Guyana News

Heavily armed ranks were up to 3 pm yesterday still keeping watch over the Georgetown Prisons after inmates again lit a fire and began shouting as they continued to protest the deplorable conditions they were being kept in.

There are over 1,200 artisanal fishing boats registered along Guyana’s coastline, but many are not licensed and for those looking to tap into the overseas market, this can pose problems.

Three 11-year-old boys were last evening admitted at the Georgetown Public Hospital after they were hit by a car on Station Street Kitty, while on their way home from lessons.

Police investigators are working to ascertain whether there is a link between the recent Orange Walk shooting which left a Jamaican man dead and the execution of Denzil Mingo, Commissioner of Police Leroy Brumell has said.

A mother of six was yesterday remanded to prison on a charge that she attempted to traffic almost three kilogrammes of cocaine into the United States (US) through the Cheddi Jagan International Airport.

Government believes that the success of the US-funded Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI) is important if countries in the region, including Guy-ana, are ever going to effectively deal with security challenges like at-risk youth, gun and drug crimes and human trafficking.

The Ministry of Agricul-ture, through the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA), is implementing new measures to address some challenges faced during the rainy season.

Tiffany Peters, who was wanted by the police in connection with forgery and larceny from the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, since last October, was yesterday charged and remanded to prison when she appeared at court.

Relatives of Deryck Kanhai, who died after an almost 3-hour engagement with police, are saying that many items not related to the shooting were removed by police from the 315 Middle Street residence without their permission or knowledge.

A South Ruimveldt Gardens man was yesterday accused of being one of five men who attacked and robbed a businessman who was searching for a friend in the area.

The city council is at an impasse over its proposed 2014 budget, which was rejected by a majority of councillors during a vote last Thursday.

After two years of discussion, the Government of Guyana has approved a series of actions that will lead to the restriction of the use of Styrofoam products and an eventual ban in June 2014.

The mother of the 24-year-old man who was murdered in Albouystown on Sunday morning said that he died at the hands of close friends.

The child-friendly versions of three Acts were yesterday handed over to Minister of Human Services and Social Security Jennifer Webster and will serve to inform children on the laws which protect them.

McDoom resident Michael Scott, who allegedly robbed a guard as she was returning home from work, was denied bail yesterday after a court was told that he was a flight risk.

The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) has issued a wanted bulletin for Robin Llewlyn Wills.

At about 2200h. last night, police say Leon Madramootoo, 21 years, of Kingelly Village, WCB, was driving an ATV, accompanied by another man, along a trail at Warudi Backdam, Cuyuni River, when they were confronted by three men.

At about 2045h. last night Sunday November17, 2013, Anand Singh, 35 years of Bath Settlement, WCB, was struck down by a motor vehicle while walking along the Public Road at Bath Settlement.

Prisoners at the Camp Street jail last evening set fire to their bedding and pieces of paper in protest at conditions triggering a response by the Joint Services who were in control of the situation up to press time last night.

One man is in a critical condition at Georgetown Public Hospital after receiving multiple gunshot wounds during a confrontation between police and armed men last night.