Guyana News

The St John Association of Guyana hosts a week of activities starting today with a church service at St George’s Cathedral at 8 am and this is to  be  followed by a parade of military and paramilitary groups.

(Trinidad Observer) Two months after the May 24 general election, T&T will return to the polls for local government elections on July 26, according to a declaration by Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar at Friday’s start of the parliamentary term.

PNCR Leader Robert Corbin says his party remains committed to forming alliances with other political parties and he said the recent flurry of reportage in the state media about this subject was likely a sign that the PPP/C government was panicking over the prospects of an opposition coalition.

Coalition talks among opposition parties currently seem more preoccupied with who is going to lead the platform, WPA co-leader Dr.

-unless city pays up City Hall has to come up with at least two month’s pay for garbage collectors or services to the city will be suspended.

Former Permanent Secretary (PS) Sewchan was not dismissed but has reverted to his previous position within the Local Government Ministry, Minister Kellawan Lall said yesterday.

The police file on investigations into the fatal shooting of 16-year-old Kelvin Fraser has been sent to the Police Complaints Authority (PCA) but more work is still to be done.

Police yesterday rescheduled the autopsy of miner Wilberforce Kendall for a third time, leaving relatives infuriated and convinced that corruption will prevent them from getting justice.

-Crime Chief The wife of kidnapped Essequibo boat builder Fabian Gonsalves has denied paying a ransom for his release or having any knowledge of his whereabouts, Crime Chief Seelall Persaud said yesterday.

Almost seven months after three policemen were charged with maliciously wounding suspects during a murder investigation, the case is still to be heard with the next court appearance scheduled for September.

Winston Miller, the Bartica night club owner who was brutalised by police, has lost the vision in his left eye and has been told that he may never see from it again.

Magistrate threatens to dismiss charges after prosecution delay The Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into allegations of obstruction of justice against Chandra Narine Sharma, his son-in-law Ravi Mangar and four employees was adjourned again yesterday and Magistrate Geeta Chandan-Persid Edmond warned that the three strike rule will be applied and the case will be dismissed if the prosecution is unable to start.

East Bank Demerara residents have raised concerns about the inconvenience and danger which two bridges, currently under construction, have posed to their lives in recent months.

-empowering women and girls in region The US government’s commitment towards empowering women and girls could see the introduction of special programmes here to address domestic violence, according to Chargé d’Affaires of the US Embassy Karen Williams.

Two information technology consultants Sean Rajkumar and Mohamed Faizoul are trying to “expose Guyanese businesses” to the world market with the launch of an online advertising website, gybizonline.com.

‘When my brother start that fire, he more than just burn down that house, he kill our mother, almost kill our father and leave him to suffer now without anything of his own…my father can’t even feed himself’ – Kamini Mohammed By Sara BharratStill recovering after being set on fire by his son, Husman Mohammed is afraid to live alone.

A police officer was yesterday charged with having unlawful possession of arms and ammunition.

Four Chinese nationals, on attachment to the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) at Skeldon as engineers, were early yesterday morning attacked and robbed by two men and one of the victims injured his legs while trying to escape.

Two men armed with handguns yesterday held up a David Street, Kitty household and escaped with a canister containing $3 million.

A Brazilian miner was killed on Thursday after a branch from a tree he was cutting with a chainsaw at Acquero Backdam, North West District, fell on his head.