RUSSIA   –  Oops. Two tightly controlled official Russian TV stations have accidentally broadcast classified military information for all to see, the Russian news agency Tass reported. “Certain secrets indeed were caught on camera; that is why later they were deleted,” Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov told reporters Wednesday, according to Tass. “We are hopeful it will not happen again,” Peskov said.(CNN.COM/photo: ibtimes.co.uk)…[+]

A three-year-old feud over a woman, and other gang-related issues have left one Norton Street, Bagotstown family homeless and another in fear and mourning for a man wanted by police for murder. Just yesterday, 34 Norton Street, Bagotstown went up in flames. This incident occurred hours after one of its occupants, Anthony Trim, was identified as the trigger man who shot and killed Jermaine Roberts, 24, just outside the gate. The police identified the victim as Jermaine Simon called ‘Lapsy’ of Lot 41 Norton Street, Bagotstown, EBD.(Kaieteurnews.com/photo:Kaieteurnews.com)…[+]

Perhaps it was failure to see  the road traffic signs or a blatant disregard for them, that landed some 15 drivers before Georgetown  Supreme Court Judge Navindra  Singh.

The drivers were all held in contempt of court, after they were arrested by traffic ranks for honking their horns in the vicinity of the Georgetown High Court and Magistrates’ Courts respectively; areas universally known to be silent zones. Several signs have been erected in the vicinity of the courts to caution vehicular traffic proceeding along the thoroughfares that they are approaching a silent zone and that the sounds of horns are prohibited.(Kaieteurnews.com/photo:Kaieteurnews.com)…[+]

GUYANA-Mahdia residents who have been complaining for years now about water problems are set to receive some measure of relief soon. According to the Guyana Water Inc. (GWI), its Chief Executive, Dr. Richard Van West-Charles, visited that Region Eight community last week to address the challenges being faced by the Regional Administration with regard to water supply. The GWI boss was accompanied by senior management including Executive Director of state-owned utility’s Infrastructure, Planning and Implementation Department (IPID), Ramchand Jailal. During a visit to the Campbelltown community, the team from GWI observed that the community required a new electrical pump for the facility which supplied the area with water.  According to the Director of IPID, GWI will be collaborating with the Regional Administration within the next 10 days to replace the pump.(KAIETEUR NEWS/ kaieteurnewsonline.com)…[+]

Maybe the sixth time will be the charm for European leaders trying to forge a unified response to the EU’s migration crisis. Five times before, the presidents and prime ministers of the 28 countries in the European Union have tried to tackle the issue. Yet Europe’s response to the wave of desperate families seeking entry to the EU remains, by most accounts, fragmented and chaotic. The leaders of the EU countries are meeting Wednesday on the issue for the sixth time this time in the tiny island nation of Malta.(CNN/ cnn.com)…[+]

GUYANA- The Auditor General Report for 2014 has zeroed in on a number of irregularities in the operations of the Public Service Ministry, under the previous administration. The ministry came under scrutiny following the May 11th general elections which saw the coalition government under David Granger entering office, ending the two-decade run of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic. The former minister, Dr. Jennifer Westford, and her personal assistant, Margaret Cummings were placed before the courts for allegedly transferring a number of state vehicles to themselves in the lead-up to the elections. The two are also the centre of a police investigation involving the disappearance of more than $600M from the ministry.(KAIETEUR NEWS/kaieteurnewsonline.com)…[+]