Guyana News

A Lindener became a millionaire yesterday after he participated in the “Become a millionaire only at Courts” promotion.

Corriverton fisherman Mulshankar Sukharan was on Wednesday sentenced to spend the next 12 years in jail for the fatal stabbing of another man, which the judge said was provoked.

Parents whose children attend the overcrowded Tuschen Primary School on the East Bank of Essequibo are complaining that grade two children are crammed into one classroom and teachers are almost always absent but school official deny the claims.

A mother of three is now hospitalised after she was set on fire by her brother following a dispute over a pair of shoes on Thursday.

A Blairmont resident was yesterday remanded to prison on a charge of narcotics trafficking after police intercepted a bag containing over 2 kilogrammes of cannabis during its transport to Georgetown and then organised a sting to catch the owner.

Typhon Sampson, the boyfriend of the court clerk accused of stealing $3M from the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, was yesterday remanded to prison after he allegedly tried to sneak a cell phone to her at the East La Penitence Police Station.

A supervisor of the Mahaica-Mahaicony-Abary/Agricultural-Development-Authority (MMA/ADA) was yesterday charged with causing the death of a labourer through dangerous driving.

A West Berbice woman who spoke out against her 69-year-old father over suspicions that he was sexually molesting a 13-year-old girl was arrested after he made false allegations against her.

Stabroek News regrets that in our edition yesterday the final line of a letter and the name of the signatory were omitted.

A mural painting exercise will be hosted today along the Georgetown Seawall to observe Universal Children’s Day, which was celebrated on Wednesday.

ACCRA, (Reuters) – Four citizens of Guyana and one Ghanaian pleaded guilty today to charges related to the seizure of a ship carrying tens of millions of dollars’ worth of cocaine, a senior legal official said.

Venezuela’s CONVIASA Airline will be operating a non-commercial inaugural flight into the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri tomorrow, to signal the beginning of their once weekly commercial flight on the Puerto Ordaz/Georgetown route.

A Partnership for National Unity today warned the government of the prospect of a renewed economic blockade by Venezuela against Guyana.

Chartered accounting firm Ram & McRae says the most significant impact from yesterday’s ruling by the CFATF on Guyana’s anti-laundering laws will be on time sensitive transactions as more questions will be raised about the source and destination of funds.

The Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) has urged its members to consider implementing measures to insulate themselves against financial risks emanating from Guyana, after finding that the country has failed to take sufficient steps to reform its anti-money laundering deficiencies.

While no investors have been identified as yet, Minister of Agriculture Dr Leslie Ramsammy and his Trinidadian counterpart Devant Maharaj are confident that Trinidadian farmers will be seizing the opportunity to utilise lands in Guyana for commodity farming.

APNU Member of Parlia-ment Joseph Harmon has moved to introduce a slew of amendments to the Broadcasting Act to strip away some of the powers exercised by the president in the appointment and functioning of the National Broadcast Authority.

Jahora Ramnauth, 76, accused of murdering her partner, was freed yesterday after the prosecution was unable to tender the post-mortem report to establish the victim’s death.

The opposition last evening approved a motion for the establishment of a National Veterans Com-mission, while government withheld support and its members said that it has been doing everything possible to improve the lives of those who have served in the disciplined forces.

Guyana’s first Spirometry lab was launched yesterday, along with an asthma education programme, at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation.