Guyana News

Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) President Dr Compton Bourne says the issue of undocumented immigrants in Barbados should be handled with much more sensitivity than it has been so far, adding that there are too many stories of people being rounded-up during raids and deported.

-will be a main issue on Caricom agenda The treatment of Guyanese immigrants in other countries continues to be of great concern to President Bharrat Jagdeo and he is urging that they be treated with “respect” and “dignity” wherever they go.

“‘The knock on the door at night’ is not within our regional culture; still less are intimations of ‘ethnic cleansing’” Senior regional integrationist, Sir Shridath Ramphal says that it is sad that the Caribbean is experiencing a period  when both policies and practices are deepening divisions and he cautioned that “we forget our oneness at our peril.”

A 22-year-old Fyrish, Corentyne labourer was yesterday charged with the murder of  29-year-old Arifa Muntazali who was found in a trench at Chesney Backdam.

-analyst dep’t makes big seizure An alert has been issued to consumers by the Government Analyst Food and Drug Department to carefully examine the labels of food items for expiry/best before dates and other defects after tampering was discovered in Region Six.

-President President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday ruled out any probe into the alleged link between Health Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy and confessed drug trafficker Roger Khan without factual evidence.

-fleeing bandit shot at pursuer The two Castello Housing Scheme residents who were shot in separate incidents on Thursday night are recovering from the gunshot wounds they sustained.

President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday fended off criticism of the benefits for former Presidents, saying they have been enshrined in law to ensure transparency about the entitlements, almost all of which had been enjoyed by his predecessors.

– court hears An 18-year-old man who allegedly attempted to commit a felony was yesterday remanded to prison when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

A 16-year-old boy who was jointly charged with another person over a house break-in was on Wednesday ordered to remain in police custody when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

A 30-year-old father of four who was charged with the offence of robbery with aggravation was on Wednesday remanded to prison when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

A 35-year-old contractor who allegedly forged a Certificate of Compliance was granted bail on Thursday when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

– boyfriend missing A 14-year-old, who succumbed to burn injuries at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) on Monday, had reportedly set herself ablaze two Fridays ago after an argument with her boyfriend.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Declared “persona non grata”  by the United States nine months ago, Venezuelan President Hugo  Chavez’s envoy returned to Washington yesterday, calling for  more oil cooperation and the extradition of an ex-CIA agent.

A mural paying homage to Wilson Harris for his celebrated work, ‘Palace of the Peacock’ was on Thursday unveiled at the University of Guyana, Turkeyen Campus.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz  Inacio Lula da Silva signed a law granting more than a million  people land titles in huge chunks of the Amazon, aiming to end  decades of legal chaos in the world’s largest rain forest.

More than 2000 Linden school students are set to benefit from the human services ministry’s annual school uniform programme where vouchers were recently distributed for parents to redeem for uniform and other supplies.

EDITORS’ NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject  to Iranian restrictions on their ability to report, film or take  pictures in Tehran.

A team including ministers Priya Manickchand and Robeson Benn resettled 44 roving street dwellers at the La Penitence Night Shelter earlier this week.

Phyllis Carter, widow of Guyana’s poet laureate, Martin Carter, was the guest of honour at a ceremony inspired by students and held early yesterday morning at her husband’s graveside at the Place of the Seven Ponds in the Botanic Gardens in Georgetown.