Guyana News

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) released a statement yesterday accusing the Alliance For Change (AFC) of being dishonest as it regards the 2006 Region Ten parliamentary seat which is currently the subject of a court challenge mounted by the opposition party.

The three coastguards who were arrested in a civilian boat on Sunday were up to press time still being questioned by police and so far investigators have not discovered anything incriminating, police sources said yesterday.

Distinguished Guyanese artist Stanley Greaves will read from his recently published collection of poems titled The Poems Man tomorrow at the National Gallery.

A security guard was remanded to prison until December 15th, 2009 when he appeared before Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Christianburg Magis-trate’s Court yesterday.

An ongoing campaign against the use of unauthorized tints on vehicles in the Linden area landed a twenty-eight-year-old driver in the Christianburg Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

-court hears Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday granted a 29-year-old man bail when he appeared before her at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court for allegedly stabbing another man when a drug transaction between him and the man’s girlfriend fell through.

The Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce lauded the Rockstone community’s hosting of the 4th annual Fish Festival.

Food For The Poor (Guy) Inc. yesterday presented hybrid seeds and farming equipment to the Ministry of Agriculture, the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported.

A family feud that has been festering for sometime has landed a quartet in court for the second time on charges of assault, unlawful wounding and threatening behaviour.

Police yesterday were trying to identify suspects in the murder of former Region Three Vice-Chairman, Ramenauth Bisram, and took several statements but no one has so far been arrested.

At the Blairmont Court on Monday, Magistrate Tejnarine Ramroop placed three women on $25,000 bail each when they appeared before him on a charge of simple larceny.

‘…the Constitution is clear – a president is entitled to two terms in office’ The PPP yesterday said that it views the campaign to remove the term limit for the President to be mischievous and designed to create confusion and division among the people.

The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU), the main union for sugar workers, is now asking for a 10 percent increase for its workers after being asked to reconsider its initial request.

Oil exploration company, Groundstar Resources Limited yesterday said that its sales agreement with another company for a working interest in Groundstar’s Takutu Basin Petroleum Prospecting Licence (PPL) has been completed.

A motion by Opposition Leader Robert Corbin calling for the National Assembly to suspend the decision to dispose of its 20 percent shareholding in GT&T until a cost/benefit review is done by a professional group was defeated two Thursdays ago.

Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud told Region Five farmers that their feedback on government interventions in the industry is necessary to identify and address issues vital to its development.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters Life!) – Stewart Copeland,  drummer for The Police, has always had a few choice,  four-letter words for his bandmate Sting.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – After months of industry  hype, Hollywood yesterday rolled out the red carpet for Michael  Jackson movie “This Is It” showing the final performance of the  fallen King of Pop.

MIAMI,  (Reuters) – Fidel Castro is still influencing  the government of President Raul Castro in Cuba and holding  back any moves toward a democratic opening on the island, the  exiled younger sister of both men said yesterday.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela said yesterday that  it had captured Colombian security agents it said planned to  destabilize the government, heightening tensions in the ongoing  diplomatic row between the Andean nations.