Guyana News

An historic 75-feet high tower was dismantled in New Amsterdam today because the crumbling edifice was leaning and posed a safety threat to passers-by.

Passengers on board Delta Airlines incoming flight 383 from John F.

BIRMINGHAM, England,  (Reuters) – West Indies pace bowler Tino Best smashed 95 today to record the highest score by a number 11 batsmen in the history of test cricket on the fourth day of the third and final test against England at Edgbaston.

BIRMINGHAM, England,  (Reuters) – West Indies wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin tried to play down his angry gesture towards former captain Viv Richards after scoring a century in the third test against England today.

MONTREAL, (Reuters) – McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton stormed to a Canadian Grand Prix victory today to become a magnificent seventh winner in seven Formula One races this season and seize the championship lead.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – – The French Open men’s final between six-times champion Rafa Nadal and world number one Novak Djokovic was suspended for the day after rain stopped play on Sunday.

(Trinidad Guardian) Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has ordered all Cabinet ministers to cancel overseas trips for the upcoming week.

Canadian mining company Sandspring Resources Inc has been granted an environmental permit for the development, construction and operation of a large-scale gold mine at its property at Toroparu, Region Seven.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaica’s health ministry has declared that the controversial product known as lean finely textured beef, or pink slime, will not be allowed into the country as it is not safe for consumption.

Jamaica Gleaner) Having managed to convince a judge to send Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke to prison for the maximum 23 years, United States (US) law-enforcement agencies are now turning their attention to the assets of the man they once labelled as one of the world’s biggest drug traffickers.

BIRMINGHAM, England, CMC – Wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin gathered his second Test century while Tino Best astonishingly hit the highest score ever by a number 11 to narrowly miss out on three figures, as West Indies were bowled out for 426 at lunch on the penultimate day of the final Test here Sunday.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaican Olympic champion Usain Bolt was involved in a minor accident in Half Way Tree, St.

(Barbados Nation) Seize one of REDjet’s planes! This is the call coming from angry ticket-holders who met at the Bay Street Esplanade yesterday to discuss how to recover money from the airline which has now filed for bankruptcy.

(Barbados Nation) A day after REDjet announced it was filing for bankruptcy, details emerged of a last-ditch appeal made to Government in May to save the Barbadian-based, low-cost carrier from going under.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – The number of influenza cases with airway infections keeps increasing, with the Medical Mission (MZ) registering more than 800 cases in the hinterland alone in four weeks’ time, says Irma Jaglall, region doctor mid-Suriname with MZ who also works for the department of Patient Surveillance, Registration and Research.

(Trinidad Express) Inequality in the bail system is allowing gang leaders to stand bail for poor people who then have to commit crimes to pay back their bail money, Attorney General Anand Ramlogan has said.

BIRMINGHAM, England, CMC – West Indies, sent in to bat by England, were bowled out for 426 at lunch on the fourth day of the third and final Test at Edgbaston here today.

MANILA,  (Reuters) – The crowd fell into silence for seconds, some wept unabashedly as they stared quietly at a giant screen in a Manila public park after Manny Pacquiao lost his WBO welterweight crown on a controversial split decision yesterday.

(Trinidad Express) Pertinent files containing information about the operations of the failed Hindu Credit Union (HCU), kept at the offices of the Commissioner for Co-operative Development, have gone missing.

(Reuters) LAS VEGAS, – Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines was stunned by American Timothy Bradley last night, surrendering his WBO welterweight title on a controversial split decision at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.