Guyana News

(Barbados Government Information Service) Prime Minister Freundel Stuart and other CARICOM leaders are so concerned about the problems facing West Indies cricket, including its governance that they intend to approach the International Cricket Council.

The Guyana Sugar Corporation and the main sugar union GAWU today deadlocked over the annual pay incentive with the corporation pointing out its dire financial situation.

Plans are underway to hold flag raising ceremonies across the country for the republic anniversary.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A man charged with killing a Washington, D.C.

The police were yesterday granted an additional 72 hours to keep three of the four men held over the murder of political activist Courtney Crum-Ewing in custody and lawyers have since alleged that one of them was beaten by the police.

The opening of the Kato Secondary School whose construction has been the subject of controversy has once again been delayed because major structural defects have been found.

Acting Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Renford Homer has been tipped to replace the utility company’s acting CEO Colin Welch, sources say.

More than six months after she was nominated, Guyana’s Ambassador to Venezuela Cheryl Miles was accredited by Caracas on Wednesday.

Businessman Charles Henry yesterday admitted to fatally shooting Errol Lindo, whom he said was advancing towards him with an axe.

The closure of the Wales sugar estate will see the maintenance of drainage and irrigation systems in the Patentia/Wales area becoming the responsibility of central government.

A Mon Repos storage bond was completely destroyed after it went up in flames last night.

In its contribution to an open debate in the United Nations Security Council on Monday, Guyana has underlined the need for respect of sovereignty and the vital roles of institutions such as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in what will be seen as veiled references to stepped up aggression by Venezuela since May last year over the border controversy between the two countries.

A young entrepreneur, an IT technician and a pensioner are contesting to be elected as the next representative of the 5th Constituency of the Georgetown municipality.

Brazilian national Raymond Moreira, who was in September charged with illegally withdrawing $60,000 from a local ATM, was yesterday found not guilty of the crime by a city court.

A verdict is likely today when the jury retires to deliberate on the evidence in the trial of Alvin Semple, who is charged with murdering Anna Catherina resident Balram Teekaram.

The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has signed a contract with a local company to repair the Diamond well where a broken casing has caused woes for residents of the Diamond Housing Scheme and Kaneville on the East Bank of Demerara.

Pastor Andrew Hannibal, who is accused of sexual activity with a minor, was released on $200,000 bail.

A bus conductor was yesterday brought before a city court on an armed robbery charge.

Three miners who were missing since Sunday were found yesterday. Anthony Van Sertima, 44 and Gavin Van Sertima, 20, of Buxton and Keastan Lewis, of South Vigilance, East Coast Demerara had reportedly gone into the Omai Backdam on Sunday in a bid to locate mining land and had gotten lost.

Fitzroy Gibson, who is accused of abusing and threatening his mother-in-law, was yesterday remanded to prison by city magistrate Faith McGusty.