Georgetown- The ruling People’s Progressive Party says that while the date for the election to nominate it’s Presidential candidate it yet to be announced, the party is ready for the 2011 contest with three confirmed candidates so far. PPP’s general secretary Donald Ramotar said that the election for the presidential candidate lies with the party’s leadership and the announcement is expected in the early part of the new year.
Georgetown-
The police are investigating an armed robbery at Orange Walk, Bourda, Georgetown , during which Shadeer Hussain of Canal No 1. WBD, was attacked and robbed of $3 million by a man armed with a firearm.
Investigations revealed that Shadeer Hussain withdrew the money from a city bank and then left with his wife to the Bourda Market. While in his motor vehicle waiting on his wife, he was held up by the armed man who took away the money and escaped on a motor cycle.
West Coast Demerara-
The police are investigating the murder of Royston Peters, 50 years of La Grange, WBD, which occurred at La Grange.
Investigations revealed that Royston Peters and his brother had an argument over an electrical transformer during which he was stabbed to his chest. He was pronounced Dead on arrival at the West Demerara Regional Hospital.
The police responded and during efforts to arrest the suspect, he attacked the police with a cutlass causing the police to use force and was shot and injured to his left foot.
Another round of new crime fighting initiatives are expected to be implemented from next year.
This follows a closed door meeting between Police Commissioner, Dwayne Gibbs, and Minister in the Ministry of National Security Subhas Panday last night.
The meeting was held following a recent spike in the country’s murder rate.
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar yesterday declared a three pronged attack against crime.
Businessmen Ishwar Galbaransingh and Steve Ferguson have been denied bail.
Justice Andre Mondesir handed down the decision in the High Court today.
The two financiers of the United National Congress (UNC) applied for bail on Monday after the Appeal Court on Friday granted the duo leave to review the Attorney General’s decision to order their extrtadition.
Two pervious application for bail in June and July before Justice Vasheist Kokaram and Justice Malcolm Holdip were both denied.
Georgetown –
President Bharrat Jagdeo at yesterday’s Cabinet meeting ordered the Minister of Public Works Robeson Benn and Minister of Local Government Kellawan Lall to ensure the bad sate and overflowing of the Mandela Dump site to be fixed. He said the Government will now monitor the situation there that has been affecting nearby residents and persons using the nearby cemetery to bury their loved ones.
Georgetown –
The Government’s turnaround plan for the Guyana Sugar Corporation (Guysuco) resulted in the company cutting cost by two billion dollars.
However, as a result of several week long industrial actions by workers coupled with the severe effects of La Nina and El Nino, GuySuCo, was unable to reach its revised project target of 264,000 tonnes of sugar by the end of 2010.
Georgetown-
Seodatt Harricharran, 35 years of Coldigen, ECD, who was involved in the fatal accident on December 18, 2010, at Coldigen, ECD, which resulted in the death of Special Constable Marva Mc Nabb, was today charged with causing death by dangerous driving and failing to render assistance.
He appeared before Magistrate Issac Marcus at Cove and John Magistrate’s Court where he was placed on $10,000.00 bail for failing to render assistance and remanded until January 5, 2011, on the charge of causing death by dangerous driving.
Sparendaam Squatting Area, ECD Businessman Clifford Zammett, 56 years of Sparendaam Squatting Area, ECD, was standing in front of his business place when he was held up by three men, one of whom was armed with a handgun. The men then took away a laptop computer, a magic jack and an ipod along with $4,000.00 and escaped. Clifford Zammett was assaulted about his body with the firearm during the incident. He was medically treated at a city hospital and sent away.
Welders working in an empty lot behind Giftland Officemax are responsible for the blaze which caught the popular city business, but was contained within 20 minutes after the Guyana Fire Service arrived at the scene. Managing Director Roy Beepat who was visibly angry told TrakkerNews that this is not the first time there was a threat to his business by the carelessness of the welders who were working for the next door business Avinash General Store. Luckily there was no major damage to the business.
You must be logged in to post a comment.