Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee yesterday admonished members of Prison Visiting Committees (PVCs) across the country to be more proactive in executing their duties as watchdogs of the Guyana Prison Service.
ARLINGTON, Texas, (Reuters) – Manny Pacquiao cemented his place in the pantheon of boxing greats by recording an unanimous points victory over Antonio Margarito yesterday to claim the vacant WBC super welterweight title.
YANGON, (Reuters) – Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi called for freedom of speech in army-ruled Myanmar today and urged thousands of supporters to stand up for their rights and not lose heart, indicating she might pursue a political role.
MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – David Haye retained his WBA world heavyweight title with a third round technical knockout against fellow Briton Audley Harrison today.
YANGON, (Reuters) – Aung San Suu Kyi, who went from English housewife to Myanmar’s oppposition leader and world famous political prisoner, is a powerful symbol of the struggle against dictatorship in one of the world’s most oppressive countries.
GUANGZHOU, China, (Reuters) – After Chinese spectators sat through a short video explaining the basics of the game, cricket made its Asian Games debut today.
JALALABAD, Afghanistan, (Reuters) – Taliban fighters attacked a foreign military base at the main airport in Afghanistan’s east today, one of four incidents in 24 hours that marked a sudden upswing in violence.
YANGON, (Reuters) – Military-ruled Myanmar freed Nobel Peace Prize-winner Aung San Suu Kyi today after her latest period of house arrest expired, giving the country a powerful pro-democracy voice just days after a widely criticised election.
Former prime minister Patrick Manning stated yesterday that he was “not aware at all” that President George Maxwell Richards’ phone was being monitored by the Strategic Intelligence Agency (SIA).
MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Soldiers are hunting a 12-year-old suspected drug gang hitman accused of helping wage a gruesome turf war in central Mexico, a state prosecutor and Mexican media said yesterday.
The police this afternoon said that resulting from diligent investigations a team of ranks and officials from the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) searched a Ruimveldt fish plant and found fuel markers that were stolen during a robbery at the GEA’s Quamina Street office recently.
-Commonwealth group
Strong parliamentary action to air grievances and expose bad government is required to prevent or resolve serious conflicts that destabilize entire nations, according to representatives from eight Commonwealth Parliaments including Guyana.