Guyana News

– court told A Kuru Kuru man who allegedly pretended to be the owner of a Georgetown property and attempted to sell it to another for $6M was placed on $1M bail yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

TEHRAN – Iran test-fired missiles yesterday which a commander said could reach any regional target, flexing its military muscle before crucial talks this week with major powers worried about Tehran’s nuclear ambitions.

Recent attacks have raised concern about security at the Botanical Gardens.

ZURICH/PARIS (Reuters) – Roman Polanski’s extradition to the United States on a decades-old sex charge could take years to accomplish after the Oscar-winning film director decided yesterday to fight his removal from Europe.

PARIS (Reuters) – She hit the silver screen as a sultry temptress in Et Dieu crea la femme (And God created woman) in 1956, instantly making Brigitte Bardot the face that symbolized France — and French women.

The Guyana Agricultural Producers Association (GAPA) is closely monitoring the current dry spell being experienced in parts of the country, particularly its effect on farmers.

A 69-year-old man of Princes Street, Lodge was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital on Thursday with a stab wound to the left side of his chest following a misunderstanding with another male.

LONDON (Reuters) – The woman who inspired the iconic Beatles song “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” has died, a charity said yesterday.

The nude body of a 49-year-old woman was discovered at her house at 132 Tain, Port Mourant, Corentyne around 11 am yesterday in a pool of blood with a gaping wound under the chin.

An agreement is expected to be finalized next month for a Brazilian company to rehabilitate the long defunct Moco-Moco hydroelectricity plant, Prime Minister Samuel Hinds told Lethem residents on Saturday.

A man is dead and another is in police custody following an altercation over a spot at Bourda Market yesterday.

Shirley Fernandes, a member of the Soesdyke/ Coverden Cultural, Youth and Sport organization, in collaboration with the Board of Industrial Training (BIT) is giving high-school dropouts in the area a second chance at furthering their education.

– lied to protect son who abused four-month-old A Guyanese husband and wife on Friday last pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct for their role in a 2008 shaken-baby case involving their adult son, who authorities say may have fled to Guyana to avoid prosecution, and were fined by New York Judge, Richard Giardino.

– facilitated cocaine shipments from Guyana and Trinidad One of the two masterminds in the 2007 drug conspiracy involving workers at the JFK Airport in New York who facilitated the shipment of cocaine from Georgetown and Port of Spain has been found guilty and is awaiting sentencing while one of his co-accused has been set free by a jury in a New York court.

– 60 hertz does not make meters spin faster, says Dindyal The continued use of the 50 hertz meter system is resulting in revenue loss for the Guyana Power and Light Company (GPL), Chief Exec-utive Officer Bharrat Dindyal says.

A CANU (Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit) rank is hospitalized with spinal injuries after the car that he was travelling in flipped over on the Timehri public road, East Bank Demerara yesterday.

Dr Balwant Singh’s Hospital recently opened a dental clinic as it continues to expand its medical services.

The Ministry of Labour is intensifying its work to reduce and eliminate child labour in society and anyone found employing a child for wages, especially during school hours, will be prosecuted, the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported.

Omire Wharton, the 19-year-old cyclist who was hit by a van while riding along the New Hope Public Road on September 13, remains in a critical condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

ZURICH (Reuters) – Director Roman Polanski, whose  turbulent life has on occasion come close to resembling the  violent, perverse world of his movies, was arrested in Zurich  on a 1978 US warrant for having sex with a 13-year-old.