Guyana News

Two-year-old Rebecca Seecharan who was bitten by rats about her body yesterday underwent an operation and is said to be recovering well in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH).

Ministry of Public Works Design Engineer Kelvin Clarke says preparatory work on the East Coast four-lane road, which started in late 2011, is progressing well.

Claims of sustainable management of Guyana’s forests made by the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) and the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment are false even for one of the best-known timbers, says John Palmer, a Senior Associate of the Forest Management Trust.

Trinidad Senior Counsel Dana Seetahal says the effect of the ruling by Chief Justice Ian Chang  quashing the advice of the DPP to charge Police Commissioner Henry Greene with rape is that any accused person in Guyana can now go to court and seek a stay of a criminal charge.

Government has partnered with the private sector to enhance the city’s appearance for the upcoming Caribbean Tourism Organisation’s 13th Sustainable Tourism Development Conference set for later this month.

(Trinidad Guardian) Guyana-born international musician Dennis De Souza has died. De Souza, who was known among his Caribbean counterparts as a famed Caribbean pianist, died on Saturday in Canada, after battling with Parkinson’s disease.

US Ambassador D Brent Hardt says a US team will be collaborating with the Agriculture ministry to develop an inland fisheries management plan as it takes steps to widen Guyana’s eco-tourism product.

Over the last three years, US-Caricom bilateral trade has grown from US$15.7 billion to US$21.8 billion, an increase of 39 per cent.

The man killed in the accident on Thursday evening along the Vreed-en-Hoop Public Road, West Coast Demerara has been identified.

A senior United States official says despite difficult financial times, the U.S.

The Region Three administration has pledged to provide assistance to Santa/Aratak Mission to kick-start aquaculture and poultry rearing as their traditional livelihood of logging is no longer feasible.

LONDON, (Reuters) – International vaccines group GAVI has struck a deal for bulk buying rotavirus shots from GlaxoSmithKline and Merck which cuts the price by two-thirds and will allow poorer countries access to them at around $5 per course.

(Reuters) – West Indies kept the pressure on Australia on day three of the first test in Bridgetown, Barbados today with the tourists restricted at the close to 248 for five in 95 overs.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Kidnappers have seized a Costa Rican diplomat in the latest high-profile abduction in crime-plagued Venezuela, authorities of both countries said today.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Yuvraj Singh has arrived home in India after cancer treatment in United States and doctors are confident the player will not suffer a relapse, his national cricket board (BCCI) said today.

(Barbados Nation) One of Barbados’ most renowned furniture manufacturing companies was destroyed in an early morning fire today.

Trinidad Senior Counsel Dana Seetahal says the effect of the ruling by Chief Justice Ian Chang  quashing the advice of the DPP to charge Police Commissioner Henry Greene with rape is that any accused person in Guyana can now go to court and seek a stay of a criminal charge.

(Trinidad Guardian) Guyana-born international musician Dennis De Souza has died. De Souza, who was known among his Caribbean counterparts as a famed Caribbean pianist, died on Saturday in Canada, after battling with Parkinson’s disease.

(Trinidad Guardian) Disrespectful, unfortunate, irresponsible. These were the responses of members of the media community to Opposition Senator Fitzgerald Hinds’ reference to the media as vultures.

(Jamaica Observer) Mandeville, Manchester — Family Psychologist Dr Barry Davidson has blamed slavery for the failure of many Jamaican men to adequately fulfil their role as fathers.