Guyana News

A week after allegedly illegally imported meat was confiscated from her store, Jap’s Halaal Meat Market proprietor Marcelle Rahaman is denying that she sold tainted meat and says moves against her business seem “political” in nature.

(de Ware Tijd) CORRIVERTON-GUYANA – Local entrepreneurs have made good use of the opportunities neighbouring Guyana offers as a result of the economic growth.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – A son of Suriname’s president invited people he thought were from the Lebanese paramilitary group Hezbollah to set up a base in his country to attack Americans in exchange for millions of U.S.

The police say they are investigating a fatal accident that occurred at about 2350h.

During yesterday, the police say they conducted a drug eradication operation at 15 Miles, Ituni Backdam.

The deal under which the Chinese forestry company Bai Shan Lin is building a car-park for the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) reeks of impropriety and should be terminated, according to the Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA).

(Jamaica Observer) KINGSTON, Jamaica — Fifty-two packages of cocaine weighing 57.5 kg, with an estimated street value of US$57,000 or J$57 million, were seized yesterday in a joint operation by Jamaica Customs and the Trans-national Crime and Narcotics Division (TCND) at Kingston Freezone.

At about 1930h. last night, the police say that the body of Balkissoon Dachan called “Boyo”, 42 years, of Rosignol, WBB, was found hanging in his cell at the Blairmont Police Station.

APNU and the AFC effectively killed the government’s hopes of passing the anti-money laundering bill before a November 18th deadline  set by the CFATF when they voted against its third reading last night in the National Assembly.

Government yesterday tabled a new Bill intended to retain Cabinet’s role in granting no-objections to procurement following the creation of the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) but the Opposition is not likely to offer its support.

The National Assembly last evening committed the Telecommunications Bill and the Public Utilities Commission (Amendment) Bill to a special select committee with the Opposition saying that while they supported the Bills, they had concerns over the power of the Minister among other things.

The setting of a process to define the maritime boundary between Guyana and Venezuela was a satisfactory outcome of the October 17 talks between the two states following Caracas’ seizure of the research vessel RV Teknik Perdana, Minister of Foreign Affairs Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett has said.

There continues to be overpayments to contractors with several ministries and regions facing serious challenges in being able to recover amounts overpaid on various contracts, according to the Auditor General’s report for 2012 which was tabled in the National Assembly yesterday.

The UK Home Office last week announced arrangements for the introduction of pre-entry tuberculosis (TB) screening in Guyana for those applying for long-term visas.

Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee was yesterday admitted to the Woodlands Hospital.

Murder accused Cyon Collier, called ‘Picture Boy,’ yesterday denied the fatal shooting of brothers Ray Walcott, called ‘Sugar,’ and his younger brother, Carl Andrews, called ‘Alo,’ at Victoria, East Coast Demerara in September 2006 In an unsworn statement in the High Court, Collier once again maintained his innocence in the murders, for which he is being retried.

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) is now hosting a job bank on its website to facilitate job placement for at-risk youths.

Justice James Bovell-Drakes yesterday quashed the committal of murder accused Leon Paul and granted him $250,000 bail, after upholding submissions that his committal was bad in law.

The mother of Koodesh Daljit, 22, who was remanded to prison for murdering a teenager at Rosignol, West Bank Berbice (WBB) is living in fear after threats to burn her son’s house were apparently carried out.

A second accident on the Essequibo Coast in less than eight hours claimed the life of another man on Wednesday night.