Guyana News

BOSTON, (Reuters) – Top Democrats and Republicans  united yesterday to pay tribute to Senator Edward Kennedy, the  powerful liberal from America’s pre-eminent political dynasty  whose death has been treated like the passing of royalty.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – A university lecturer has  uncovered a letter written by Henry VII which he believes  suggests the first English-led expedition to reach America  arrived three years earlier than thought.

MIAMI, (Reuters) – Police in a Florida city used the  promise of economic stimulus cheques to lure 76 people to their  arrest on a variety of outstanding warrants.

Twenty-one-year-old Rorhema Dookie, who was kidnapped on Wednesday night, was last evening reunited with her family after she was pulled out of a house in the city by a woman who thought she may have been the girlfriend of one of her kidnappers.

-takes photos of shattered boat Officers from the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) yesterday met with Salimoon Rahaman, mother of the 10-year-old boy who went missing after the August 11 boat accident in the Essequibo River that left two men dead, and took statements from her and also photographed the damaged boat that is now in the Parika Police Station.

By Cathy Wilson A Linden family of ten is now homeless after a mid-morning fire completely destroyed their two-flat home yesterday.

The pleas by Army Chief of Staff Commodore Gary Best for forgiveness from the relatives of Dweive Kant Ramdass who was robbed and murdered by army coast guard ranks  could only be accepted if under his command  the GDF returns to its glory days as being the people’s army and not “the people’s enemy”, AFC leader Raphael Trotman declared yesterday.

The private sector supports a proposal from Brazil to build and fund a seaport in Guyana along with paving a Linden to Lethem road as they believe that area could become the country’s economic hub.

The three Coast Guards who were recently charged with murdering, Dweive Kant Ramdass, a Bartica gold dealer, have been dismissed from the Guyana Defence Force.

President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday on behalf of the PPP/C administration extended congratulations to Leader of the Opposition, Robert Corbin, on his successful campaign to retain his place as party leader of the PNCR, and consequentially leader of the Parliamentary Opposition.

A cousin of Ronald Waddell has written New York Judge, Dora Irizarry asking her to reject confessed drug trafficker Roger Khan’s guilty plea and to let him “answer to the full court of law”.

The Barrow family on Saturday hosted a fete for Linden, Kwakwani and Mabura students who topped their individual schools at this year’s Grade Six Assessment.

Corporation, union compromise on obstacle payment Striking sugar workers attached to the Wales Estate of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (Guysuco) are to return to work today following an agreement between their union representatives and officials of the corporation yesterday.

A 20-year-old remand prisoner on Wednesday night became the fourth person to be stabbed by fellow inmates in the Camp Street Prison in recent times and his relatives are not satisfied that he received adequate  medical attention.

Revised approach for discussion All of the directors of the GPL Board and all executive managers will have pre-paid meters installed at their residences as a first measure in the company’s  review of  its  implementation of  the new programme.

Government has condemned  the illicit involvement of Coast Guard ranks of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) in the recent $17M river heist and murder of 23-year old Dweive Kant Ramdass, the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported.

President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday appointed the members of the constitutional Women and Gender Equality Commission.

Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud recently concluded a visit to French Guiana, where he wrapped up discussions with authorities there in the area of agricultural exports and research.

Magistrate Priya Beharry yesterday granted a woman bail when she appeared before her at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court for allegedly giving the police false information about an alleged death threat.

The Guyana Sugar Corporation (Guysuco) said that at the end of the fifth week of grinding sugar production had exceeded 10,000 tonnes.