Guyana News

Miners are to benefit from what has been described as new environmentally friendly mining equipment and other goods and services with the establishment of HFD Mining Supplies on Oronoque and Forshaw streets.

Linden educator, Dr Walter Kyte died on September 5, 2013 at Florida’s  Orlando Regional Medical Centre after being evacuated there following an accident in Guyana.

The ruling by acting Chief Justice Ian Chang that the law against cross-dressing does not discriminate against any gender has been labelled as “dubious” by several groups advocating for gay rights who have indicated an intention to appeal.

Essequibo rice farmers want more for their paddy in the second crop and are reorganising so that the government will take their issues seriously.

Guyana finally appears to be moving forward to receive funds under the World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF), more than five years after a US$200 000 ($40 million) grant was initially announced.

Some 30 adolescent boys, aged 14 to 17 years old have benefited from a Supportive Teamwork Opening Minds Positively (STOMP) camp held from August 4 to 24 by the US Peace Corps and the Childcare and Protection Agency (CPA).

Twenty-nine young people graduated last Friday from the USAID Skills and Knowledge for Youth Employment (SKYE) programme, becoming the 21st batch to do so.

In an effort to ease the congestion of persons seeking health services at the Georgetown Public Hospital, the Campbellville Health Centre has extended its working hours on Tuesdays and Saturdays.

(Trinidad Express) There were reports yesterday that legendary calypsonian the Mighty Sparrow (Slinger Francisco) is at a New York hospital in serious condition.

A surprising outcome from last month’s PPP Congress was the failure of Attorney-General Anil Nandlall to secure a seat on the Executive Committee after doing very well at elections for the Central Committee, says former PPP stalwart Ralph Ramkarran who posited that Nandlall lost because a negative campaign was mounted against him.

(Trinidad Newsday) Finance  Minister Larry Howai is tomorrow poised to announce in the Budget presentation that 10,000 acres of land in Guyana will be made available for use by local farmers under the terms of a new facility to be administered by the Ministry of Food Production.

At about 0240h. today, police say that, an eleven-year-old boy was attempting to cross the road at Tuschen, EBE, when he was struck down by a motor car, the driver of which failed to stop at the scene.

Acting Chief Justice Ian Chang has ruled that the law against cross-dressing does not discriminate against any gender, while finding that both men and women are free to cross-dress in public as long as the reason for doing so is not improper.

Story and photos by Mandy Thompson Nobody seems to know that away from the hustle and bustle of the Parika Stelling tucked away behind tall trees is the small community of Bendorff.

An armed gang around 8.30 last evening inflicted a severe beating on a Good Success, Wakenaam woman during a robbery at her home and later shot her father in the hand as he arrived to assist after receiving her distressed telephone call.

Four persons, including a one-year-old baby, are now critical after one of the wheels of the car they were travelling in flew off and the vehicle toppled several times in an accident in Moruca, Region One yesterday.

A 29-year-old La Grange, West Coast Demerara resident yesterday died on the spot after the vehicle he was travelling in slammed into a utility pole at Crane Public Road, West Coast Demerara.

Repsol is set to begin oil exploration again with a fresh round of 3D seismic surveys in the offshore basin close to Suriname with a view to determining the hydrocarbon potential that may lead to a US$200 million drilling campaign after 2015.

Three years after Cummings Lodge slayings, in which five persons including a three-year-old were fatally shot, police say the trail of the perpetrators has gone cold while Kamla Singh still clings to the hope that they will be brought to justice.

There is need for a technical evaluation to determine the extent of the damage to the Konawaruk River, Major General (rtd) Joseph Singh, who first expressed concern about the state of the river over a decade ago, has said.