Guyana News

The police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred at about 8.45 last night at Hilton Chinese Restaurant, Middleton and Garnett streets, Campbellville, during which cashier Yang and waitress Luzette Henry were attacked and robbed by two men, one of whom was armed with a firearm.

CAIRO, (Reuters) – Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak  said today he would step down in a few months once a  successor is elected, a move that responds to massive street  protests but which may not satisfy many who want him out now.

Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus today remanded two brothers who allegedly murdered Strathspey resident Suresh Navin Bhola.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – India are ready to deal with the  pressure of being World Cup hosts in a cricket-mad country,  their captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said today.

Dutch investigators will question politicians in Jamaica about bribes allegedly received from multinational oil trader Trafigura, the prosecution service in The Hague said today, according to Agence France Presse.

A 47-year-old man was remanded to prison this morning after appearing at the Vreed-en-Hoop Magistrate’s Court charged with the murder of his stepfather.

A 20-year-old Sara Johanna man died after a speeding minibus slammed into a light pole just around a turn at the Pearl Public Road, East Bank Demerara today.

A man died this morning after a car slammed into him as he was walking on the Plaisance Road.

The financial position of Liat is expected to become clearer after a meeting of shareholder governments in St Vincent on Wednesday.

WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – Misbah-ul-haq overcame the  loss of late wickets to keep his cool and guide Pakistan to a  two-wicket victory over New Zealand in their fourth one-day  international match in Napier today.

(De Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez provided financial support to the NDP and even helped NDP leader Desi Bouterse in attempts to topple former President Ronald Venetiaan.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – A string of Houdini acts has  convinced Harbhajan Singh that the Indian cricket team has  mastered the escape-to-victory art and there is nothing,  including the World Cup, they cannot achieve.

“There is no, I insist, no breakdown of law and order in Guyana,” Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee declared yesterday as parliamentarians wrapped up their submissions on the 2011 national budget ahead of the consideration of the Estimates, which begins today.

Two men were beaten and shot by five gunmen last night during a robbery at Grove Public Road, East Bank Demerara.

The trial of a Guyanese man accused of attempting to murder two police officers in New York early last year started yesterday.

A taxi driver was shot dead at Perry Street, Tucville late Sunday night, minutes after he was hired by a man.

Help & Shelter yesterday launched its new Child Protection Project, which is intended to promote the rights of children.

A Plaisance, East Coast Demerara (ECD) mother of six was last evening pondering her future after the death of her husband, who was struck down on the Better Hope Public Road on Sunday.

A 62-year-old pedal cyclist of No. 9 Village, West Coast Berbice died yesterday when a minibus hit him around 8:45 am along the Woodley Park road.

A Guyanese man deported from Canada late last year may have an opportunity to be returned to that country after a judge upheld an order granting him a rehearing of the matter.