Guyana News

BEIJING,  (Reuters) – China warned the United States  yesterday that its announcement of arms sales to Taiwan would  seriously damage cooperation between the two global powers, and  voiced swift and sharp anger at the Obama administration.

In yesterday’s Stabroek Business under the headline `Remedial measures targeting financial management, rate payment irregularities’ the rates for city properties were incorrectly reported.

Barticians plan to shut down the community on Monday in protest at a government proposal for six-months notice before mining can commence but Minister of Transport, Robeson Benn says that this is “misguided” and restated that the administration will do nothing to impair the industry.

Photos by Jules Gibson The Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday published the addresses of several buildings in Georgetown that were inspected and found to be fire hazards.

Police on Wednesday evening granted station bail to the senior Customs Anti- Narcotics Unit (CANU) officer who was held in connection with the 50lb cocaine bust at the JFK airport earlier this month.

The  Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) says  it is “indeed  disappointing”  that   recent  calls have been made in the media by private sector groups for the liquidation of CLICO (Guyana) and the early end of the court proceedings It was referring to calls made by the Guyana Manufacturing  and Services Association  (GMSA), backed by the heads of the Private Sector Commission (PSC) and the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce  and Industry (GCCI).

Citing concerns expressed about a defect in vehicle acceleration, Japanese auto maker Toyota has announced the recall of millions of vehicles in the United States and other parts of the world but it does not affect the Caribbean, according to local distributor, BAL.

Four persons are now in police custody assisting with investigations into the suspected murder of taxi driver Bomeshwar Sukhdeo who disappeared last Tuesday and one has since confessed to carjacking and being an accessory to murder.

The body of a 21-year-old man was discovered on the Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara foreshore yesterday morning and it is believed that he drowned.

-as cash, other donations pour in to national relief committee Charity-minded persons and companies continue to contribute to local Haiti relief efforts even as the Guyana National Committee for Haiti Relief shipped off four containers for the earthquake-ravaged island on Tuesday.

Six suspects who were held in connection with the murder of Nalini “Nalo” Bhoge, 43, of Line Path, Skeldon around 10 am on Monday have been released from police custody.

A taxi driver charged with receiving stolen property and his sales clerk friend who was charged with simple larceny were placed on a bond to keep the peace for two years and pay court costs after the Virtual Complainant in the matter declined to proceed with the matter.

Two suspects have been taken into custody in connection with a robbery around 7:20 pm on Wednesday at Yakusari North, Black Bush Polder in which businessman, Sarjoodin “Jango” Jewdhan was shot.

CARICOM Secretary General Edwin Carrington on Wednesday challenged the youth of the Community to look not merely  for the benefits that may be coming to them  but also to use their “energy, creativity and skill” to help in building the Community that they want.

Government is in full support of the new initiative by the International Development Agencies (IDAs) to engage various domestic partners and stakeholders Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh says.

A 42-year-old man was put on a bond to keep the peace for two years and he was also fined a total of $25,000 after he used abusive as well as threatening language to his wife and his sister.

Nigel’s Supermarket on Friday presented 39 winning shoppers with vouchers valued over $1 million from its Groceries Galore promotion.

The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) has applied for the current dispute with GuySuCo over the payment of the Annual Production Incentive (API) for 2009 to go to arbitration.

A 37-year-old farmer was remanded to jail on the indictable charge of carnal knowledge of a girl under the age of 15 when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – The Afghan government yesterday  invited the Taliban to a peace council as its Western allies  worked out plans to try to end the war in Afghanistan.