Guyana News

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb is conscious and able to speak to his wife and family after waking from a coma caused by a combination of illnesses that nearly cost him his life, his doctors said today.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Neil Diamond has married his manager Katie McNeil in front of family and close friends in Los Angeles, People magazine said today.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – Far-rightist Marine Le Pen threw France’s presidential race wide open today by scoring nearly 20 percent in the first round – votes that may determine a runoff between Socialist favourite Francois Hollande and conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy.

The police say they are investigating a fatal accident that occurred at about 0020h today on the Grove Public Road, EBD, and which resulted in the death of motorcyclist Rodwell Mercurius, 35 years of Friendship, EBD.

The police say they are conducting investigations into the circumstances surrounding the death of a man whose body was found yesterday at Puruni, Mazaruni with stab and chop wounds.

(Trinidad Guardian) A forensic audit into the University of T&T (UTT) by Attorney General Anand Ramlogan has unearthed a multimillion-dollar feeding frenzy among its staff and students at the expense of taxpayers.

(Jamaica Observer) A trial involving some of Jamaica’s most prominent politicians and businessmen shaping up in a Florida court is likely to be sensational and could impact the way people use e-mails.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Government fears that a bustling business may develop selling new widescreen television sets with obsolete analogue technology dumped from developed digitised markets for cheap sale in Jamaica.

MONTE CARLO,  (Reuters) – World number two Rafael Nadal thrashed top seed Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-1 in the Monte Carlo Masters final to win the claycourt title for an eighth consecutive time.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaica’s public-health sector is described as ailing and creaking with several concerns about the level of resources provided by the Government, but it appears that the system is not so bad after all.

GENEVA,  (Reuters) – International mediator Kofi Annan said on Sunday that the U.N.

(Barbados Nation) Jamaican lawyers are hoping the Shanique Myrie case against the Barbados Government could bring an end to discriminatory practices throughout the Caribbean.

(Trinidad Express) Attorneys representing CCN TV6’s Crime Watch host Ian Alleyne yesterday wrote to Commissioner of Police Dwayne Gibbs, claiming their client’s arrest and continued detention was illegal.

(Trinidad Express) The Ministry of Energy will on Monday launch a deep-water competitive bidding round for oil and gas exploration in six blocks off the coast of Trinidad.

The police say they are investigating the circumstances surrounding an incident that occurred at about 1800h yesterday at the East La Penitence Police Station where an armed Police Constable accidentally shot himself to his left foot, resulting in injuries to his toes.

Proposed new rules are again creating alarm within the mining industry and miners are being urged to rally to protect their interests.

Leader of APNU, David Granger yesterday shrugged off AFC Chairman Khemraj Ramjattan’s comment that he felt betrayed after the opposition coalition backpedalled from plans to support budget cuts if the explanation by government for spending was unreasonable and said that APNU’s actions were principled.

APNU and opposition leader David Granger has completed consultations with the AFC on filling the vacancy among the opposition-nominated members on the Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom) and an announcement on the new member is to be made shortly.

By John Richards Destitute Abdul Rhakman who makes his home at the University of Guyana (UG) bus shed believes fate has smiled on him as he now enjoys a healthy breakfast every morning and sometimes other meals, compliments of a Good Samaritan named Rafeek Mohamed.

Psychologist Dr Faith Harding yesterday said that the impact of the legal decision in the Henry Greene rape case is damaging to the cycle of sexual violence against women in Guyana.