Guyana News

Two of the three men who had been separately charged for setting fire to the Ministry of Health in July appeared yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court where a single joint charge in relation to the fire was read to them.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, (Reuters) – The Royal  Canadian Mounted Police acted prematurely and inappropriately  in their use of electronic stun guns in an incident at  Vancouver airport that led to death of a Polish immigrant, a  government commission reported yesterday.

Heavy winds accompanied by a downpour on Monday caused some panic in parts of Craig and toppled two electricity poles along the Diamond Public Road.

MIAMI,  (Reuters) – A U.S. judge yesterday reduced  the prison term for a Cuban spy from a life sentence to 30  years in a high-profile espionage case that has strained  already hostile ties between Havana and Washington.

(Barbados Nation) Homeowners must be able to leave their homes locked or unlocked and come back and find their property intact.

Story and photos by Heppilena Ferguson A man was burnt to death in a fire that destroyed two houses at Success, East Coast Demerara on Sunday night.

– in Madewini shootout A soldier has confessed to being an accomplice to gunmen who launched an early morning attack on a GT&T cell site at Hauraruni, Linden/Soesdyke Highway on Sunday, before engaging in a shootout with police.

With less finance flowing into the agriculture sector, the Bankers Association sees the need for a realignment of the relationship between commercial banks and farmers.

An ex-police officer was denied bail when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson to answer to the charge of attempted rape and indecent assault yesterday.

A father and son from Better Hope were refused bail when they appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday charged with procuring a female for common prostitution and managing or keeping a bawdy house.

As police in ‘B’ Division continue crime fighting efforts, ranks from Eve Leary Station travelled to Berbice yesterday with tracker dogs and metal detectors to search a building that is being constructed by a suspected drug king-pin.

Through a joint effort by the governments of Guyana and China spanking new living quarters for visiting medical teams from China was declared opened yesterday which should end complaints of improper housing by the visiting doctors.

GuySuCo workers were yesterday paid their outstanding wages for last week.

Three men, including a Lance Corporal of the Guyana Defence Force, are now in police custody as investigations are ongoing into an early morning attack carried out by bandits yesterday on an Essequibo resident.

Director-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Elisabeth Harper, convened a meeting last Thursday to discuss matters related to ensuring that the process of obtaining a Skills Certificate is “hassle free, transparent and accountable,” the Government Information Agency (GINA) said in a news release.

A trucking service operator who appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court to answer the charge of causing death by dangerous driving was remanded to prison after he was denied bail by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson.

Magistrate Nigel Hawke granted a man his pre-trial liberty in the sum of $15,000 when he appeared before him at the Blairmont Court yesterday, charged with damage to property and disorderly behaviour.

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.