Guyana News

Chinese bauxite company BOSAI Minerals’ royalty rate is offset by the company’s Corporate Tax payment whenever the company makes a profit, according to Company Secretary Norman McLean, who is denying royalties are being withheld from the country.

In the article captioned ‘Orange Walk murder …DPP’s review stalled by non-delivery of depositions’ which was published in the December 1 edition of the Sunday Stabroek, it was incorrectly stated that the prosecutor at the time accused Caryle Barton was discharged was Bharrat Mangru.

APNU Executive Member Dr Rupert Roopnaraine says that he does not believe that the presidential term limit set out in the constitution leaves any room for a former president to contest again after serving two terms.

A two-year-old boy is currently a patient of the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) after he was burnt when his father attempted to light a coal pot using fuel.

An East Bank woman and her family had the scare of their lives on Sunday afternoon when a utility pole crashed into their home.

The ruling party yesterday took aim at the Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC) over its failure to deal with the city’s garbage problem and dysfunctional and drainage and irrigation system ahead of last week’s flash flooding, despite available  help from Public Works and Agriculture ministries.

Anna Regina Secondary School was closed yesterday and will remain closed today on account of the flooding problem in that town and which has affected other areas along the coast.

Parents of an 11-year-old girl of Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice who died last week after complaining of abdominal pain are seeking answers as the post-mortem examination failed to determine a cause.

Post-mortem examinations done yesterday on Molly James and her son, Aaron James revealed that they died as a result of haemorrhaging and shock due to multiple stab wounds.

Relatives of Sideek Juman of Blankenburg, West Coast Demerara whose body was pulled from a hotel pool one year ago are appealing for justice and bemoan the lack of co-operation from the police.

A Breda Street fisherman yesterday pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking and was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment along with a $129,000 fine.

A Sophia man charged with armed robbery was yesterday accused of trailing the victim after she left a city bank and robbing her at gun-point when she tried to evade him by ducking into a pharmacy.

A failed bid to steal a woman’s handbag has landed Lodge resident Kelvin Washington an 18-month residency in prison.

At least two recycling plants will be built in the not so distant future, as according to Deputy Mayor Patricia Chase-Green applications have been approved for their development.

The Ministry of Amerindian Affairs received a donation of 30 mattresses from Food for the Poor for the Sand Creek secondary school dormitory in Region 9 which is also accommodating 50 additional students from the North Pakaraimas in Region 8, owing to overcrowding at the Paramakatoi secondary school dormitory.

The US Embassy observed the 14th Annual International Educational Week from November 18-22 by conducting information-sharing sessions at several secondary schools in Georgetown, Berbice, Linden, and Essequibo.

A 23-year-old man was yesterday placed on bail for assault. It is alleged that on November 24,

The New Thriving Chinese Restaurant will in March 2014 open its new restaurant and hotel at the corner of Camp and Lamaha streets offering a fresh and modern way of hosting events and overseas guests, even though it will retain its business on Main Street.

The creation of the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment (MNRE) following the November 2011 elections has resulted in serious staffing issues at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) since persons have been transferred to the ministry or one of its programmes.

The recently signed Memorandum of Understanding between Guyana and Trinidad on food security aims to provide investors from Port-of-Spain with the same agricultural incentives, subsidies and exemptions from taxes and duties available to Guyanese.