Guyana News

Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee yesterday told Caribbean police commissioners that private businesses must have a place in police reform as they are vital stakeholders but he warned that such partnerships are not without their dangers and challenges.

-Prashad hails launch The launch of the Matching Grant Initiative (MGI) last Friday will see improvements in small and medium-scale enterprises by enhancing their export capacity, Commerce Minister Manniram Prashad says.

The Inter-Secondary School Impromptu Speaking competition continued on Tuesday with St John’s College winning against the Institute of Business Education (IBE).

-court hears On Monday a 22-year-old man who allegedly robbed a woman of a gold chain was remanded to prison by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson when he appeared before her at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

-not drilling until next year Groundstar Resources Limited’s interest in the Takutu Basin Petroleum Prospecting Licence (PPL) has been significantly reduced after the company entered into an agreement with Canacol Energy Limited.

A third form student at the Berbice High School may face expulsion for striking a female teacher on Wednesday as part of a reported prank.

CHICAGO, (Reuters) – Dealers across the United  States reacted with a mixture of anger and sadness yesterday  to word that bankrupt automaker Chrysler LLC plans to eliminate  franchise agreements with them as part of its restructuring  efforts.

BEIJING, (Reuters) – Two decades after his downfall  and four years after his death, reformist Chinese leader Zhao  Ziyang  has broken the official silence on the 1989 Tiananmen  crackdown, denouncing the killings of protesters as a  “tragedy”.

A 22-year-old welder 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 robbery.

PNCR Executive Aubrey Norton yesterday dismissed concerns raised by Dr Richard Van West Charles’ campaign about the party’s electoral process, in the run up to its upcoming biennial congress.

YANGON, (Reuters) – Myanmar opposition leader Aung  San Suu Kyi was charged yesterday with breaking the terms of  her house arrest and faces up to five years in jail after an  American intruder sneaked into her lakeside home, her party  said.

The main opposition PNCR is sounding alarm bells over the possible appointment of the integrity commission, saying that consultations are yet to be completed.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The top Democrat in the U.S.  House of Representatives yesterday got into a public dispute  with the CIA over what she knew about harsh interrogation  techniques in 2002, in the latest twist in a Washington  political furor.

The charges of unlawful possession of arms and ammunition and harbouring a wanted man against Michelle Davis were dismissed at the Wales Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) – Poor countries already  suffering from the impact of climate change urgently need up to  $2 billion to help adjust and cope, a new report submitted to  the United Nations said yesterday.

The police have completed their investigation into the death of an RK security guard and it is likely that an inquest will be ordered, a senior police officer has said.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Police arrested eight people yesterday suspected of sending drugs money to Jamaica in an  international money laundering network, Scotland Yard said.

The National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) is moving to boost the drainage capacity in Leguan, Region Three.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – City authorities in Mumbai  demolished the shanty home of a “Slumdog Millionaire” child  star yesterday, forcing his family into the streets months  after the Oscar-winning film shot him to global fame.

Antonio Szala of 32 Lyng Street, Charlestown who was charged earlier this week with attempting to pervert the course of justice is not an employee of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit contrary to what was reported to the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court and reported in yesterday’s edition of the Stabroek News.