Guyana News

Parbattie Ramsundar, the  Guyanese woman who went missing in Canada on Saturday afternoon after going for a walk, has returned to her relatives and is said to be save and in good health.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – R&B singer Chris Brown pleaded guilty yesterday to assaulting his former girlfriend, pop star Rihanna, in an agreement with prosecutors that calls for him to spend five years of probation and attend courses on domestic violence.

PersaudMinister of Agriculture Robert Persaud yesterday underscored the importance of pesticide control in advancing the agriculture sector in the region.

HOUSTON (Reuters) – Allen Stanford, who was arrested in Virginia on fraud charges last week, is in transit back to Texas for a detention hearing in federal court, his lawyer’s office and a federal official said yesterday.

Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) Khurshid Sattaur on Friday last signed a certificate declaring the GRA’s environs smoke-free zones as part of the agency’s Occupational Safety and Health programme.

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Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud said the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) will be engaging the Guyana missions to take legal action against Bedessee Imports for using the ‘Demerara Gold’ brand to market sugar made in the Mauritius.

Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson on Tuesday ordered the East Ruimveldt man who said that he had not intentionally exposed himself to his neighbour to pay a fine of $7,500 when he appeared in court.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two Washington, DC, subway trains collided during yesterday afternoon’s rush hour, killing six people and injuring 70 in a mass of tangled metal.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A brokerage firm and a Hollywood investment adviser that were key middlemen for Wall Street thief Bernard Madoff were hit with civil fraud charges yesterday, accused of steering new clients into the swindler’s lair as he sought to keep his massive Ponzi scheme running.

Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson on Wednesday put an Alexander Street man on a bond to keep the peace for a year after he pleaded guilty to making use of threatening behaviour.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama, citing his own struggle to give up smoking, signed a law yesterday giving the US government broad regulatory power for the first time over cigarettes and other tobacco products.

Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton on Wednesday remanded to prison a man accused of robbery under arms.

-Minister of Finance announces Low income earners can now access up to $3M from approved mortgage finance companies to build their homes.

An 18-year-old who was admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital on Saturday following an attempt to end her life after becoming frustrated at investigations into a rape ordeal was in a stable condition yesterday and her mother is to meet with the police today.

A Guyanese woman who flew to Canada in April to visit relatives is now missing following an afternoon walk on Saturday.

Who sleeps in a church dress and petticoat, prepares sardines and biscuits for dinner, covers their bodies in candle grease, snaps like an alligator and calls immigration in matters of a mate?

The Hadfield Foundation which had been a vibrant aspect of the arts scene and staged novel exhibitions and fashion shows in its heyday is closing its doors at the end of next month.

-focus on non-traditional exports reaping benefits Guyana is still waiting for the large investment dollars in agriculture, as it takes steps to become a key producer in the region’s multi-billion dollar food industry.

The image of a man burying bones in the sand was still on my mind as I engaged in the long and arduous journey out of Lindo Creek.