Guyana News

Sithe Global yesterday said that there must be consensus among all three parties in Parliament for the Amaila hydro project if it is to continue investing its efforts in developing it and bring it to fruition but up to last night the main opposition APNU was still opposed.

Attorney Nigel Hughes yesterday offered to step down as AFC Chairman over his link to the contentious Amaila Falls Hydroelectric project but the party refused to accept his resignation, saying it had “full confidence” in him.

Twenty-one deportees arrived at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri yesterday afternoon under heavy security after serving  prison sentences in US jails.

Strategic Action Security is unlikely to receive any government contracts until criminal charges facing its embattled head Richard Kanhai are settled.

With the ambitious hydro project hanging by a thin thread, Prime Minister Sam Hinds yesterday wrote Speaker of the National Assembly, Raphael Trotman advising that the government would seek to reintroduce two of the Amaila measures that the opposition had voted against last month.

APNU spokesman on finance Carl Greenidge yesterday said that governance concerns are key to the finalizing of the anti-money laundering bill and he accused the government of wanting to appoint all the members of the Financial Intelligence Unit.

Inclement weather is being blamed again for the delay of grinding at the Skeldon factory for the crucial second crop and  work is still underway at the factory to solve problems left by the China National Technology Import and the Export Corporation (CNTIC), the original contractors.

Lloyd Britton, the man fingered as the shooter in the Mandela Avenue murder of Elvis Fernandes, is now in the police custody after being discharged from the hospital.

Transparency Institute Guyana Inc, is calling for there to be a special committee comprising independent experts to address the concerns that notable stakeholders have raised regarding the Amaila Falls hydro project.

The Ministry of Education yesterday announced the appointment of Doodmattie Singh as Deputy Chief Education Officer with responsibility for Development.

(Trinidad Express) DETECTIVES are investigating the death of a female detainee at the Immigration Detention Centre yesterday.

Dularie Samaroo, who ended her life with poison after a brutal beating at the hands of her husband, endured abuse all of her adult life by the men she chose as spouses, family members say.

Deon Braithwaite, who is accused of spearing another man with a pitchfork, will face trial for attempted murder.

Evander Spencer will serve the next 36 months in prison for breaking into a woman’s house and stealing over $1M in electronics and other goods.

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) last evening called again on the government and opposition to take all steps necessary to ensure the passage of legislation necessary for the Amaila Falls Hydroelectricity Project.

The Georgetown Mayor and City Councillors (M&CC) yesterday started blocking the entrance to City Hall’s chambers in an attempt to prevent acting Town Clerk Carol Sooba from entering the building and to force her removal.

Sithe Global on Monday made an appeal to the parliamentary parties to support the Amaila Falls Hydropower project, saying that it would be forced to walk away from the US$858.2 million venture, since anything but a firm commitment on consensus will be an acknowledgement that after six years of effort and US$16 million, the country is not prepared to proceed.

Aviation minister Robeson Benn stated that the report from the investigation into the Air Services Limited (ASL) plane crash at Matthews Ridge in mid-July could take up to a year to complete.

A joiner’s history before the court led to him being denied bail yesterday on a charge that he misused money given to him to build a cupboard.

Facing possible jail time for charges that included threatening to burn another woman, Odessa Williams left court a free woman on Monday after the complainant decided to drop the charges.