Guyana News

The Ministry of Home Affairs is to seek amendments to the laws dealing with damage to property resulting from motor vehicle accidents and improper use of motor vehicles to make prosecution of offenders more effective.

“Me ain’t do none a dem things…” A 38-year-old labourer was yesterday remanded to prison when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court to answer the charge of break and enter and larceny.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The new H1N1 influenza virus  is now widespread, causing a range of illness, and U.S.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Barack Obama took  aim at climate-warming greenhouse gases yesterday and ordered  the struggling auto industry to make more fuel-efficient cars  under tough new national standards to cut emissions and  increase gas mileage. 

 A 16-year-old boy was yesterday placed on bail in the sum of $75,000 by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court to answer the charge of felonious wounding.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Scientists yesterday unveiled  the well preserved fossilized remains found in Germany of a  primate from 47 million years ago that may have been a close  relative of the common ancestor of monkeys, apes and people. 

(Trinidad Express) Guyanese national, Neville Solomon, was ordered to be extradited to the US on Monday after he agreed to the request.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister-elect  Manmohan Singh vowed yesterday to revive growth and spread the  benefits of economic expansion that swept his coalition back to  power with a decisive mandate in a general election.  

GENEVA, (Reuters) – The head of the United Nations  said yesterday he had named former U.S.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate yesterday  voted 90-5 to approve a bill to curb sudden credit card  interest rate increases and hidden fees, with President Barack  Obama expected to sign it into law by the end of the month. 

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s military said on  Tuesday Tamil Tiger rebel leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran’s body  had been found, and President Mahinda Rajapaksa urged Tamils to  join in rebuilding a nation split by a 25-year separatist war. 

– was wanted for 33 robberies, magistrate attack Courtney James, who was wanted in connection with a string of armed robberies on the East Coast Demerara, including last month’s attack on Magistrate Nigel Hawke, was shot dead by a policeman yesterday morning.

– man in custody A 28-year-old waitress of Number 11 Village, West Coast Berbice died yesterday morning after her lover poured a poisonous substance down her throat, accusing her of being unfaithful.

Two Guyanese construction workers, who were found dead in Trinidad and Tobago on Sunday, died of single gunshot wounds to their heads and police in that country continue to search for a motive behind the gruesome murders.

An accident on the Corentyne Highway early yesterday morning has taken the life of a 37-year-old minibus driver, who was the sole occupant of his vehicle at the time.

The Guyana Power and Light Company (GPL) will soon be installing prepaid meters at selected locations across the country as part of a pilot project aimed at improving the consumption of electricity by consumers.

Grade Four pupils will soon be required to pass a literacy test and obtain a literacy certificate before they can proceed to write the National Grade Six Assessment examination.

The future of sugar in the African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries was the main talking point when discussions opened here yesterday, aimed at ensuring that strategies adopted will address the various challenges in the industry, against the backdrop of a global recession.

Shondell Jacobs, a 34-year-old food vendor, was yesterday granted $80,000 bail when she appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court accused of stealing and cashing a National Insurance Scheme (NIS) cash voucher belonging to another woman.

A child protection workshop was launched yesterday to sensitise members of the police force about responding to child abuse cases.