Guyana News

Less than one week after the Suriname authorities imposed a ban on the semi-legal border crossing with Guyana that facilitates mostly small-scale traders, the service was back in operation from Monday.

The government did not spend any money on legal fees for Guyana’s case before the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) in the just-concluded maritime boundary dispute between Guyana and Suriname, President Bharrat Jagdeo says.

A man who was alleged to have snatched a chain from the neck of one of two foreigners on Church Street, Georgetown last night was later caught after a man who said that he is a policeman ran a car into him on Robb Street.

Four gunmen early yesterday morning made off with a metal safe containing over $82,000 in cash and cheques from the Goed Intent Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) office.

Industrial action at the University of Guyana Turkeyen campus is expected to intensify over the next few days if Cabinet does not respond favourably to the University of Guyana Workers Union (UGWU) on the transportation allowances issue.

A De Kinderen businessman who went to bed leaving his car parked in his front yard said someone broke into his makeshift home, stole his keys and drove away his vehicle while he was sleeping.

Lennox Wade, the jogger who was attacked by two pit bulls last week, underwent a second operation on his hands yesterday but he was told by the doctor that he will have to go abroad to seek further medical attention.

(Barbados Nation) The offer by Guyana to lease Barbadians their agricultural land at Bds$10 per acre is “ridiculous” and “nonsensical”.

Although much could not have been done for Ricardo Bynoe, who has had a tumour growing in his nasal cavity since 2004, when he visited the US Naval hospital ship recently, efforts are being made by a doctor on the vessel to get the lad to the US for surgery.

Essequibo resident Mohamed Khan is in desperate need of US$35,000 for surgery in India if he is to have a chance at walking again.

(Antigua Sun) A festive occasion suddenly turned ugly after several people were forced to run for cover after masked gunmen appeared at their get together in the Gray Hill area in the wee hours of Sunday morning.

The Burrowes School of Art on September 25 reached a milestone after 12 students graduated from its certificate and diploma programmes.

A man who was allegedly discovered with a gun hidden under his cap while in a minibus which was stopped by the police at a roadblock was yesterday remanded to prison by Principal Magistrate Melissa Robertson-Ogle.

A New Building Society (NBS) account holder who says she lost $7.2M after requesting a wire transfer last year is suing the society for the transaction to be completed.

Two years after Feroze Alli was fatally shot during the Main Big Lime, Kevin Anthony is before the High Court for the murder.

Magistrate Gordon Gilhuys yesterday remanded a man to prison after he appeared on a charge of stealing US$2,000 at gunpoint from another man who was charged last Friday with shooting at him.

An Essequibo bus conductor who allegedly raped a girl along with others almost two years ago was yesterday remanded to prison by Principal Magistrate Melissa Robertson-Ogle.

A man who allegedly raped a girl in July last year and May this year was yesterday remanded to prison by Principal Magistrate Melissa Robertson-Ogle.

A Leguan rice vendor who allegedly raped a 16-year-old girl after she refused to have sex with him was yesterday remanded to prison by Principal Magistrate Melissa Robertson-Ogle.

There is no guarantee that the six proposals by the Carib-bean to the EU to assure market access for sugar would be accepted, President Bharrat Jagdeo says and he added that regional leaders are keen to test the legality of the scrapped Sugar Protocol in court.