News

Minister of Labour Manzoor Nadir says consumers have the power to influence market prices and can ensure that the unscrupulous actions of some businesses do not affect the cost-of-living due to the implementation of the value-added tax (VAT).

The Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) renewed a State Forest Permit (SFP) to Batavia, Region Seven, after the village council reapplied for it to allow residents to utilise the land for economic activities.

The government has been gearing Region Ten (Upper Demerara/Upper Berbice) to transform its dependency on the mining sector into diversified development that would improve the region’s economy.

Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee says some aspects of police reform have already been implemented and he expects the implementation of the security plan by mid-year.

An attack by what is believed to be Africanised bees at Liliendaal yesterday forced a woman and a Digicel contractor to seek treatment at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

Acting Chief Magistrate Cecil Sullivan on Tuesday remanded to prison a man who was allegedly found with cannabis in a bag after the police gave chase when he reportedly tried to avoid a roadblock.

Magistrate Chandra Sohan remanded to prison two men accused of murdering a cane-cutter when they appeared on Tuesday before him to answer to the charges at the Albion Magistrate’s Court.

Acting Chief Magistrate Cecil Sullivan on Tuesday remanded to prison a man accused of having carnal knowledge of a teenaged girl.

Acting Chief Magistrate Cecil Sullivan on Tuesday remanded to prison two men accused of stealing a car and granted bail to a man accused of running off with a motorcycle when they appeared before him to answer to robbery charges.

Acting Chief Magistrate Cecil Sullivan granted bail to the Mahaicony Postmaster who was previously charged with stealing more than $1M when he yesterday appeared at court to answer another charge of larceny.

Acting Chief Magistrate Cecil Sullivan yesterday sentenced an Indian national who admitted, almost two months ago, to stealing more than $1M from his employer to two years imprisonment when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

A man was granted his pre-trial freedom in the sum of $10,000 at the Whim Magistrate’s Court after he pleaded not guilty to a charge of unlawful assault.

Acting Chief Magistrate Cecil Sullivan yesterday sentenced a teenaged boy to three years imprisonment after he admitted to having 52 grammes of cannabis for trafficking.

Acting Chief Magistrate Cecil Sullivan on Tuesday sentenced a man to three years imprisonment after he admitted to having 14 grammes of cocaine in a film canister.

The post-mortem examination on the nine-year-old girl found in a pile of logs on a Parika beach on Tuesday has revealed that she died as a result of manual strangulation compounded by blunt trauma to the head.

The Government Information Agency (GINA) says that contrary to a report which appeared in yesterday’s Stabroek News (SN) the decision to review the placement of government advertisements in SN was a “GINA policy decision and was in no way influenced by the directive of any senior government official” and it also says that the government will continue to monitor the situation.

The Association of Caribbean Media (ACM) has said that the withdrawal of advertisements from Stabroek News by the state information agency (GINA) sets a dangerous trend and appears to be a case of victimization on political grounds.

Barama Company Limited’s (BCL) certification from the international Forest Steward-ship Council has been suspended since the company failed to comply with certain conditions under the certificate, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) says.

The Baha’i, Christian, Hindu and Muslim communities have issued a joint call to the government to withdraw the Gambling (Amendment) Bill scheduled for debate and passage in Parliament tomorrow.

A Werk-en-Rust man is missing after the boat he was in capsized after being hit by another a short distance from the Bartica Stelling on Tuesday night.