News

A ten-year-old girl was killed yesterday around 2 pm when she was struck down by a car on the Public Road at Pouderoyen, West Bank Demerara.

Five students of the University of Guyana (UG) who were tasked with erasing the stigma attached to students with special needs, recently presented stationery worth $150,000 and monetary assistance to the New Amsterdam Special Needs School (NASNS).

A Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice man was last evening killed when a Dipcon truck crashed into the back of the truck he was on, pitching him off and crushing parts of his body.

Members of the House of Lords in the British Parliament said on Wednesday that Guyana can solicit support in a number of areas to further strengthen bilateral relations with Britain.

By next year, the capacity to conduct HIV tests on babies within the first 12 weeks of their birth should be a reality as Guyana continues to record success in executing its HIV, malaria, tuberculosis programmes.

Residents of Mocha Arcadia, including the parents and peers of raped and murdered primary school pupil Sade Stoby, protested outside the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security yesterday on the eve of the preliminary inquiry into her killing.

Two Stabroek News reporters have claimed top honours in the 2007 Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Media Awards for Excellence in Health Journalism.

Acting General Secretary of the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) Norris Witter yesterday condemned what he said was government’s continued violation of the conventions of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) by imposing pay increases on public servants.

Belgian firm Explorer Trade and Commerce, Ltd yesterday filed a lawsuit against the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC), claiming US$170,000 for profits lost owing to the continued detention of its diamonds.

The PNCR is calling for an independent enquiry into the operations of the Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL) in the wake of numerous blackouts in recent weeks and its inability to access fuel in a timely manner.

Two persons are now patients of the Georgetown Public Hospital after being involved in separate accidents on Wednesday night.

Two bandits robbed employees of Caesar’s Palace at D’Urban and Hardina streets location just after lunch yesterday, after placing them to lie on the ground.

The Georgetown City Council is to launch a public awareness and enforcement campaign on December 3 to deal with the worrying problem of accumulation of refuse in different sections of the city.

A pastor caught speeding, who said that he was rushing to start his service on time, was fined $15,000 when he appeared at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court to answer to that charge yesterday.

A man accused of obtaining items by fraud was granted bail when he appeared at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

Six armed bandits on Wednesday barged into a West Demerara church and relieved the pastor and congregation of more than $2 million during worship service.

Construction on the National Archives building on Homestretch Avenue is in its final stages and it should be open before the end of the year, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Dr Frank Anthony said on Tuesday.

A Berbice man is currently a patient of the Burns Care Unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital after he set himself alight following a misunderstanding with his wife.

Twelve men, including a suspect in last week’s murder and robbery of a Demerara Oxygen Company (DOCOL) employee, were arrested early Wednesday morning when police searched some 14 homes during raids in La Penitence, Albouystown, Albertown, and Diamond, East Bank Demarara.

A 17-year-old boy is hospitalized at the Georgetown Public Hospital after he was stabbed several times about the body by a man with whom he had an old grievance.