Guyana News

A family is now pleading with the public and authorities to assist in locating a 13-year-old girl, who has not been seen since Wednesday.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – Guyana Jaguars, replying to Windward Islands Volcanoes’ 216, were 44 for two at the close on the opening day of their eighth round game in the Regional Four-Day Championship at the Beausejour Cricket Stadium here today.

ZURICH, (Reuters) – Selected quotes from Swiss Gianni Infantino’s first news conference after the former UEFA general secretary was elected president of scandal-hit world soccer’s governing body FIFA on Friday: “I will work tirelessly to bring football back to FIFA and FIFA back to football, this is what we have to do.

APNU+AFC ministers Winston Felix and Keith Scott can once more sit in the National Assembly, according to Attorney-General Basil Williams, who has secured an interim stay of execution on a recent ruling that they could not hold seats as non-elected members.

The Justice for Walter Rodney Committee yesterday said that now that President David Granger has commented on the findings of the report into the death of Walter Rodney it was incumbent upon him to release it to the public.

A bandit was shot dead last night by his accomplice during a robbery at a gas station on the West Coast of Berbice.

Community Policing Groups (CPGs) are pivotal to the ongoing war on crime and violence but should not be seen as a parallel police force, President David Granger said yesterday.

Amidst loud wails, former television cameraman Andre Hetsberger was yesterday sentenced to 25 years in jail after a jury unanimously found him guilty of raping a 13-year-old girl.

A Kildonan Village, Corentyne handyman has succumbed after being wounded during a row outside a village shop.

Malvin Taylor, who was accused of attempting to murder his wife Sharon Taylor and her sister Michelle Richards in 2011, was yesterday cleared of the charges after the complainants declined to proceed with the matters.

Delinquent parents, particularly fathers who do not contribute to their children’s upkeep will be pursued by the Ministry of Social Protection this year and they will be taken to court.

-24 hr daycare among plans mooted A young flight officer with the Benschop for Mayor campaign is hoping to best a contractor who is running for the governing coalition and a teacher representing the PPP/C in constituency six of Georgetown at the March 18 Local Government Elections.

Money should be released shortly to ensure the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) has the equipment necessary for its functioning, according to President David Granger.

Secretary-General of the Union of South American States (UNASUR), Ernesto Samper, yesterday invited President David Granger to join the South American Defence Council and to speak on the issues of Security and Defence in relation to small States and the Caribbean, a release from the Ministry of the Presidency said.

Guyanese and Surinamese rice millers have decided to jointly advocate on common issues affecting the industry in both countries and plan to lobby for increased access to the Colombia market while warning that only about 60% of the normal crop would be harvested this year as a result of the drought.

Canadian firm Guyana Goldfields Inc has produced 21,855 ounces of gold so far for the year at its Aurora gold mine in Region Seven with total gold production since September last year being 57,757 ounces.

Chinese-owned bauxite miner Bosai is facing severe challenges on the international market but remains optimistic, a company official told President David Granger on Thursday.

The Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) is being “kicked about like a political football,” according to financial investigation expert Dr.

City Hall has been called upon to reverse a published decision to provide housing for its staff on a property in Bel Air Park.

A Cummings Street, Alberttown resident was yesterday remanded to prison after it was alleged that he robbed a mother and her daughter of over $300,000 worth of items in an attack on Republic Day.