Guyana News

In the face of a court ruling that the National Assem-bly’s power is limited to either giving or withholding approval of the budget estimates, the opposition parties have signalled that for Budget 2014, they will not approve line items that do not have their support.

Who is the owner of the 9mm gun that was recovered at the scene of the Eccles shooting?

Two different appeals in relation to the 2012 budget cuts case will be filed with the Guyana Court of Appeal.

Government agencies have performed poorly in relation to the concession licences acquired by the logging company Vaitarna Holdings Private Inc (VHPI) and substantial improvement will be needed in the process towards reaching a timber trade agreement with the European Union (EU), two forestry experts say.

A senior citizen woke up yesterday morning to find the tail lights and back windscreen of his motor car smashed in, while the front windscreen was badly damaged.

Within the past years a large number of illegal weapons have been seized by the police and while there are efforts on the part of the local ranks to trace their origin and how they end up here, a Caribbean-based network which will soon become reality will help in this regard, says Crime Chief Seelall Persaud.

The Lethem Power Company (LPC) has agreed to decrease the cost of electricity it supplies to residents of the area.

St George’s Cathedral is seeking financial help for the rehabilitation of its building which has been in a state of serious disrepair for quite some time.

The time has come for persons working in the construction sector to have basic training in occupation, health and safety practices since for too long they have been putting their life and health at risk, according to occupation, health and safety expert Dale Beresford.

At about 2350h. last night, the police say that the body of Donna Taylor, 55 years, of Agricola, was found on her premises with a wound to her throat and her hands tied behind her back.

The Government of Guyana yesterday signed an agreement for €14.4 million (approximately $4.1 billion) in budget financing from the European Union (EU) to bolster the country’s sea and river defences.

Members of the Guyana Women Miners Organisation (GWMO) on Friday rescued five teenagers from communities in the Cuyuni River, in Region Seven, where they were working in the commercial sex industry.

A spring tide yesterday hit the Riverview, Ruimveldt community, leaving streets and homes flooded in its wake, while the Agriculture Ministry warned of up to 50mm of rainfall overnight.

One of the survivors of Thursday’s deadly shooting at Port Mourant, in which two men were killed, has positively identified the shooter as the relative of a man beaten to death during a vigilante attack last year, according to Crime Chief Seelall Persaud, who says from all indications the attack was an act of revenge.

Police are preparing to complete their investigation of the alleged rape of a 16-year-old boy at a city police outpost, according to Crime Chief Seelall Persaud, who says the teen has been unable to identify the alleged perpetrators and there are no witnesses.

A week after the police completed their investigations into the alleged rape of suspect Colwyn Harding, the case file is yet to reach the chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for advice on the possible laying of charges against the ranks implicated.

The headmistress of the West Ruimveldt Primary School is being investigated by the Ministry of Education over allegations that she administered such severe corporal punishment to a child as to leave him incapacitated.

At least two snakes were found in the Anna Catherina Nursery School on Thursday, raising concerns about the safety of the students.

Opposition leader David Granger yesterday de-clared that the main opposition APNU will not approve of the anti-money laundering amendment bill unless other bills already passed by the opposition are assented to.

As locals banks face longer processing times for some international transactions, the Guyana Bankers Association on Wednesday expressed its concerns to the select committee reconstituted to work on the crucial anti-money laundering legislation.