Guyana News

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.

After pleading guilty but refusing to admit to the crime, labourer Alfred Sukdeo was yesterday remanded to prison on a charge of stealing a cart.

The subsidy to assist pensioners to pay for their Guyana Power and Light Company (GPL) electricity bills is expected to be implemented by September this year.

Approximately 95 percent of the road work for the Mocha access road has been completed.

A taxi driver was remanded to prison yesterday on a charge that he was found with ammunition in his vehicle during a police search.

The Alliance for Change this afternoon said it has rejected the offer of resignation by its Chairman Nigel Hughes and reposes full confidence in him.

(Trinidad Guardian) A Caribbean Airlines (CAL) flight bound for Guyana out of Piarco International Airport was delayed for close to half-an-hour yesterday, after a New York-based Guyana national was escorted off the aircraft for abusive behaviour toward flight attendants. Mark

AFC Chairman Nigel Hughes today offered his resignation to the party after what he said was a clear attempt to tarnish the name of the AFC relative to its publicly stated positions on the Amaila Hydro project.

In a move described as “unconscionable” by Finance Minister Ashni Singh, the combined APNU/AFC opposition yesterday opted to adjourn to October, the Special Select Committee charged with considering the Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism (Amendment ) Bill.