Guyana News

Volunteer Youth Corps (VYC) hosted its second graduation, exhibition and sale for 2013 for 40 graduates from its Women Empowerment Programme (WEP) held at the National Library conference room last month.

Republic Bank Limited (RBL) has announced its acquisition in June of an additional 7.98 per cent shareholding in HFC Bank Ghana, moving its total number of shares to 40 per cent and strengthening the bank’s position as the single largest shareholder in HFC Bank.

Last Thursday, Barama Company Limited was licensed by the Board of Industrial Training (BIT) to have an apprenticeship programme.

The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) in a message on the 50th Anniversary of the University of Guyana congratulated the faculty and staff and called on the government to increase the subvention for the University of Guyana and to adopt an ‘education first’ policy.

Mayor Hamilton Green last week said that the Georgetown City Council has written to law firm Luckhoo and Luckhoo about a letter that acting Town Clerk Carol Sooba has served to terminate the services of Cevon’s Waste Management.

The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) has completed disaster training in all 10 regions of the country.

A chain snatcher, who said he committed the crime because he needed money to survive, was yesterday sentenced to 18 months imprisonment.

The Guyana Local Government Officers Union (GLGOU) says its remains opposed to the appointment of acting Town Clerk Carol Sooba, while charging that her management of the municipality has resulted in low morale and productivity among workers.

The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) has planned a roster of activities across the countrywide as part of observances for its 21st anniversary.

Guyana’s first female Chief Commissioner of the Scout Association of Guyana (SAG), Zaida Joaquin, was on September 20, elected a member of the Inter-American Scout Committee, the World Scout Bureau Inter-American Region, becoming the first member of the SAG to be elected to the World Scout Bureau.

The Leguan Secondary School on Thursday received cricket gear, computer kits and farming tools from Food for the Poor (Guyana) Incorporated (FFTP).

The Forest Products Development and Marketing Council is hosting its first wood products and development design competition aimed at promoting the use of lesser used species of timber.

The Guyana Youth Development Association’s (Guyda) executive committee is inviting expressions of interest for the 13th Sitting of the National Youth Parliament, which is set for November.

The Caribbean Community (Caricom) and Spain will collaborate on a citizen security project that will focus on gender and youth issues including youth entrepreneurship.

The police this afternoon said that investigations are being conducted into a fatal accident that occurred at about 0615h today on the Parika Public Road, East Bank Essequibo, which resulted in the death of pedestrian, Omar Hussain, 69 years, of no fixed place of abode.

About 1955h yesterday, a police patrol at Charity, Essequibo Coast arrested Michael Benn, 30 years, of Charity, Essequibo Coast, who had in his possession one Taurus .38 revolver, three live rounds and one spent shell.

At the starting of the month that  he was expected to go on trial, founder of  EZjet Sonny Ramdeo threw in the towel and today pleaded guilty to wire fraud in a Florida Court and will be sentenced on January 13, 2014.

Under the common law licensed firearm holders can only use their weapons in cases where they have evidence of a demonstrable threat of bodily harm, according to House Speaker and attorney Raphael Trotman.

The operations of domestic air charter service Air Services Limited (ASL) could be grounded by tomorrow after its sole fuel dealer Rubis West Indies gave notice that it would be suspending its supplies to the Ogle International Airport (OAI) over the comingling of its product.

One of the three men injured in the shooting which claimed the life of 33-year-old Essequibo businesswoman Shelliza Basir-Lall said yesterday that there was no time to try and see who the assailants were, as the immediate objective was life preservation.