Guyana News

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.

Story and photos by Shabna Ullah Residents of D’ Edward Village, West Berbice said the edges of a road alongside a canal close by the sluice are eroding along with sections of the street and they are calling for urgent attention to these problems.

The emotional rollercoaster of a relationship filled with bitter fights has left one woman saying enough and while she could not muster the courage to walk away before, a pot of hot curry thrown at her, pushed her to the police station.

Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee said government is committed to treating prisoners humanely but not at the expense of security.

Twelve volunteers recently underwent first aid training at the Guyana Red Cross Society (GRCS).

Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson sentenced a man who admitted robbing a Canadian national of his bag to a two-year jail term while another man charged with robbing another Canadian national was remanded to prison.

Some residents of the Amerindian community of Orealla/Siparuta are alleging that recent elections for Chairman and Councillors for the village were irregular and illegal and are calling for an investigation and fresh elections.

A bus driver and a bus conductor were yesterday granted $25,000 bail each when they appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court accused of trying to bribe a police sergeant to avoid being charged with overloading their bus.

Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday remanded to prison a 62-year-old Princes Street, Lodge resident who allegedly stabbed his ex-girlfriend who died subsequently as a result.