Guyana News

A sixth Mazaruni Prison escapee, Dhineshwar Sooklall of Wakenaam, was yesterday nabbed by the Joint Services, one week after the jail-break in which he and eight others fled from the high security facility.

Given the raging controversy over the casino gambling bill there is an expectation that it would be sent to a select committee prior to passage based on parliamentary precedent and today’s key sitting will be presided over by Deputy Speaker Clarissa Riehl.

A young man of Riverview, Ruimveldt was brutally shot to death in Middle Road, La Penitence last evening by two men who calmly rode away on a pedal bicycle.

Lethem has been without power since Wednesday night and the Rupununi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) plans a protest there tomorrow when Prime Minister Sam Hinds is supposed to be in the area.

The PNCR-1G and its supporters who are lobbying against the impact of the Value Added Tax (VAT) changed the route of a protest march staged yesterday by making a detour west into Regent Street instead of east into Church Street.

Casino gambling legislation is a means by which criminal elements in Guyana can conceal their various activities including extra-judicial killings and a number of other illegal activities.

Local beef exporters would need to ensure that beef products are competitive in quality, price and service.

President Bharrat Jagdeo on Tuesday met representatives of the Export Import Bank of India (EXIM) to pave the way forward for specific developmental projects that could be funded by the bank.

Secretary to the Defence Board, Dr. Roger Luncheon yesterday publicly apologized for an inability to explain to the Guyanese populace the status of the investigations into the army’s missing AK-47s.

Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr. Roger Luncheon says he sees no room at the moment for revisiting the cut-off in GINA advertising in the Stabroek News (SN) and any change would have to be dictated by financial and economic considerations.

The body of Hazrat Alli, the missing passenger from a boat collision near the Bartica Stelling on Tuesday night, was yesterday afternoon found at Kaow Island, Essequibo River.

The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) and the Guyana Citizens Initiative (GCI) recently held a workshop on safe water with residents of Mocha Arcadia.

Two men were yesterday being questioned as investigations continued into the strangling of a nine-year-old girl whose lifeless body was discovered amid a pile of logs on a Parika beach on Tuesday morning.

Help and Shelter says there needs to be standards for the media in responsible reporting with regard to sexual abuse cases.

Minister of Labour Manzoor Nadir says consumers have the power to influence market prices and can ensure that the unscrupulous actions of some businesses do not affect the cost-of-living due to the implementation of the value-added tax (VAT).

The Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) renewed a State Forest Permit (SFP) to Batavia, Region Seven, after the village council reapplied for it to allow residents to utilise the land for economic activities.

The government has been gearing Region Ten (Upper Demerara/Upper Berbice) to transform its dependency on the mining sector into diversified development that would improve the region’s economy.

Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee says some aspects of police reform have already been implemented and he expects the implementation of the security plan by mid-year.

An attack by what is believed to be Africanised bees at Liliendaal yesterday forced a woman and a Digicel contractor to seek treatment at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

The five children of Parika Backdam fire victim, Glarey Bowling are back at school after many difficulties in the months following the family tragedy.