Guyana News

…on Soesdyke/Linden Highway The burnt remains of the Tacoma pickup that was hijacked on the Linden/ Soesdyke Highway on Wednesday and believed to have been used to create mayhem in the city, was yesterday discovered at Millie’s Hideout, on the outskirts of Linden, with ammo and explosive material inside.

– US help requested with probing ‘foreign mastermind’ President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said that security forces would go after those responsible for Wednesday’s attacks with “vigour” and they would be caught and brought to justice, even as he called on the US to assist in the probe of the “foreign mastermind” behind the attack and Health Ministry arson.

President of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) Colwyn King who was accused of having sex with a girl under the age of 15 was yesterday remanded to prison when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

The Guyana Bar Association (GBA) yesterday condemned the recent abuse of detainees at the Leonora Police Station and issued a call to President Bharrat Jagdeo to set up a Commission of Inquiry to carry out a full-scale probe that would target the disciplined services.

Former New York police commissioner, Bernard Kerik, yesterday pleaded guilty to eight felonies in a Federal District Court in the US and a New York Times (NYT) report said the former top cop  who will be sentenced next February, faces 27 to 33 months in prison.

The two Richard Ishmael Secondary security guards were absent from the compound on Wednesday morning when arsonists attacked the school.

-says cops have two weeks on probe Labelling the torture of a 15-year-old boy in police custody as inhuman, President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said that he has given the force two weeks to complete an investigation into the allegations, after which all the perpetrators will face the full consequences.

After being on strike for a week, GAWU members are set to resume work on the various sugar estates today.

Amnesty International has added its voice in condemnation of the torture of a 15-year-old boy and two others by the police and it has urged that the Guyanese authorities charge the officers involved in the incident.

– upgrade plans announced at 40th anniversary cocktail The Pegasus Hotel is celebrating 40 years of existence and under new management has started a series of extensive upgrades as it looks to become the first ‘green’ hotel in this part of the world.

…amid allegations of witness tampering The trial of a cane harvester accused of murdering his wife was aborted at the Berbice Assizes yesterday after allegations surfaced that persons connected to the accused had approached members of the jury; two persons were arrested and are assisting the police with their investigations.

A husband and his wife accused of committing fraudulent acts were yesterday placed on bail to the tune of $340,000 when they appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

Blackouts due to generation shortfalls, GPL says, will be minimal with the recent commissioning of three 6.9 megawatts Wartsila generators at its Kingston Power Plant.

Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson ordered that a trio be remanded to prison when they appeared before her at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court for allegedly breaking and entering the dwelling houses and storage bond of several persons.

A 36-year-old Campbellville man accused of stealing items worth $1.8M when he broke into a dwelling house was yesterday remanded to prison by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

The Region Three RDC remembers former Vice Chairman Ramenaught Bisram as a tireless and committed worker even as it calls for the perpetrators of his murder to be brought to swift justice.

Hukumchand, the lawyer for the two policemen implicated in the torture of a 15-year-old boy but charged with unlawfully wounding two other persons instead, yesterday approached the High Court in an effort to get bail for his clients.

KILLEEN, Texas, (Reuters) – An Army psychiatrist  opened fire with two handguns at the Fort Hood Army post yesterday, killing 12 and wounding 31 others, Army officials  said, adding the suspect had not been killed as previously  believed.

RIYADH, (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has launched heavy  air strikes on rebels in northern Yemen and is moving troops  nearer the border after a raid into its territory by the Shi’ite  insurgents, a Saudi government adviser said yesterday.

Laparkan Shipping will be offering specially reduced rates for the shipment of barrels and other personal effects to the Caribbean for the holiday season.