Guyana News

The police say they are investigating the murder of Sunita Lall, 24 years, of Endeavour, Leguan, who was found in her home at about 0330h.

Police say that at about 0900h yesterday, the body of Timothy Adams, 57 years, of Port Kaituma, North West District, was found along the Five Star Trail, North West District, with a wound to the neck.

CGX Energy Inc yesterday announced that it will commence arbitration proceedings against Repsol Exploracion, S.A.

Proprietor of the former Margarita Gift Shop on Middle Street, Louis Narain has passed away.

A mother of five was yesterday morning fatally stabbed in her house at Tuschen and her former reputed husband has been taken into custody.

A Chinese ship-building company has opened a US$2 million ($400 million) operation at Coverden, East Bank Demerara and has already constructed a US$2 million vessel which is open for viewing by the public.

Twelve persons were yesterday morning rushed to the Skeldon Public Hospital after violent winds ripped apart a shed at the Number 66 Fish Port Complex, Corentyne.

With Christmas less than 24 hours away, the holiday holds little promise for one nurse at the Kumaka District Hospital who says she has not been paid for nearly 9 months.

A local Western Union branch suffered millions of dollars in losses following an armed robbery yesterday afternoon.

Digicel will soon own a submarine fibre optic cable having reached agreement with companies in the region.

Minister of Natural Resources and the Envi-ronment Robert Persaud has assured the principals of petroleum companies operating in Guyana that the country is committed to a peaceful resolution to Venezuela’s forced removal of survey ship Teknik Perdana on assignment for Anadarko Petrleum Corporation in October.

A post-mortem examination conducted on the body of security guard Desiree Williams, 53, who

A Berbice man who was nabbed at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri  after illegally departing Guyana through Springlands, Corentyne was yesterday fined $30,000 with an alternative of three-months jail.

A taxi driver was yesterday remanded to prison yesterday after he was charged over a $1 million robbery committed on a money changer.

The Guyana Public Service Union march planned for yesterday was called off and the union’s first vice president Mortimer Livan said that this was due to the late response from the police.

The Government of Guyana will receive a loan of US$25 million from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) for a project which will protect a number of communities from flooding and other hazards brought on by climate change, a release from the CDB said.

Eon Smith, 32, of 123 Third Street Alberttown, who stands accused of having 3.970 kilogrammes of cannabis in his possession for the purpose of trafficking was remanded to prison yesterday.

The Guyana Trades Union Con-gress (GTUC) yesterday called the government’s withdrawal from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Leadership and Democracy (LEAD) project an affront to democracy.

The government can afford more than 5% for public servants, former Auditor General Anand Goolsarran says following an analysis of the government’s finances.

Government agencies must be able to determine the level of revenue being received from foreign companies operating in Guyana and must be wary of the issue of transfer pricing and its potential to negatively impact financial returns to the country.