Guyana News

President of Sithe Global, Brian Kubeck says that the company would be communicating its position on whether or not it will continue its involvement in the Amaila Falls Hydro project today and declined to give any indication of what direction its decision may take.

Clerk of the National Assembly Sherlock Isaacs says the four recently passed local government bills and the Hydro Electric Power (Amendment) Bill need to be sent to the office of the Attorney General (AG) for assent certificates before they are sent to President Donald Ramotar to sign them into law.

Leron Griffith, the taxi-driver who struck and killed a Surinamese restaurateur on Mandela Avenue in May, was charged with causing death by dangerous driving yesterday.

A man was yesterday arraigned on a charge of forcing a 13-year-old boy to perform a sexual act.

Unwilling to back down from their fight to remove acting Town Clerk Carol Sooba, city councillors say they will not recognise directives from Local Government Minister Ganga Persaud if he believes that he does not have an obligation to honour the wishes of the democratically-elected council.

Thirty-eight-year-old Garvin Newyear of New Forest, East Canje died yesterday after a motorcycle accident.

Ramjattan: `We are still uncertain about a number of things, like rates coming down, losses coming down and so on’ Following emergency meetings among Government MPs and members of the Opposition on brokering an arrangement suitable to all sides, the House on Wednesday and early yesterday morning passed both the Hydro Electric Power Amendment Bill and a government motion aimed at raising the loan guarantee ceiling for public corporations.

At about 1415h yesterday, the police say they conducted a search on a house at Bel Air Street,

American investors interested in formulating an energy drink with coconut water from Guyana as one of the key ingredients, paid a courtesy call on President Donald Ramotar on Wednesday.

Darian Rose, accused of robbing a woman at gun-point in her yard, was remanded to prison on Wednesday on an armed robbery charge.

A fisherman, who was found with a small quantity of marijuana when police stopped and searched him, was yesterday fined $3,000 for narcotics possession.

Dobby Doman, a mechanic accused of assaulting and robbing the mother of his child, was on Wednesday cleared of the charges after the woman declined to offer any evidence against him.

Transport Minister Robeson Benn says the MV Kimbia will return to service by August 15, enabling the full resumption of the ferry service to Region One.

Leader of the Opposition, Brigadier David Granger has renewed his call for a Presidential Commission of Inquiry to investigate the many deaths on the East Coast Demerara between 2000 and 2010.

During yesterday and today, the police arrested 34 men in various parts of the city following cordon and search exercises.

At about 1420h today, police say that Angela Mc Allister of Sparendaam, ECD was involved in an argument with a man with whom she shared a relationship at Diamond Housing Scheme, EBD, during which she was lashed and chopped about her body.

One of the main Georgetown feeders was knocked out of service today due to one conductor being cut when an industrial vehicle came into contact with the primary network in the vicinity of Quamina and Waterloo Streets this morning.

The House this morning passed a government motion aimed at raising the loan guarantee ceiling for public corporations from $1 billion to $50 billion after a marathon session which began yesterday.

More than a decade after talks began on reform legislation, the four bills which pave the way for local government polls were passed by the National Assembly last night.

Up to press time this morning, the  National Assembly had passed one Amaila hydro project measure after the government secured support from the AFC but failed to convince APNU.