Guyana News

A 31-year-old goldsmith was remanded to prison yesterday by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson after he allegedly converted gold entrusted to him to his own use.

Several persons, Crime Chief Seelall Persaud says, have been hauled in for questioning in relation to Friday night’s shooting at Safraz’s Bar and Restraunt which left waitress Kulmattie Singh dead and two others injured.

Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) officials have confirmed that a survey currently being conducted by the agency on plantain and banana farms across the country is related to the existence of the plant disease ‘Black Sigatoka’.

The report on the probe ordered by President Bharrat Jagdeo into the treatment that the late minister Dr Desrey Fox received at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) will soon be available to Cabinet, Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is making “baseless” accusations of a US military plot to distract Venezuelans from real troubles at home, such as a currency devaluation, a top Pentagon official told Reuters.

The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) has intensified its campaign against the unlawful storage of scrap metal and derelict vehicles, warning that such materials should be stored on private land and not on council reserves.

BELFAST (Reuters) – Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson temporarily stood down yesterday to face a politically destabilizing inquiry over money his wife raised for a 19-year-old man with whom she was having an affair.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US President Barack Obama yesterday rebuked critics of Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who has faced calls from Republicans to step down over racial comments he made about Obama.

– domestic abuse accused tells court A 32-year-old mason was placed on $10,000 bail after he appeared in court charged with assaulting the mother of his child.

A 41-year-old man was yesterday fined $30,000 or 12 months imprisonment by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson for stealing a cell phone.

TEHRAN – Iran’s top prosecutor called for firm action against those behind street unrest after the Islamic Republic’s disputed election in June, in a clear warning that senior opposition figures may face trial.

The unidentified body of a woman of East Indian descent was yesterday morning discovered on a dam aback of Harlem, West Coast Demerara close to a rice field with several stab wounds about her body.

-security camera images enhanced A man, suspected to be one of three perpetrators who attacked and robbed Safraz’s Bar and Restaurant, murdering a waitress and leaving two persons injured, has been detained.

-two men shot by fleeing bandits A 27-year-old shop owner remained traumatised yesterday as she recalled the harrowing experience of being battered and bruised by gun-toting bandits on Saturday night and being forced to run naked into her neighbourhood to be rescued.

The US$3m ($615m) United States project, which aims to provide tailored assistance to deportees returning to Guyana as part of a pilot project to support their reintegration into the society, has begun operations and is inviting remigrants experiencing difficulties to contact it.

The government plans to expend over $4 billion on old age pensions and public assistance payments this year, according to Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh.

A resident of Mahaicony was arrested yesterday after he threatened to shoot President Bharrat Jagdeo or anyone else who interfered with his land and his house was searched for firearms but it is not clear if any was found.

The Government Analyst Food and Drug Department is advising consumers to return APO NIFED PA (Nifedipine) 20 mg tablets to the department as they have failed a dissolution test.

The bone in Michelle Pile’s right leg was fractured on Friday night when two gunmen attacked, shot and then robbed her of jewellery and other valuables.

The Guyana Sugar Corporation says it is continuing to work “closely” with the Chinese contractor for the US$110M Skeldon estate factory to address all operational issues.