Guyana News

Police in ‘B’ Division continued their drug eradication exercise in the Berbice River and yesterday returned to destroy over 4,000 pounds of the plants that had been spotted in a field the day before.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont.,  (Reuters Life!) – Hollywood North  is auditioning for the role of Bollywood West.

-60 without jobs, arson suspected Fire yesterday destroyed the ND&S Furniture Store and its factory at La Jalousie, West Coast Demerara leaving millions in losses and 60 employees jobless.

-AFC walks out after Minister Ali declines to answer question AFC Chairman Khemraj Ramjattan yesterday apologized to the National Assembly for his unsubstantiated allegation that the Parliamentary Hansard had been tampered with, but later joined his party’s MPs in walking out after Housing Minister Irfaan Ali declined to respond to questions they raised on the $4 billion expenditure at the centre of the row.

Trinis can now have German’s. The well-known and popular local restaurant, famous for its soups, now offers a distinct type of Guyanese cuisine to Trinidad and Tobago, having opened its doors there on February 12.

The majority of  councillors in the Region Four Regional  Democratic Council  on Wednesday voted in favour of  a motion  to suspend PPP/C councillor Kwame McCoy   from the council for 90 days for what they alleged is  his “disobedience at meetings.”

Regional Executive Officer (REO) of the Region Four Regional Democratic Council (RDC), Shafdar Ali, has been sent on leave following a preliminary report issued by the Auditor General’s Office into alleged financial irregularities at the RDC.

Two men who resided with Ishwar Mithu at his Peter’s Hall home up to a few weeks ago when they were evicted are being sought in connection with his murder.

British High Court Judge Linda Dobbs said the public has a right to expect efficiency and fairness from judges and she urged members of the judiciary here to perform their duties in a manner which reflects this.

Two soldiers sustained injuries on Wednesday when the vehicle they were travelling in ran off the road.

Retired Chief Planning Education Officer and former Stabroek News Sports Editor, Gladstone Oscar Critchlow passed away in New York on February 19, 2010.

A Brazilian man who is wanted in his homeland in connection with the murder of a policeman is in custody at the Lethem Police Station after he allegedly stole a bicycle in the Central Rupununi area earlier this week.

A collision between a car and a motorcycle on Mashramani night left two men injured, one of whom is still a patient of the Georgetown Hospital.

The prison officer who thwarted a man who tried to smuggle drugs into the Camp Street jail is now a patient of the Georgetown Public Hospital after he fell and hit his head while chasing the man.

Republic Bank (Guyana) Ltd yesterday launched its Customer Panel, a new programme aimed at gathering information for improving customer service and uncovering new product opportunities.

Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday remanded an 18-year-old boy on a break-and-enter charge after hearing how a chase ended up in a trench with the accused having to be pulled out along with a stolen laptop.

Some $600M worth of rice lands in Region Five have been saved following an intervention by the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) as efforts continue to cushion the effects of arid El Nino conditions.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Barack Obama and  Republicans clashed frequently yesterday at a summit on his  stalled healthcare overhaul, battling over the size and cost of  the proposal and moving no closer to a compromise agreement.

President Bharrat Jagdeo, agriculture minister Robert Persaud and a team inspected the conservancy located at Canal Number Two Polder even as they assured farmers that more efforts are being made to help them combat the prevailing El Nino conditions.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – The first official talks  between India and Pakistan since the 2008 Mumbai attacks ended  yesterday with only an agreement to “keep in touch”,  signalling that relations between the nuclear-armed rivals  remain frosty.