Guyana News

The Guyana Medical Council has given Police Surgeon Dr Mahendra Chand seven days to respond to its findings about his treatment of the teen boy who was tortured at the Leonora Police Station.

A man charged with carnal knowledge of a 15-year-old girl was refused bail yesterday when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

The formulation of a Regional Policy for Food and Nutrition Security (RPFNS) in the Caribbean bodes well for the region, economist James Tefft of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said recently.

A week after the collision between a Lethem-bound minibus and a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) on the Hunt Oil section of the Georgetown-Lethem road which resulted in three deaths, four of the survivors are due for surgery as they recover in the Georgetown Public Hospital.

– driver held A resident of Number 54 Village, Corentyne is now dead, after being struck down by a motor car on Sunday.

Two Albouystown neighbours yesterday were placed on $40,000 bail over charges of unlawful wounding when they appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

Three men are in custody following an armed attack with a handgun and robbed of a Corriverton businessman and his daughter on Sunday night.

Three persons were rushed to the Fort Wellington Hospital yesterday after they were attacked by a swarm of bees at Bel Air Village, West Coast Berbice around 8 am.

WASHINGTON/COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – The United States took a step yesterday towards curbing its greenhouse gas emissions, boosting the start of negotiations between 190 countries in Copenhagen on a deal to combat global warming.

Berbicians took advantage of the Guyana Water Incorporated’s  (GWI)  Camp Resolution which was taken to the ancient county on Saturday querying water service bills, some applying for new connections and others reporting leaks.

TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iranian security forces fired warning shots in Tehran yesterday and beat opposition protesters among thousands seeking to renew their challenge to the government six months after a disputed election, witnesses said.

A 23-year-old man was placed on $15,000 bail after he appeared yesterday before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson on a charge of unlawful assault.

A 24-year-old Stabroek Market porter was placed on $25,000 bail after he pleaded not guilty to simple larceny before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

SANTIAGO (Reuters) – A Chilean judge yesterday charged figures from Gen.

ISLAMABAD – Bombers struck in two Pakistani cities yesterday killing 43 people and wounding more than 100 as the Supreme Court began a hearing that could deepen political tension in the nuclear-armed country.

Dr Tarron Khemraj, former Bank of Guyana Economist and University of Guyana Lecturer, is the newest member of the Alliance For Change (AFC) and will serve as adviser on its Economic Council.

By Sara Bharrat The first shipment of paddy, under the US$18.8M deal sealed with Venezuela six weeks ago, is now scheduled to leave for the neighbouring state this weekend, Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud says.

Berbice police have arrested a man they suspect to be a drug king-pin and several persons are to face charges today following major raids on Friday and Saturday.

-three men escape After exchanging gunfire with three men, who abandoned their car, at Madewini early yesterday morning police discovered a quantity of dieseline, a shot gun and several other items.

A three-day symposium on Agricultural Risk and Insurance is scheduled to open today at the Pegasus Hotel, Georgetown, under the aegis of the Ministry of Agriculture, with the support of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA).