Guyana News

Sunita Persaud, 23, of Rosehall, Corentyne died yesterday after she was struck down by a driver who was later found to have alcohol over the legal limit.

The Astor Cinema, built in 1940 and the last of Georgetown’s old-style movie houses, yesterday closed its curtains for the last time and is now up for sale or rent.

Declaring his government’s full support for the deepening and widening of CARICOM, President Donald Ramotar yesterday said he is convinced that member countries could be more prosperous if bold steps are taken to bolster integration.

Government has issued its formal response to the 2009 Auditor General’s report and has provided assurances on long backlogged financial statements for a number of state entities.

The experimental heightening of the seawall along the Rupert Craig Highway is in full swing in the aftermath of stunning overtopping by Atlantic waves in April.

A family at Brahan, West Coast Berbice almost lost their house when a car ran off the road and crashed into their front stairs, shattering it around 12:10 am yesterday.

Lawyers for James Hyles, who was charged with the 2008 Lusignan massacre, have moved to the High Court for his freedom, saying that he was charged almost five ago years but is still to get a fair trial.

An overloaded minibus plunged into the trench at the corner of Homestretch and Mandela avenues yesterday afternoon after its brakes apparently failed.

Nearly three weeks after bandits invaded their Festival City, North Ruimveldt home carting off a laptop computer and jewellery, George Grimes say the police are yet to take a statement from him.

The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) on Saturday held its 2012 “Honour’s Roll” ceremony at which 28 workers were recognized, according to a release from the Government Information Agency.

The school uniform voucher distribution which began on June 20 is scheduled to end when school closes for this term on July 5, according to the Government Information Agency.

Habitat for Humanity Guyana held its annual housing quality standards training for contractors aimed at ensuring that they are knowledgeable about the charity’s building process as outlined by Habitat for Humanity International.

Patrick Mentore, head of the panel of civilians set up to oversee police reforms said allegations about him in a book about the US visa scam were raised since 2001 and he had dealt with them.

While the business community foresees a range of difficulties in the implementation of the new national minimum wage and the five-day work week from tomorrow, Minister of Labour Dr Nanda Gopaul says government will not yield to calls to delay the start date since there was enough notice of the impending changes.

Story and photos by Mandy Thompson Most people have probably never heard of Swan other than those who actually live in that general area; it is not even in Guyana’s Gazetteer. 

A 34-year-old truck driver of Bath Housing Scheme, West Coast Berbice was discovered dead in a yard at Woodley Park Village early yesterday morning.

Director General of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) Zulficar Mohammed says that once Fly Jamaica could satisfy its requirements for its Toronto and New York destinations, it could commence operation by the end of July.

A Corentyne carpenter was pronounced dead on arrival at the Skeldon Public Hospital yesterday morning after he was involved in an accident, sometime between 8 am and 9 am, on the Number 47 Village Public Road.

A team from a regional financial body yesterday met with the joint opposition to address the need for amendments to the anti-money laundering legislation and it also made clear that passage of the law alone would not get Guyana off the hook.

Police lack sufficient evidence to charge the prime suspect in the murder of taxi driver Balram Jadoonauth and his family believes that had investigators worked harder from the beginning and paid attention to certain details, they would have been able to build a strong case.