Guyana News

Alleged police rape victim Colwyn Harding is scheduled to undergo a second independent medical examination later this week, according to Melissa Ifill, who said that he is showing signs of improvement and is now walking.

Crime Chief Seelall Persaud yesterday said that the suspect who allegedly shot Nigel’s Supermarket owner’s son, Joseph Johnson in January has been released on station bail since the police have been unable to get a statement from the victim.

Following a woman and her daughter falling into an open manhole on Monday, the Guyana Water Incor-porated (GWI) yesterday issued an appeal to businesses involved in food preparation to install and constantly clean grease traps.

Residents of Sophia, Region 4 are expected to soon benefit from a potable water well as tenders for a series of Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) contracts countrywide were yesterday opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) Main and Urquhart streets.

The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) yesterday donated $3,500,000 for the Ministry of Education’s Children’s Costume Parade 2014 which will be held on February 15.

The Lachmansingh Pri-mary School has established what is believed to be the first resource room in Region Five aimed at boosting teaching and learning strategies, rather than depending on “chalk and talk.”

The Guyana Fire Service’s Fire Prevention Department last year conducted inspections of 608 government buildings and 2,476 private buildings and found that 40% of them were not compliant with requirements.

The Guyana National Printers Limited (GNPL) registered an after-tax profit $487,000 for 2012, far below the $5.1m figure for 2011.

Former parliamentarian Gloria Bancroft on Friday sounded alarm bells over several issues  affecting the two secondary schools in Region 8.

The trial of Junior Henry and Baldeo Seegobin, who are accused of the murder of US-based businessman Ricardo Henriques, started yesterday with a voir dire.

Facing a charge of beating and wounding a man, two men were yesterday granted $100,000 bail each when they appeared before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.

Two of three survivors from the Port Mourant backdam rice field shooting on January 30th are still hospitalised.

Coretta Spencer and Cletha Ross, who allegedly used proceeds from the sale of over $400,000 worth of footwear with which they were entrusted, were placed on $100,000 bail each on Monday after denying the charges against them.

Several persons were injured in a minibus crash that occurred on the Borlam turn, Number 19 Village, Corentyne on Monday.

A post-mortem examination is expected to be performed today on the bodies of the two fishermen who were discovered dead in a seine at De Kinderen, West Coast Demerara on Monday, two days after going missing.

A La Penitence man was yesterday placed on $50,000 bail after pleading not guilty to a narcotics charge.

Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr Frank Anthony last week urged representatives at the Commonwealth Youth Programme (CYP) meeting to review priorities for youth development, with a view to implementing safeguards against substance abuse and other challenges.

(WICB) Port of Spain, Trinidad – Guyana fought back to defeat the Windward Islands by 22 runs in Match 6 of the NAGICO Super50 and confirm their spot in the semi-finals of the competition.

Opposition members last night walked out of a meeting of the anti-money laundering select committee in a dispute over whether the private sector should be an observer at all of its meetings.

Two fishermen were found dead in a canal in De Kinderen, West Coast Demerara yesterday morning; their bodies entangled in a fishing net.