Guyana News

The Public Works Ministry has terminated a multi-million dollar sea defence contract that was undertaken by Toolsie Persaud Quarries Inc.,(TPQ)

Anna Regina Multilateral student Zimeena Rasheed who was declared the top performer at this year’s CSEC examinations, after writing a record 20 subjects, obtained grade one passes in the following subjects: Biology Physics Chemistry Integrated Science Agricultural Science (Double Award) Human and Social Biology Mathematics English A English B Technical Drawing Electricity Office Administration Principles of Business Information Technology Social Studies Home Economics Management Food and Nutrition Physical Education She obtained grade two passes in: Caribbean History Spanish

In the aftermath of the furore over the contract of Gocool Boodoo, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) today placed advertisements for a new Chief Election Officer (CEO).

Chairman of the Private Sector Commission, Ron Webster yesterday called  on all stakeholders to rethink their positions on the Amaila hydro project and support it but it is unclear what the way forward could be as the prospective developer Sithe Global is sticking by its decision to pull out and the main opposition APNU remains against the venture in its current form.

A woman beat her partner to death outside their Plaisance, East Coast Demerara home early yesterday morning, bringing their years of frequent arguments to a bloody end.

Electrician Hadrick Cum-mings, who attempted to smuggle cocaine out of the country in a shipment of ochroes, was yesterday sentenced to five years in jail and fined $40.5M after admitting to the crime.

Unemployed males, between the ages of 18 and 25, were the main perpetrators of the crimes committed in July, according to a review conducted by the Home Affairs Ministry.

The construction of the one-kilometre stretch of mobile wave wall on the seawall, along the Rupert Craig Highway from Liliendaal to Conversation Tree, is expected to be concluded in early September, almost doubling the original time frame for the project.

A trainee nurse was doused with a corrosive substance believed to be acid in an attack carried out by two men  at the corner of New Market and Thomas streets yesterday morning.

A man was sentenced to nine months imprisonment yesterday for escaping from a policeman’s custody while being treated at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH).

A cook was yesterday remanded to prison after he allegedly converted money given to him to buy a cell phone to his own use.

Police are seeking the help of the public in identifying a man who was found dead at 47 Miles, Mabura.

Clerk of the National Assembly Sherlock Isaacs has confirmed that three of the five bills passed during last week’s sitting of the National Assembly were sent off to the Attorney General’s (AG’s) Chambers yesterday morning but said they had not yet been returned as he had hoped.

South Ruimveldt Gardens businessman Mike Carter was yesterday accused of threatening to have a woman killed.

Three persons were injured last evening after a cooking gas cylinder exploded at a sales outlet located at Lot 55 East La Penitence.

Melissa DeGrace yesterday admitted that she set a bad example for her children by damaging their father’s motorcycle because he angered her.

A teenager was stabbed to his back last night during a robbery at East La Penitence Bridge.

The AFC yesterday said that something needed to be done about the national pass rates, while congratulating this year’s top performing Carib-bean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Profi-ciency Examination (CAPE) students and schools.

Entertainment promoter Colin Mack was yesterday placed on a bond to keep the peace for the next 12 months after he pleaded guilty to disturbing the peace.

CAIRO,  (Reuters) – Egyptian security forces crushed the protest camps of thousands of supporters of the deposed Islamist president today, shooting almost 200 of them dead in the bloodiest day in decades and polarising the Arab world’s most populous nation.