Guyana News

Two suspects, wanted in connection with the murder of former Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL) Security Head Clifford Peters, were arrested by police on Wednesday night.

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s garrulous President Hugo Chavez yesterday began a marathon four-day edition of his trademark television show to mark 10 years since the influential and widely watched programme first hit the airwaves.

A father who heroically rescued his seven-year-old daughter and went back to save his neighbour’s child was among three people who perished when the speedboat they were in capsized in the Abary Creek around 11 am yesterday.

– TV, microwave, fridge stolen A 43-year-old female security guard attached to RK Security Service was tied, gagged, beaten and then strangled while on duty at Uncle Eddie’s Home early yesterday morning.

Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr Roger Luncheon has accused the UK’s representatives here of pursuing “ulterior motives” in the management of a £3 million joint project for reforming Guyana’s security sector.

The Caribbean Congress of Labour (CCL) has issued a call for all undocumented Caricom nationals living in Barbados to regularize their status and has urged law enforcers to treat each case dispassionately.

A Guyana Defence Force (GDF) officer was yesterday pronounced dead on arrival at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) shortly after he had completed a game of squash.

An extension from the April 30 deadline which was given to contractor Kishan Bacchus for the construction of a new government complex at the corner of High and Princes streets is currently being processed.

The police have recovered an unlicensed firearm and a suspected stolen boat and engine following searches on the East Coast Demerara yesterday.

Chairman of the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC), Bishop Juan Edghill has again emphasized that he has some serious concerns about the Gay McDougall Report on Minority issues since it was unbalanced and unfair.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With Latin American countries pushing hard for Cuba’s re-entry into the Organization of American States, US officials said yesterday they would be willing to talk about the move if the communist state adopts democratic principles.

A 34-year-old mother of two of Lot 12 Bagotsville, West Bank Demerara was yesterday placed on $450,000 bail for allegedly forging several Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) contracts from which she illegally obtained $3M.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund denied media reports yesterday that it had discussed possible loans with Lebanon’s Hezbollah before parliamentary elections next month.

A man who was allegedly found with a quantity of cannabis in his possession for the purpose of trafficking was remanded to prison yesterday by Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton when he appeared before her at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States wants Israel to stop expanding Jewish settlements without exception, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said yesterday, promising that Washington would push this point with its ally.

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea, facing international censure for this week’s nuclear test, threatened on Wednesday to attack the South after it joined a US-led plan to check vessels suspected of carrying equipment for weapons of mass destruction.

A prisoner was last night rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital after reportedly being stabbed by another in his chest.

Assistant Secretary-General of the Organization of American States (OAS) Albert Ramdin believes that a change in the relationship between countries in the Americas and Cuba is necessary, but acknowledged that this was a process that would take time.

A 44-year-old father of seven was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment on Monday when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court charged with breaking and entering a restaurant and stealing several cases of beverages and other items.

PHOENIX (Reuters) – The 4-year-old daughter of former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson has died, a day after being found with cord tied around her neck in an apparent accident at her home, Phoenix police said on Tuesday.