Guyana News

One of the men, who reportedly battered and fatally shot Kaneville resident Brendon Charles, is “freely roaming” the Kaneville/Craig area and several residents have since raised concerns about their safety.

Minister of Amerindian Affairs Pauline Sukhai commissioned newly-built primary and nursery schools at Jawalla and Quebanang, Region Seven on Monday.

Tertiary-level education students were exposed to the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) in the second phase of a CARICOM project which got started on Monday with a pre-mission briefing in St.

Glue evidence found The West Coast Demerara couple whose relationship ended tragically in an apparent murder/suicide both died as a result of asphyxiation, reliable sources have informed this newspaper.

The Iranian News Agency (FNA) last evening reported that President Bharrat Jagdeo is to visit Iran shortly.

The Ministry of Health says a supplementary provision of over $56M will allow it to further extend its Basic Nutrition Programme which has recorded a 34% reduction in cases of children with anaemia.

A man accused of raping a Linden woman was remanded to prison until the 16th September, 2009 when he appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman yesterday at the Christianburg Magistrate’s Court in Linden.

-demand exceeding feeder capacity The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) has reiterated that when its new 20.7 MW plant at Kingston is ready some time after September, it would solve the problem of capacity shortfalls and it appealed to West Demerara to conserve power as demand there is exceeding the feeder capacity.

The search continued yesterday for Ricky Jainarine, the ten-year-old boy missing following a boat accident on the Essequibo River on Monday night while a post-mortem examination done on his father, Jainarine Dinanauth, revealed that he died by drowning.

A man accused of stealing $500,000 worth of items from a Lombard Street spare parts store was yesterday remanded to prison when he appeared before Magistrate Priya Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

Berbice defence attorney Mursulene Bacchus was jointly charged yesterday with fish vendor Chandra Lakha Ramdass with conspiracy  to obstruct the course of justice.

Region One is set to benefit from a number of training programmes aimed at capitalising on each community’s unique features through a recently approved supplementary allocation of $88.4M for works under the National Hinterland Secure Livelihood Programme.

-following engine failure on north west run Following last week’s incident in which one engine of the North West ferry, MV Kimbia, became inoperable during the return trip to Port Georgetown, calls are being made again for the vessel to be replaced.

The  Alliance For Change (AFC)  is calling for  a more expansive and consultative  approach  to the development of Region Nine and the communities there in light of the opening of the Takutu Bridge and the expected increase in  road traffic and the benefits and difficulties that will arise.

-envisages contracting out of administration The Saint Stanislaus College Board of Governors is developing a five-year educational plan for the school, which it says can be a model for private-public partnerships to transform secondary education in Guyana.

A hearing by the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) into the service offered by the power company, heard calls for GPL to improve its public relations and the utility said it has found it hard to find personnel here for important positions.

The Walter Roth Museum on Monday added a number of books on the general history of archaeology to its collection; a gift from former Ambassador to Brazil Cheryl Miles.

ABUJA, (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary  Clinton yesterday blamed failed government for Nigeria’s huge  poverty gap and urged Africa’s most populous nation to toughen  up on corruption and fix a “flawed” electoral system.

SUKHUMI, Georgia – Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin  pledged half a billion dollars to defend the breakaway region  of Abkhazia yesterday during a surprise visit which Georgia  said escalated tensions in the Caucasus.

YANGON, (Reuters) – China urged the world yesterday to respect Myanmar’s judicial sovereignty, suggesting  Beijing would not back any U.N.