Guyana News

A Guyanese man who was convicted of killing his infant son several years ago and abusing his then wife in Canada lost his bid earlier this month to remain in that country after his application for a judicial review of a deportation order was dismissed by Judge Paul S Crampton.

Eight years after he moved to The Bahamas a 54-year-old Guyanese was recently honoured with a Teacher Of The Year award from his school’s administration for his demonstrated leadership and teaching skills during his tenure at the institution.

Orson Pollydore, accused of setting his wife on fire and later escaping from a police station lock-up, was yesterday remanded on an attempted murder charge at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Two miners were yesterday charged with carrying out two gun-point robberies at Tamakay Backdam, in Region 7.

After reports of “nuggets of gold” being found around the remote Region Nine community of Para Bara sent residents from surrounding communities scampering to the area, the frenzy has died down, according to a resident from the area.

Although construction of the Haags Bosch landfill is lagging, a section of the facility will be made available for use by the end of next month, according to Local Government Minister Kellawan Lall.

Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited has recorded an after-tax profit of $1.98 billion for its financial year, up from last year’s figure of $1.82 billion.

The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) has asked the CARICOM Secretariat to review the appointment of former finance minister Carl Greenidge and to resist engaging in local political wrangling.

A miner accused of attempting to stab another man to death was yesterday remanded to prison by acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

A report which analysed media coverage of women and children’s issues in Guyana recently has suggested that a code of conduct for journalists in keeping with established guidelines would impact positively on how the issues are reported.

General Manager of the Demerara Harbour Bridge, Rawlston Adams yesterday described the year 2010 as a challenging but highly productive one given that in excess of $395M in revenue has been collected.

WASHINGTON/CARACAS, (Reuters) – The United States  has revoked the visa of the Venezuelan ambassador to Washington  in apparent retaliation for Venezuela’s rejection of the U.S. 

A man was remanded yesterday after he was charged with burning the room in which he was staying at a city guest house because he was dissatisfied with the service.

COPENHAGEN, (Reuters) – Danish police arrested five  people suspected of planning a Mumbai-style attack to kill as  many people as possible in a building housing a Danish newspaper  that outraged Muslims in 2005 with cartoons of Prophet Mohammad.

As a Lancaster teen was returning home from visiting his grandparents on Christmas morning he was fatally struck by a motor car which was reportedly speeding.

MOSCOW – Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin praised the  New START nuclear arms treaty with the United States  yesterday in his first remarks on the pact since the U.S.

Two men, who are accused of using a chopper to rob a man of a quantity of gold jewellery and other items valued a total $2.6M, were on Tuesday remanded to prison by acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Lawyers for the doctor  charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of Michael  Jackson could claim the pop star killed himself when a hearing  begins next week, a prosecutor said yesterday.

Trevone Nedd, 19, was yesterday admitted to bail in the sum of $100,000, after being charged with stealing a woman’s cellular phone at Stabroek Market.

MILAN, (Reuters Life!) – Italy, one of the top users  of plastic shopping bags in Europe, is banning them starting  Jan.