Guyana News

The Bureau of Statistics is yet to issue its monthly report on the Urban Consumer Price Index (CPI) for a basket of goods for January.

A barbershop was on Wednesday the target of a robbery by two men one of whom was wielding a gun.

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the robbery of the Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) outlet on Vlissengen Road on Wednesday.

Owing to the prolonged dry spell, the Lamaha Canal at Shelter Belt, Vlissengen Road and Church Street, is at a significantly low level, and the Guyana Water Inc.

To commemorate its third anniversary the Demerara Bank Limited Rose Hall branch, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, is hosting a Quiz competition for Region Six Primary Schools students.

Councillor of the Region Two Regional Democratic Council (RDC) Pooran Persaud has called for the investigation into the money missing from the Anna Regina Multilateral School safe to be expedited.

A West Coast Berbice man and his son charged with being in possession of illegal fuel were granted bail in the sum of $200,000 each when they appeared at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court on Friday before Magistrate Chandra Sohan.

Minister of Health Dr Leslie Ramsammy says the ministry will this weekend begin the process of advertising for a contractor to start the major enhancement work at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

The Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha said its Phagwah Mela and Bazaar will begin tomorrow on the lawns of the sabha’s kendra in Prashad Nagar.

Chairman of the Region Two Regional Democratic Council (RDC) Alli Baksh has instructed the clerk of the RDC, Sewanand Meusai to write to the Department of Education on the issue of the beating of a pupil of the Charity Primary School.

The joint services on Tuesday completed another round of training, aimed at equipping them to deal with issues that may arise during the Cricket World Cup (CWC).

Observing its 12th anniversary, the Guyana Relief Council (GRC) says contributions from a number of local and overseas-based individuals, businesses and organisations bolstered its work.

The 2007 budget has received the blessings of the National Assembly but many of the pertinent questions remain unanswered and important issues were ignored, the PNCR-1G contends.

The PNCR-1G is calling on all Guyanese to reflect on the road that the country has travelled thus far, note the successes and failures, and resolve to struggle for those necessary changes.

Citizen Bank Guyana Ltd’s shareholders yesterday agreed to accept the government’s offer to pay 90% of the face value for the outstanding Guymine bonds, according to a reliable source.

Caricom says preparations are being co-ordinated by the Interim Festival Directorate (IFD) for the 10th staging of the Caribbean Festival of Arts (Carifesta) by The Bahamas in 2008.

Another prisoner escaped from custody yesterday while being escorted to the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

The Joint Services last evening carried out an operation outside of the Georgetown Prisons close to 10 pm with lots of flashing lights, sirens and heavily armed personnel.

A loan in the amount of US$18.07M was yesterday signed between the Govern-ment of Guyana and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) chiefly for the construction of the waste disposal facility at Haag Bosch on the East Bank of Demerara and this could be a reality in about 18 months.

(Part 11) My previous article (Part 1) on the topic clearly pointed to an explosive situation brewing at Plantation Leonora by Mid-February, 1939.