Guyana News

After months of being left in the dark by the administration, residents and farmers of Hope/Dochfour who will be dislocated to make way for the Hope Relief Canal have finally been told that payment of the compensatory packages will commence as soon as this year’s budget is approved.

– counselling for parents The Child Care and Protection Agency has custody of Charran ‘Sanjay’ Sahadeo who was assaulted at the hands of relatives and based on an initial assessment he is likely to be in the state’s care for another six months.

The progress made in joint trade support and the preparation of projects to promote private sector development and competitiveness in the Caribbean was the focus of discussions on Friday between the United Kingdom Department of International Development (DFID) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).

Relatives of Hewley Barker and Mark Caesar, who were killed and wounded respectively, outside Roopa’s Bar, last December are unhappy that the shooter – a policeman will not be disciplined and believe this is a clear indication that the matter is now closed.

IQALUIT, Canada (Reuters) – Reassurances about debt-strapped Greece and a promise to make banks repay rescue  funds capped an international meeting in Canada’s Arctic, as  European policymakers sought to convince jittery markets that  they have things under control.

In the aftermath of the January 12 earthquake that devastated the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, Guyana’s National Committee for Haiti Relief will be sending more assistance to the island as the committee’s donations topped $261M on Friday, GINA reported.

IQALUIT, Canada (Reuters) – The Group of Seven countries  have told earthquake-ravaged Haiti that any debts it owes them  needn’t be repaid and international lenders should do the same,  Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said yesterday.

Hindu organizations in Guyana have issued a strong appeal to entertainment promoters to desist from associating Hindu religious observances with events that venerate and sell alcohol.

The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) condemns the wanton littering taking place in central areas of the city and its environs.

MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) – A handshake between an  Israeli politician and a Saudi prince settled an unusual public  diplomatic spat yesterday about the seating arrangements at an  international security conference.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A blizzard producing heavy  snow and powerful winds pummeled the US mid-Atlantic on  Saturday, causing at least two fatalities and paralyzing travel  in the region.

Akeem Henry, the schoolboy who went missing last week, was dropped off at his Tucville home on Friday night following a brief stay with a South Ruimveldt family.

Two armed men stormed Pizza Hut on Friday night and held the employees at gunpoint before carting off a quantity of cash.

BELFAST (Reuters) – One of the most lethal  paramilitary groups in the Northern Ireland conflict is expected  to announce on Monday that it has dumped all its weapons,  sources close to the militants said yesterday.

Mayor Hamilton Green mourns the passing of former UWI Vice-Chancellor and celebrated Jamaican Professor Rex Nettleford.

BERLIN (Reuters) – German officials hunting tax  evaders are negotiating to buy Swiss bank account data from a  whistleblower in France, a magazine reported yesterday, after  Berlin declared that banking secrecy was finished.

Two prisoners died early yesterday morning after a fight broke out in the capital offence dormitory of the Georgetown Prisons, leaving relatives of the men in shock and questioning how prison authorities allowed the situation to turn deadly.

A Brazilian miner was shot and killed during a robbery at his mining camp at Oku Backdam, Cuyuni on Wednesday and the perpetrators are still at large.

-camp boss unwilling As the second anniversary of the Lindo Creek mining camp massacre approaches, police yesterday disclosed that investigators have been trying for five months to get an additional DNA sample from Leonard Arokium with no success.

A sobbing Peter Morgan, accused of running a ring in Guyana that trafficked drugs, was sentenced to ten years in prison yesterday afternoon by Judge Edward Korman in a Brooklyn Federal Court, according to a Capitol News report.