Information coming out from the Public relations office within the Guyana Police Force last night stated that there is a 10% decrease in serious crime in the country for this year up to yesterday September 06, 2010, compared to the same period last year, in spite of a number of recent incidents which may have given the perception that there is an upsurge in crime.
In celebration of Amerindian Heritage month, the United States of America through the local embassy in Georgetown donated 50,000 high nutritional meals to be distributed to flood affected hinterland villages.
Amerindian Affairs Minister Pauline Sukhai received the donation which was transported to Guyana via the HSV Swift, a naval ship, which docked Guyana’s shores recently.
Residents of Sister’s Village on the West Bank of Demerara woke up at 4 a.m today to find their homes under water.
Some of the residents trying to hold back tears said they lost almost everything in their homes, their furniture, household appliances, vehicles covered with water, poultry and kitchen garden.
The flooding was as a result of a spring tide and poor drainage and irrigation in the area.
SIR David Simmons was today sworn in as the chairman of the Commission of Inquiry into the 1990 attempted coup.
Simmons, Diana Mahabir-Wyatt, Dr Eastlyn Mc Kenzie, Sir Richard Cheltenham and Dr HA Mohammed were sworn in at the Knowsley Building today.
The thrust of the first People’ Partnership budget is to Bridge Entrepreneurship and Development, Finance Minister Winston Dookeran has said. He just wrapped up a two-hour plus presentation at the Red House entitled "Facing the issues,Turning the Economy Around".
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