Guyana News

Three Guyanese, including a well-known city barber, were recently arrested in New York following a Drug Enforce-ment Administration (DEA) sting which had its genesis in a three-month surveillance after a cooperating witness (CW) was arrested with cocaine.

Sixteen wholesale buyers of flour have reported the National Milling Company (NAMILCO) to the Competition Commission for allegedly giving preferential prices to some clients, which they say is in contravention of the Competition and Fair Trading Act.

– region looks to year-end completion Seventeen businesspersons have already applied for spots at the Belvedere Industrial Site on the Corentyne, which had been developed with roads, a concrete bridge, drains and electricity a few years ago.

Maxwell Thom was yesterday sent on his own recognizance after answering an assault charge before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

-$9m in damage since 2007 Vandalism, damage from accidents and maintenance were the explanations offered for traffic lights that were not functioning around the city by the Electrical Engineer within the Traffic Department of the Ministry of Works.

“Jah Bless” and a Cannabis leaf inked on the forearm of the decomposing body discovered in a South Sophia canal on Tuesday may have led to its identification.

Vision Guyana Chairman Peter Ramsaroop has launched a campaign for a tax deduction for working-class families, saying it would ease the tax burden and stimulate the economy.

-warrant issued for alleged accomplice One of two men accused of maliciously wounding another was yesterday placed on $50,000 bail when he appeared before acting    Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine–Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

The Wismar man who was shot by a police officer is beginning to question when he will have his day in court as he now feels frustrated over the sloth of the police in taking the perpetrator to court.

-Housing fund details still being worked on President of the Guyana Teachers’ Union Colin Bynoe says the union will be looking to ensure boarding school teachers who live in are properly compensated under the new wage deal to be discussed with government to replace the 2006-2010 wage package agreement.

A man who allegedly snatched a woman’s handbag was on Tuesday remanded to prison though he argued that he had dogs to feed.

A man who allegedly had a quantity of cannabis in his possession was yesterday remanded to prison when he made his appearance before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

A man arraigned on charges of robbery and attempted murder was yesterday admitted to bail in the sum of $300,000 when he appeared  before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

The Ministry of Housing says 380 Region Three residents have been given house lots at Tuschen as part of its $2B investment in the area, when the ‘One Stop Shop’ initiative was held at the Uitvlugt Community Centre on Tuesday.

The report on the trawler explosion that resulted in the death of 19-year-old Orlon Munroe is still under review by the Works Minister although it was submitted to him nearly three months ago.

Former United Nations Secretary-General Dr. Kofi Annan will give the keynote address at the official opening of the Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) Tenth Annual General Meeting scheduled from October 31 to November 2 in St.

The Ministry of Health is partnering with pageant coordinators, fashion designers and other persons in this field to heighten breast and cervical cancer awareness this month.

Two armed bandits pretending to be job seekers robbed unsuspecting construction workers at Schoonord backdam, West Bank Demerara yesterday afternoon.

A prisoner serving a sentence at the Camp Street Prisons was yesterday handed a three-year jail sentence  and ordered to pay a fine of $10,000 for having a quantity of cannabis in his possession for the purpose of trafficking.

Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud and a six-member delegation from the Republic of Congo discussed the importance of developing the capacity for value-added timber products and product development during a meeting aimed at deepening cooperation ties between the countries.