Month: December 2010

Georgetown-

 The Government of Canada  has granted agreement to the Government of Guyana for the appointment of  Harry Narine Nawbatt as the new High Commissioner of the Republic of Guyana to Canada.  Ambassador Nawbatt will succeed Rajnarine Singh.

Georgetown – President Bharrat Jagdeo disclosed that his administration is looking at ways how to ease the burden off aircraft owners of fuel price. He said the final cost to someone who has a fleet of aircraft ground in Guyana and has to get fuel will have to pay US$5 per gallon. 

 Port Mourant, Berbice – President Bharrat Jagdeo, along with Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh opened a brand new market at Port Mourant, Berbice. The $102M facility was constructed through a joint initative between the Guyana Government, the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB). The President told the vendors there to take pride in caring the market.

West Coast Demerara- 

Residents of Rampersaud Street, Uitvlught, West Coast Demerara this morning discovered two young people hanged in an abandon house. At the time of this report they were not identified. TrakkerNews will bring more details in a later report today. 

TrakkerNews understands that a brazilian diver went down some where in the Kuyuwini mining area and never came up. He is feared dead as his body is yet to be recovered. Reports are that the employer is refusing to compensate the diver’s family . He is survived by his wife and two children. TrakkerNews will bring you further update on this story.

Georgetown Magistrate Court- Amidst a packed court room, Colin Jones, the once elusive and notorious criminal pleaded quilty to the charges read to him Thursday at the Georgetown Magistrate’s court. The individual charges along with summary charges were read to Colin Jones, Randy Morton, and Jafar Simpson when they appear before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine Beharry.

East Bank Demerara– Police with help from the Guyana defence force coast guard , today combed a stretch of area along the Demerara River believed to be the getaway route used by seven bandits who carried out an armed robbery at Engineering Construction Inc. at Friendship on the East Bank of Demerara. According to a police press release this evening,  two watchmen were attacked and robbed by seven men, four of whom were armed with firearms.

Georgetown-  As confusion continue at city wharves to clear barrels for the holidays, the Guyana Revenue Authority suspended their new measure recently announced which would have seen an easier and less expensive means of clearing cargo. But today TrakkerNews, while witnessing the chaos at a city wharf, was informed that the ammunition discovered recently has created much cause for concern, forcing the regulatory body to maintain it’s old system, which is often very time consuming and entails a thorough inspection of all cargo.

Georgetown– Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has dispatched warning letters to over 60 customers in Georgetown who continue to deprive the utility of payment for water services.    

Georgetown-  TrakkerNews was reliably informed at midday Thursday, that Interpol assisted by local investigators, may have leads on a recent address occupied by both ex- GDF lieutenant George Lashley and Keith Ferrier. The two are wanted in connection with the 2009 attacks on The Ministry of Health, the Supreme Court and the shooting of two police stations.