Guyana News

Relatives of Akeem Sampson, the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) corporal who was found dead in his Lamaha Springs home last Friday, are now convinced that he was murdered following the post-mortem examination which stated that he died of a fractured skull.

The Caribbean Press is expected to shift its focus to resident Guyanese writers since the publication of the Guyana Classics is near completion with only a few more titles to be added.

A 22-year-old Alberttown woman is now disfigured after she was doused with a noxious liquid suspected to be acid on Friday night at Cummings and Sixth streets, Alberttown by a man on a bicycle.

The Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, Robert M. Persaud on behalf of the Chairman, Directors, Management and Staff of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission has extended congratulations to the President of the Guyana Women Miners Organization (GWMO), Simona Broomes on her recent achievement on being awarded a Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Special Hero by United States of America Secretary of State John Kerry.

Former PPP stalwart Ralph Ramkarran says the country will soon qualify to be described as `The Kleptocratic Republic of Guyana’ and the ruling PPP/C will do nothing about corruption as it is being supported by three discrete groups which are fuelling this graft.

Money laundering remains a huge problem here that requires serious action from lawmakers according to renowned economist Dr Clive Thomas who also said that the sanctions Guyana could face for not complying with law reforms are “not really serious threats”.

University of Guyana (UG) staffers are to begin a week-long series of picketing actions beginning on Monday to protest the tardy payment of their salaries and the non-payment of insurance and tax contributions, among other things.

Albouystown teen Quinn Neblett, who was shot in the abdomen by a policeman, was unarmed and fired upon at pointblank range with a high-powered weapon, his attorney Nigel Hughes said yesterday.

Farida De Souza, the 56-year-old woman who died after suffering three heart attacks while waiting over 12 hours for critical medical attention, was difficult to diagnose and treat, according to the findings of a Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) review, which ruled out her survival due to damage to her heart sustained prior to her admission.

The New Guyana Marketing Corporation successfully hosted its first Coconut Exposition yesterday, dedicated to Guyana’s third largest agricultural product after rice and sugar.

Richard Kanhai, owner of the Strategic Action Security, was yesterday released on $200,000 station bail pending the outcome of an investigation into the possession of several stolen items, including One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) computers.

Following the maternal death of 29-year-old Hotoquai, Region One resident Orian Williams, the Ministry of Health is once again resounding its plea to women to join the nearest antenatal clinic during their pregnancies.

Victims of the July 18, 2012 shootings in Linden will come to Georgetown on Wednesday for a meeting at the Office of the President (OP) during which they may accept compensation worked out for them while seeking more information on the formula used to compute the amounts.

Given the expected doubling of electricity demand in 10 years and the accompanying need for the power company to improve its technical and managerial capabilities, an IDB-funded study will look at GPL in its entirety.

Road fatalities are up by 40% for the year and the Guyana National Road Safety Council (GNRSC) says much more needs to be done to police the roadways to reduce the number of accidents and deaths.

Leader of the Opposition David Granger is advising employees of the Government Information Agency (GINA) who had written to him pointing out that they have not been paid since April because of the cut on the 2013 budgetary allocation to that agency to write to President Donald Ramotar instead.

The Central Islamic Organisa-tion of Guyana (CIOG) has condemned attorney Hukumchand’s insistence that a female Muslim remove her hijab before being cross-examined by him in a court matter.

Habitat for Humanity Guyana (HfHG) is anticipating that land ownership issues may have to be addressed to maximise its project to construct a number of homes financed by a percentage of sales of various Edward B Beharry & Company products.

The main opposition APNU has congratulated President of the Guyana Women Miners Organisation (GWMO) Simona Broomes on her being recognised as one of the 2013 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report Heroes by US Secretary of State John Kerry..

Randolph Pereira, who was accused of escaping from the East La Penitence Police Station in August last year, was on Thursday sentenced to six months imprisonment after being found guilty of the offence.