Guyana News

Inconsistencies between the accounts being given by eyewitnesses and the police about the death of alleged bandit Delon Hawker, fatally shot by lawmen at Mahaicony last Friday, has led his mother to conclude that there is more to his death that is being covered up.

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has advised the police not to institute any charge against President of the Guyana Women Miners Organisa-tion (GWMO) Simona Broomes.

The family of Romario Gouveia, who was shot by police two Saturdays ago at South Road during an alleged shootout, is now seeking answers after receiving conflicting results of a post-mortem examination (PME) conducted on his body yesterday.

Foreign Affairs Minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett says further seismic exploration of the Roraima Block is contingent on a longer term resolution to the border controversy between Guyana and Venezuela.

Government yesterday granted the main opposition a one-day postponement of a planned meeting of the parliamentary committee handling the reform of the anti-money laundering laws, accusing it of showing scant interest in concluding the work as calls grow for the passage of the amendments before of a crucial country review next month.

Former political prisoner, social activist and agitator Mark Benschop under the rubric of the Independent Party has signalled his intention to contest Local Government Elections in a bid to win the seat of Mayor of Georgetown.

As the man who killed her son two weeks ago remains on the run, even as a wanted bulletin was issued by police for his capture, Karen Hamilton said that her family is getting no justice.

The Insurance Association of Guyana has called on Parliament to address the issues hindering the passage of the anti-money laundering bill as failure to do so puts at risk the integrity of the local financial sector.

Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom) Dr Steve Surujbally said that 14 applications for the vacant position of Chief Elections Officer (CEO) have been received and that the applicants – three of whom are from overseas – will be interviewed in the near future with a view to arriving at a shortlist from which one will be selected.

Jermaine Jervis who holds a wealth of experience in the country’s legal system having worked at the High Court Registry, Court of Appeal and the Guyana Bar Association, was yesterday admitted to the bar.

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and Conservation International will soon begin a study of the state of food and agriculture in the Rupununi.

A French Guiana national was yesterday fined $30,000 for illegally entering the country after turning himself into the police when he discovered he had no money to get home.

Defiant tenants continue to occupy the run-down First Federation building on Croal Street and Manget Place, despite a warning issued to vacate the premises.

Emmanuel Lawrie, held by police after allegedly robbing a man of his mobile phone, was yesterday fined for possession of the cannabis found on him during a search.

Berbice academic, attorney-at-law Naomi E Christie was on Friday admitted to the Guyana Bar in the Berbice Supreme Court before Justice Brassington Reynolds.

The PPP has formally set up an integrity commission to ensure that its members in public office, at all levels, “maintain the highest level of integrity in the performance of their duties,” General Secretary Clement Rohee has said.

Local Government Minister Ganga Persaud on Saturday commissioned three key infrastructure projects that will augment the delivery of health care and education in Region Nine.

Athmaram Mangar has been sworn as the new commissioner at the Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom), filling a vacancy created by the resignation of one of the commission’s latest additions, Jaya Manickchand.

Two-year-old Mya Evans is said to be well on her way to recovery at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH), while Repish Bhagwandin and Savitri Thomas have been discharged following last Friday morning’s accident at Coverden, East Bank Demerara.

The PPP/C and APNU are at odds over a date for the meeting of the parliamentary committee on the anti-money laundering bill.