Japan and South Korea will meet in the Under 17 Women’s World Cup final match scheduled for Saturday.
Japan defeated defending champions North Korea 2-1 in the second game in a double header at the Ato Boldon stadium last night.
South Korea beat European champions Spain 2-1 in the first game.

 

Three teenagers armed with hand guns broke into Tommy’s Grocery Shop at 4th  street South East Cummings Lodge just outside of the capital city at about 3 A.M today and carted off with approximately 1M dollars in cash, jewellery and cellular phones.

According to the proprietor of the business place Deo Ramdin the bandits gained entry in to the building by removing the louver windows.

Yesterday at 11pm 46 year old Seaton Daphness of Middle Street

Mc Doom was struck down by a motor pick up GKK 4960 on the Agricola Public Road, East Bank Demerara and subsequently died.

Reports are the deceased was attempting to cross the eastern carriage way of the four lane road when he was struck down by one Richard Mallay.

The pick up’s driver is detained and assisting the police with their investigation.

Daphness death has brought the road fatalities for this year to 78 deaths in 75 accidents.

Acting Prime Minister Errol Mc Leod has lauded the Industrial Court for its expediency in dealing with labour issues.
Mc Leod made the statement today during the ceremonial opening of the Industrial Court law term by President of the Court Cecil Bernard today.

With President Bharrat Jagdeo pushing for carbon credits from Guyana’s large maiden forests through the Low Carbon Development Strategy(LCDS) , his top man responsible Commissioner of Forestry James Singh has suffered a stroke.

According to information Singh’s stroke attacked the left side of his body and is receiving treatment.

Mr. Goberdhan is filling the post at present.

The finalists for the FIFA Under 17 Women’s World Cup is scheduled to be decided today.
European title-holders Spain will face off against Asian champions South Korea at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva, at 4 p.m. today.
Three hours later defending champions North Korea will tackle Japan. 
 

A group of Clico shareholders and depositors met today in opposition to the government’s planned bail out of the financial institution.
Peter Permell, one of the members of the newly formed group has called the People’s partnership offer to affected shareholders as a "broken promise".
Permell said the People’s Partnership has reneged on the previous People’s National Movement (PNM) promised to guarantee the deposits.

A strange weather pattern, believed to be a twister, has removed the roofing of nine homes in Cumana village today.
The "twister" occurred around 2.30 this morning residents of Cumana have said.
The violent winds removed the roof of nine homes which house 17 people.
Councillor for the area Martin "Terry" Rondon has slammed the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management for its slow response to the "disaster".

The Alliance for Change today unleashed yet another heavy political campaign notice, as the opposition party  seeks support for next year’s election. The AFC stated, that there are facts which the current PPP/C Government  continue to hide from the guyanese people.

These the party says include, 6 billion Guyana dollars of NIS funds to the troubled CLICO(GUYANA) without public knowledge.