Guyana News

LONDON (Reuters) – A mother appeared in court yesterday charged with murdering her two young children after  their bodies were found in the boot of her car in East Sussex.

– mining body forces out McLean Facing protests in Bartica over a proposal that would see a six-month delay before mining can commence, government yesterday announced the deployment of a ministerial team to meet with miners and residents of the community today.

Justice Diane Insanally yesterday granted an order staying the decision of another High Court judge to grant murder accused Trion Sumner bail.

Phyllis Carter, the widow of Guyana’s poet laureate Martin Carter, has died.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Former British prime minister Tony Blair said yesterday he had no regrets about the 2003  U.S.-led

SchoolNet Guyana, a pilot project for the computerisation of secondary schools countrywide, was launched yesterday.

The new Haags-Bosch landfill, behind Eccles on the East Bank of Demerara, is expected to be completed within the second quarter of the year.

-was acting in self-defence No disciplinary action will be taken against the policeman at the centre of the deadly fracas outside Roopa’s Bar last month since he was defending himself, according to Police Commissioner Henry Greene.

GECOM Chairman Dr Steve Surujbally yesterday said that the elections commission has made concerted efforts in preparation for upcoming local government polls, while saying it has been navigating unknown territory.

-to seek civic partners for local polls Opposition Leader Robert Corbin yesterday announced that the PNCR will be making another attempt to engage the PPP/C administration in shared governance talks, while saying a decision to partner with civic groups to contest local government polls is a start.

-targets 51,000 students The Ministry of Education yesterday rolled out an $800M National School Feeding Programme that is expected to benefit over 51,000 nursery and primary students in coastal and riverain communities.

The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security says it has already distributed over 90% of pension booklets for 2010, since circulation started last November.

Gafsons Industries Ltd presented a new house to a single mother of five over the holiday season.

Godfrey Washington, the proprietor of GWTV Channel 2 was declared President of the recently formed Guyana Media Proprietors Associa-tion (GMPA) when elections were held on January 27th, a release from the GMPA said.

he Insurance Supervision Division of the Bank of Guyana (BoG) has refuted claims in a recent article published by the Kaieteur News (KN) which said that the Queen’s Atlantic Group (QAG) had tendered to purchase the Camp Street Building owned by Clico (Guyana).

The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) yesterday commissioned Sewage Pump Station W, on Princes and High Streets, which is expected to benefit some 2,500 customers as part of provisions of  better sanitation services for residents of Georgetown.

Republic Bank presented a cheque for $2.4M to the Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport, making good on its commitment last year to support the Mashramani Steelband competition.

Guyana hopes to conclude discussions with the World Bank and Norway in February to receive an initial US$30M through the forest preservation agreement with Oslo.

Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday remanded a man accused of beating his step-father with a glass bottle.

Keon Luther, a former immigration officer, was yesterday granted $70,000 bail for allegedly forging an immigration stamp in a passport.