Author: TrakkerNews

   Minister of Transport and Hydraulics, Robeson Benn today handed over 25 wheel clamps, along with chains and padlocks to the Guyana Police Force, at Ministry of Public Works and Communication, Kingston , in an effort to reduce congestion as a result of illegal parking or failure to conform to road signs. The device consists of a clamp which surrounds a vehicle’s wheel, designed to prevent removal of both itself and the wheel.

Today around 02:00 h six Bandits, two who were armed attacked
Telcoms Solution located at Industrial site on the East Bank of Demerara just outside of the capital city, robbing two security guards of two 12 gauge shot guns and twenty matching cartridges.
The police says the two armed security guards are from a private security service and another attached to the business entity were on duty when they were held up. The guards were assaulted and tied up by the group of men

   Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr. Roger Luncheon today says cabinet gives it’s no objection to the tune of 188 million dollars. The Public works sector was given 88.9 million dollars for the repairs of traffic light and five culverts at region 9. Fifty six million dollars was budgeted for the extension of the Georgetown Magistrates court.

There are two confirmed dengue deaths in Tabaquite today.
These deaths now push the official toll of people who have died of dengue haemorrhagic fever to five.
There are reportdely 600 confirmed cases of dengue in Trinidad and Tobago, according to Chief Medical
Officer, Dr Anton Cumberbatch.

Anton Christopher Goodridge, the main suspect in the beheading of a Diane Williams and her ten-year old son Shaquille appeared before a San Fernando magistrate today.
Goodridge appeared before Senior Magistrate Annette McKenzie charged with the killing of Williams and Shaquille at Ste Madeline on a day unknown between July 17 and July 21, 2010.
The dismembered bodies of mother and son, minus the heads and Williams’ arms, were found scattered at the Forres Park Landfill near Claxton Bay on July 21, 2010.

    This evening in celebrating 150 years since the arrival of Chinese women in Guyana, President Bharrat Jagdeo said the role of the Chinese to the other five ethnic groups but made specific reference to the special role Chinese women played in the society.He said it is incredible that the Chinese have not only focused on elements of their culture and celebrating that culture, but they recognise the special role that Chinese women have in tr

   President Bharrat Jagdeo speaking to a large gathering at Buxton High School commended the efforts by all in the community at empowerment, making reference to the role of the churches, Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and most recently, the 170th anniversary committee comprising overseas based Buxtonians.

   Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Sing and USAID/Guyana Mission Director Carol Horning today signed a memorandum of Understanding on the Bilateral Assistance Programme.

   Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) Kushid Sattaur says the brand new facility that will be completed soon at Eccles on the East Coast of Demerara will take off a lot of burden from several operations.

The State has described yesterday’s public auction of ten properties belonging to Jamaat-al-Muslimeen leader Imam Yasin Abu Bakr and his second-in-command Kala Aki Bua, as a success.
The State were able to raise $5.2 million from yesterday’s auction.
Yesterday’s auction came after a ruling made by Justice Rajendra Narine on September 11 last year in an effort for the State to recover a $32 million debt which resulted from the destruction of the Police Headquarters during
the 1990 attempted coup.