Guyana News

Controversial Brazilian rice farmer Paulo Cesar Quartiero is among a group of 15 investors from the State of Roraima who have applied to the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission for permission to lease 20,000 acres of land in Region Nine.

– opposition urges probes in Khan, Morgan, Douglas Despite acknowledgement by the authorities that drug lords and gangs operate in Guyana, there has never been a single local arrest and prosecution of a major figure in drug trafficking here, though there have been three guilty pleas to this crime in the US and six convictions in Barbados recently.

Relatives of a Guyanese man who was picked up by Barbadian immigration authorities on Friday night said they are worried about him since they are no indications as to when he would be deported.

A Linden parent is calling for a speedy investigation into the allegation that a police officer sexually abused a group of juveniles who were taken to the Wismar Police station by a schools’ welfare officer following a report against them last month.

A motor vehicular accident involving a minibus and a truck last evening has left several persons nursing minor injuries and happy to be alive.

Army Chief of Staff Commodore Gary Best says an investigation has started into allegations made against three Guyana Defence Force personnel by a man who ended up being shot and robbed of $1.2 million.

A 45-year-old businessman who was attacked and shot by bandits with his own gun was last evening being treated at the Accident and Emergency Unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH).

A Sophia teen was last evening being treated admitted at the Accident and Emergency Unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) after sustaining multiple stab wounds in the chest and hands which were inflicted by a friend.

The special six-week literacy and numeracy training programme for Grade Six students in about 45 primary schools countrywide is in full swing, the Government Information Agency (GINA) has reported.

President Bharrat Jagdeo and Caricom Secretary-General Edwin Carrington yesterday debunked recent statements by regional leaders that Caricom integration was under strain, stating that in spite of the existing challenges regional integration was still very strong.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Medical Corps distributed $200,000 worth of pharmaceuticals and other medical supplies at two Berbice River communities when it conducted an outreach exercise last month.

– as parties wrangle over numbers Wrangling over the numerical composition of the Public Procurement Commission is continuing to stall the nomination process.

– AFC reminds With the deadline approaching, the Alliance For Change (AFC) has issued a public reminder to the administration of President Bharrat Jagdeo’s promise to table long-awaited Freedom of Information (FOI) legislation.

The second reading of the Leader of the Opposition Benefits and Other Facilities Bill 2009 was on Thursday deferred for the fifth time, without any reason being presented to the National Assembly.

– ERC annual report also presented The Auditor General’s Report for fiscal year 2007 was presented to Speaker of the National Assembly Ralph Ramkarran by Auditor General Deodat Sharma on Friday.

The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) said although the TACKLE Project has been established to eradicate child labour in Guyana it will fail if it does not address the issues which lead to such practices.

TEHRAN (Reuters) – Thousands of people clashed with  police yesterday after the disputed election victory of  President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sparked the biggest protests in  Tehran since the 1979 Islamic revolution.

A mentally-challenged East Bank Berbice man who was tortured and abused by relatives when he could not perform household chores properly because of his condition, has found a new home.

LECCE, Italy (Reuters) – The world’s rich nations,  heartened by signs the credit crisis is easing, have started to  consider how to unwind rescue steps for their economies once  recovery is certain, their finance ministers said yesterday.

Government has released $60 million for hinterland communities to encourage their members to address community development and start engaging in economic ventures.