Guyana News

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela rejected yesterday  a U.S. government report that said it was not cooperating fully  in the war on drug trafficking, saying such accusations had to  stop if bilateral relations were to improve.

A husband who slapped his wife was yesterday remanded to prison when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

A teenager who allegedly had a quantity of cannabis in his possession was yesterday placed on $35,000 bail when he appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

The Essequibo River islands of Leguan and Wakenaam will soon see improvements to the drainage and irrigation capacity of both islands following the signing of contracts yesterday.

TEGUCIGALPA, (Reuters) – The United States and  Europe stepped up pressure on Honduras’ de facto government yesterday as deposed President Manuel Zelaya and his supporters  called on Washington to pave the way for his return.

The housing ministry is currently in discussion with Guysuco to acquire some land from the company for housing development as it strives to reach its ambitious target of distributing 17,000 more house lots.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Britain’s parliament approved a  bill to set up an independent watchdog to oversee members’  expenses yesterday in a bid to restore trust after a scandal  that has hurt the ruling Labour party ahead of an election.

– suffered years of abuse Unthinkable, bizarre and unforgiveable are only a few of the words which observers used yesterday to describe the manner in which a 55-year-old mother of four met her demise on Sunday night, after suffering years of domestic abuse at the hands of one of her children.

– after army recruitment uncovers scam Concerned about recent reports suggesting the circulation of fake certificates locally, the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) intends to investigate to ensure the integrity of its documentation.

Guyana has been rated a Category 2 under the International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) programme, which means that it does not comply with International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) standards.

– vendors lose $millions An early morning fire, suspected of being electrical in origin, destroyed two stalls at Section K in the Bourda Green yesterday, leaving the owners facing millions of dollars in losses.

An overseas-based Guyanese who was shot by and killed by an undercover officer in Brooklyn just over a week ago was laid to rest yesterday amid concerns about the manner in which he died.

-but future still hazy, no common regional position There has been a reduction in the number of Guyanese being deported from Barbados, recent reports indicate, seven weeks after that country enforced an immigration policy which stirred region-wide debate about illegal immigrants.

Investigations into the fire that devastated the Ministry of Health on Friday are ongoing and while a string of questions linger about security at the building there have been no new developments.

– Lewis absent Social activist Mark Benschop and trade unionist Norris Witter yesterday appeared in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court to answer charges of disorderly behaviour and resisting police arrest to which they both pleaded not guilty.

A man whose dog bit a woman was yesterday placed on $30,000 bail when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

Investigations are still ongoing to determine where the piece of wreckage that was found by a fisherman at Hope Beach, East Coast Demerara two weeks ago came from.

The post-mortem examinations of the three victims of last Saturday’s murder/suicide are expected to be conducted tomorrow.

-Ali The Ministry of Housing and Water plans to have another 1,000 house lots available in the Onderneeming Housing Scheme by October this year.

– David Singh The Linden to Lethem road will have one of the biggest impacts on the forest and figures show that about two million hectares of forest will be lost through the project unless there is a framework to pay for and provide alternative development to what would traditionally occur along such a road.