanese man who was facing money laundering and conspiracy charges in the US has been found guilty of three counts of money laundering, while up to late yesterday the jury in a North Dakota court was deliberating on the conspiracy charge, according to the Bismarck Tribune.