Guyana News

Police today said that the body of student Tinesha La Rose, 13 years, of St.

A Trinidad-based Guy-anese has established a $1b hardware store at Providence on the East Bank.

A cigarette vendor was yesterday shot thrice at his shop located on Orange Walk, Bourda.

A Lethem child died yesterday afternoon when he fell off the back of a pickup truck on his way to a neighbouring village.

By Jeff Trotman Local environmental ex-perts are concerned at the lack of systematic management of solid waste being dumped in close proximity to the Dakoura Creek, which is earmarked to be the sole source of potable water in Western Linden when the Linden Water System is fully rehabilitated.

The public is being invited to give their views on the National Drug Strategy Master Plan 2013 – 2017 next week Tuesday at the Umana Yana.

A hydrological expert is doubtful that Government gave enough consideration to several studies and his own recommendations that there had to have been an additional stream of water to the Amaila site to make the proposed hydropower project viable in periods of the year that would see low water flows.

Toshao of Arau, Jackson Joseph said that the four Brazilian miners who were killed when a pit caved in at Arau Backdam last month had started working there about two weeks prior to the accident with the permission of the village council.

Despite promises, President Donald Ramotar has not revealed what action he will take against officials implicated in a financial scandal at the state broadcaster NCN and after years of being government’s lead TV host, former Pro-gramme Manager Martin Goolsarran remains out in the cold.

On Thursday, two new nursery schools built at a cost of $64.5M each, were commissioned at Beterverwagting (BV) on the East Coast Demerara and at Diamond on the East Bank Demerara.

Consultations in Caribbean Community (Caricom) countries have revealed that there is a consensus that “some form of supranational authority must be kept alive”, according to Caricom Secretary General Irwin LaRocque.

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) in collaboration with the Japan International Corpora-tion Agency (JICA) recently certified 19 nurses who underwent training in the Paediatric Emergency Skills Prog-ramme 2013, according to the Government Information Agency.

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Inc says its next announcement of its future plans for the Roraima Block offshore Guyana will likely come after March next year when it discusses its 2014 capital budget.

The Child Care and Protection Agency has launched an investigation into the death of two-year-old Kimanie Watson, who is believed to have been the victim of sexual molestation, Director Ann Greene said yesterday.

 Oh Casak! On the farms, in practically every home, at gatherings in Isseneru, this local beverage runneth over.

The opposition parties say they’ve taken note of the “excessive force” being used to apprehend alleged bandits resulting in deaths, but according to Police Commissioner Leroy Brumell, the police’s actions are justified as they do not “use more force than is necessary”.

A Guyanese man was last Thursday sentenced to over eight years in jail for dealing drugs in the United States.

Three employees of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri, have been dismissed over the last two weeks for soliciting money from passengers and persons are being urged to report any misconduct by staff.

Bai Shan Lin is constructing a new car park for the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) on the Lamaha Street embankment east of Camp Street even as the Mayor and City Council remains unaware of the planned development.

The National Assemblies of Guyana and Suriname are looking to craft a relationship that will enable them to better understand the systems in each country and ensure that legislation is not detrimental to either state.