Guyana News

Minister of Health Dr Bheri Ramsaran has said while a community health worker is not stationed at El Paso, Region Eight, the community is being served by a health worker from the Micoby Health Post located about 20 minutes away from the village.

The report `Enmore man jailed for 18 months over death by dangerous driving,’ published in the November 13 edition of Stabroek News misquoted Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry as saying that she had revoked Derrick Da Silva’s licence for four years.

At about 1245h. today, the police say they responded to a report that a man who appeared to be mentally unstable was in the Soesdyke Primary School armed with a cutlass and terrorizing students and teachers.

On November 9th, 2013, a quantity of Information Technology equipment, including computers and related equipment was discovered missing from a storage area at the Citizen Security Programme (CSP) Office located at Ogle, East Coast Demerara.

At about 2345h. last night, police say that Rayburn Harvey, 29 years, of Non Pariel Street, Albouystown, was on the roadway at Walker Terrace, East La Penitence, when a man rode up on a motor cycle and fired several shots at him and escaped.

Police say that at about 0010h today, Patrick Forbes, 36 years, of Lance Gibbs Street, Georgetown, was among a group of persons on Orange Walk, Bourda, when shots were discharged in their direction.

A miner died from a bullet yesterday afternoon after gunning down two persons at a Middle Street business and shooting dead two cops who responded to the scene during a hair-raising standoff that drew dozens of cops.

A Partnership for National Unity yesterday said that the one of the three financial papers tabled last Thursday and which will be debated at the next sitting of Parliament is contemptuous since it brings back items cut from the budget and said that Minister of Finance Dr.

Vanessa Vyfhuis, 37, of Lot 385 North Ruimveldt was also pronounced dead at the hospital following yesterday’s standoff at Middle Street which claimed five lives.

When police constable Sherwin Pantlitz, 36, did not show up for the lunch date he made with his wife to celebrate her birthday, she didn’t think much of it because of the demanding nature of his job.

Addressing the nation last evening, Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, performing the functions of President, offered condolences to the friends, families, neighbours and communities which are in mourning following yesterday’s shooting on Middle Street which claimed five lives.

Pandemonium broke out at the Georgetown Hospital yesterday after word spread of the shooting on Middle Street that claimed five lives.

A Guyanese-born Cana-dian businessman who plans to soon start construction of a US$30 million waste recycling facility and with whom Government has inked an MOU has told Stabroek News that his company has so far built only a prototype of a facility similar to what he plans to build here.

The cocaine that was found disguised as “Gold Finger” candy may have been destined for an overseas location but somehow ended up in a shop in White Water, North West District, where it was bought and consumed by three children, according to Crime Chief Seelall Persaud.

Rajesh Jaharan was yesterday placed on $1M bail after he allegedly caused the death of taxi-driver Joel Baynes due to dangerous driving.

The Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) has started the first phase of its Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) pilot programme, which will see 2,000 smart meters being installed in the Georgetown business hub.

The 16-year-old, who was allegedly stabbed to death by his brother-in-law last Friday, died of a punctured heart, an autopsy has found.

The new Norwegian government has proposed a 400 million kroner (US$65 million) cut to the 2014 budget of its Forests and Climate Initiative under which Guyana and several other tropical rainforest countries receive money to protect their forests.

Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana Dr Nicole Giles says Canada is keen to share  experiences in the development of its extractive sector with Guyana.

The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) has rejected the positions advanced by the President for his non-assent to the Local Government (Amendment) Bill and has called for the President to provide in writing,  reasons for withholding assent, in keeping with Article 170 (3) of the Constitution.