Guyana News

A food shortage at the Annai Secondary School which resulted in students at the dormitory only receiving one meal last Wednesday has been addressed, Region Nine Chairman Clarindo Lucas said yesterday.

Following complaints from farmers about the inaccurate weighing of their paddy by the Mahaicony Rice Mills, its licence has been suspended.

Digicel’s first outing and partnership with GuyExpo was successful, Chief Executive Officer Mark Linehan said in a press release.

Magistrate Gordon Gilhuys yesterday ruled in favour of the attorneys representing murder accused beauty queen Carolan Lynch in deciding not to have a statement tendered into evidence at her preliminary inquiry.

A teenaged maid who allegedly stabbed her employer in the abdomen with a knife after an argument over a dirty plate was yesterday remanded to prison by Principal Magistrate Melissa Robertson-Ogle.

Kicking off the reform of sex offences laws, Human Services Minister Priya Manickchand yesterday said the system is failing victims of sexual violence because the laws in the country are archaic.

Some 10,081 patients were treated by medical personnel from the USNS Comfort and US$20,000 worth of medical equipment and supplies was donated to persons and institutions during a week of humanitarian service here.

A logger, the lone survivor of a trio who allegedly staged an armed robbery at King Solomon’s Royale Cambio last Saturday, was yesterday remanded to prison.

The Ministry of Education has approved the suspension of classes at President’s College (PC) for two days following a protest by students yesterday over the unavailability of potable water as a result of a defective water pump.

CARIFORUM is working towards meeting the December 31, 2007 deadline for a new trade deal with Europe but there are still many obstacles to be ironed out at a meeting concluding in Jamaica today and sugar and rice will be key topics.

The Guyana Telephone & Telegraph (GT&T) company is advising its customers that the 50% reduction on outbound international rates at weekends has ended.

Stabroek News Assistant Editor, Cheryl Springer, is one of twelve newspaper editors from around the world selected for fellowships by the International Center For Journalists (ICFJ).

New Caribbean Airlines Chief Executive Officer Philip Saunders says his focus at the helm is to consistently deliver excellent service from A-Z and declared that Guyana is important in their strategy.

The GuyExpo planning committee on Monday demolished a booth at the Sophia Exhibition site belonging to horticulturalist Boyo Ramsaroop and has since said that that action was taken because he had built it without permission.

Education Minister Shaik Baksh on Monday said that investigations into complaints by parents that they were told to take furniture for their children, at the Richard Ishmael Secondary School, are still ongoing.

Presidential Advisor on Governance Gail Teixeira yesterday flatly refused to answer questions on who had put up controversial billboards on the maritime tribunal award.

A man in his late 60s collapsed on a pavement on Regent Street in the vicinity of Kuyum’s Jewellery World on Wednesday and was later pronounced dead on arrival at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

The two suspects who were detained by police in relation to the deadly attack on an MMC vehicle at the Sheribana Bridge on Monday last have been released from police custody.

A Voluntary Services Overseas (VSO) volunteer last week presented the National Commission on Disability (NCD) with a five-year strategic plan which focuses on advocacy and social inclusion and coordinating and capacity building.

The agriculture ministry’s Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Control Board on Wednesday launched a user friendly guide for farmers and persons who utilize pesticides.