Guyana News

By Desilon Daniels Harmful chemical fertilisers might soon be a thing of the past with new emphasis being placed on composting by the Georgetown Solid Waste Management Programme (SWMP).

A Wauna, North West District man was recently murdered in neighbouring Venezuela but the suspect, a Guyanese national, had to be released as the crime occurred in another jurisdiction and the police are yet to receive the relevant information.

A Jialing company official was yesterday morning shot by bandits who robbed him of an undisclosed sum of cash and escaped.

The owner of an ‘A’ Field Sophia, house that was severely damaged by a fire on Thursday afternoon is accusing the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) of turning up to douse fire with a faulty hose.

Businessman Narine Balram was yesterday charged with shooting at his wife and was later released on $100,000 bail.

The second Guyana Visual Arts Competition was declared opened yesterday at Castellani House with a new category added for leatherwork artists.

In an effort to improve public awareness of and community participation in the Georgetown Solid Waste Management Project (SWMP), a media workshop, which saw the participation of several media houses from across the nation, was held yesterday.

Calling the recent spate of gun violence “very worrying,” President Donald Ramotar has said he believes that the time has come for a review of the laws governing the ownership and use of firearms.

The Youth Coalition for Transformation (YCT) is supporting the call for the abolition of corporal punishment in schools and violence as a means of discipline in homes as it has resulted in children becoming cultured to use violence to solve conflicts and to exert power over those perceived to be vulnerable.

The owner of a mechanic shop charged with receiving stolen car parts and the two men who allegedly sold them to him were all remanded to prison yesterday.

Brian Leitch, called ‘Big Foot,’ is being sought by the police for questioning in connection with the murder of hotelier Joseph Alexander Jagdeo, who was found dead just over two weeks ago.

Financial analyst Christopher Ram says while there is justification for a higher denomination, a $2,000 note would have been a better idea and he also cautioned that with the imminent arrival of the $5,000 bill its inflationary potential is real although not certain.

The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) has announced the introduction of the electronic billing (E-billing) service that will allow customers to access their monthly bills electronically.

Harris Paints, one of the leading paint manufacturers in the Caribbean, opened a new, modern retail outlet in Rosignol, Berbice last week.

Last Friday, Qualfon Guyana Inc, a business process outsourcing and call center service provider, received the Foreign Investor of the Year award at the inaugural Regional Investor of the Year Award, held at the Radisson Fort George Hotel in Belize City, Belize.

An Essequibo man on Thursday night fell to his death at his residence.

The police today issued a wanted bulletin for Brian Leitch called “Big Foot”  for questioning in relation to the murder of hotelier Joseph Alexander Jagdeo which occurred on November 14, 2013, at South Road, Georgetown.

The police say they are conducting investigations into an incident that occurred at about 1115h.

Financial analyst Christopher Ram says while there is justification for a higher denomination, a $2,000 note would have been a better idea and he also cautioned that with the imminent arrival of the $5,000 bill its inflationary potential is real although not certain.

Less than a month after the Comfort Sleep Bond was gutted, fire returned last evening this time destroying the company’s factory also located in the Eccles Industrial Site, East Bank Demerara.