Guyana News

Six Lindeners were yesterday hit with a drug trafficking charge after police discovered 58 grammes of cannabis on the roof of a building where the group had been playing dominoes.

A miner was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged over a shotgun, a rifle and ammunition that was allegedly found near his camp at Middle Mazaruni.

The accused in the murder of Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) engineer Trevor Abrams appeared before a city court yesterday where a new suspect was charged with the crime.

Four men are now in police custody after an unsuccessful robbery attempt at a Liverpool Village, Corentyne grocery shop.

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Thursday night held its 126th Dinner and Awards Presentation at the Pegasus Hotel to highlight the work done being done in the business sector.

As they work to deepen cooperation, the Iwokrama International Centre for Rain Forest Conservation and Development last week hosted the executive management of the North Rupununi District Development Board (NRDDB) and village leaders of the 20 local communities under its umbrella.

Guyana joined the world in celebrating International Civil Aviation Day yesterday under the theme ‘Working Together to Ensure No Country is Left Behind,’ despite a 44.21% compliance to critical safety oversight elements established by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO.)

The Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) has commended Guyana for significantly improving its overall level of compliance with regard to the anti-money laundering requirements, Attorney General Basil Williams said yesterday.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump called for a ban on Muslims entering the United States today in the most dramatic response by a candidate yet to a shooting spree last week by two Muslims who the FBI says were radicalized.

About 1000h. today, police say that motor vehicle HC 4442 with four men inside drove up to a grocery shop at Liverpool Village, Corentyne.

Two former presidents have filed lawsuits for the non-payment of sums of money and other benefits caused by the passage of the Former Presidents (Benefits and Other facilities) Act, Attorney General Basil Williams today revealed to the media.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition trounced the ruling Socialists yesterday to win the legislature for the first time in 16 years and gain a long-sought platform to challenge President Nicolas Maduro’s rule of the OPEC nation.

Former President Donald Ramotar yesterday denied promising Indian company Fedders Lloyd the contract to build the specialty hospital and said he never had a formal meeting with a representative of the firm.

Open bidding for drug supplies to the public health system will be back in play from next week, ending a prequalification process that had controversially handed the lion’s share of contracts to the New Guyana Pharmaceutical Corporation (NGPC) for many years.

An undisclosed amount of paddy was recently rejected by the European market after high levels of the pesticide Sevin was found prompting the Millers Association to call on millers and rice farmers to cease its use.

A provision in the contract for the specialty hospital allows for government to employ a third party to complete the project in the event of fraudulent practices by the original contractor and it was under this clause that Fedders Lloyd was chosen to finish the project, AFC leader Khemraj Ramjattan says.

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has granted judgment in favour of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) against Gypsy International Ltd and Royston Beepat to the tune of Bds$109,968 plus interest of Bds$214,091 and with interest of 12.75% on the former sum from June 11th 2012 until payment.

Celebrating his company’s 25th Anniversary on Friday, owner of Ming’s Products and Services (MPS), Stanley Ming has urged the business community to partner with government to ensure that those less privileged are given a chance to be a meaningful participant in everyday life.

The Board of the Uncle Eddie’s Home (UEH) says it is elated at the news that title to the land on which the senior citizen facility is located has been passed to the Home.

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP)/Civic-appointed Commissioners of the Guyana Elections Com-mission (Gecom) say that the Commission is not ready for local government polls which are scheduled for March 18 next year.