Guyana News

In honour of the 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day, the Ministry of Labour, Human Services and Social Security joined with the Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the Venezuelan Institute for Culture and Cooperation in a Health Walk yesterday morning from Parliament Buildings and culminating at the Umana Yana.

Eagle’s Wing is this week’s Classic Tuesdays film at the National Gallery, Castellani House.

rank Thomasson, a founding member of the Theatre Guild passed away in England on March 5.

CARICOM Heads have accepted the invitation from the Chief Minister of Anguilla to send a delegation of Heads of Government to Anguilla at the earliest opportunity to play a role in the abatement of ongoing tensions between him and the Governor.

(Trinidad Express) Election confusion has already begun. The names of the founding father of the United National Congress (UNC), Basdeo Panday, and majority of the Panday family have vanished from the party’s official voting list in the lead-up to its internal election.

(ICC) England has secured top spot in the Reliance ICC Test Championship table at the 1 April cut-off date, after the first Test between New Zealand and South Africa ended in a draw in Dunedin today.

(Barbados Nation) If all goes according to plan, natural gas from Trinidad and Tobago could be flowing into Barbados in another 18 months.

Leader of the Opposition David Granger says that while the Opposition does not want gridlock in Parliament, the prospects for the passage of the national budget look grim since one month after a commitment for budget talks was given by the Government it is yet to be honoured.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – The International Cricket Council (ICC) is to investigate allegations that Indian bookmakers, with the help of a Bollywood actress, have been fixing the results of English County Championship matches and international games, the Sunday Times reported.

Police say that acting on information received, at about 0005h today, they recovered two bags with 10 kilogrammes of cocaine that had been thrown over the fence at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The United States government is refusing to comment on reports that extradition requests are coming for several Jamaicans involved in organised crime.

Frank Thomasson, a founding member of the Theatre Guild passed away in England on March 5.

(Indian Express) Veteran actor-filmmaker Joy Mukherjee was cremated here on Saturday morning.

(Barbados Nation) The Barbados Cricket Association (BCA) has turned to the majority of the national team’s management to serve as interim selectors.

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan,  (Reuters) – Coalition forces killed 15 civilians in a shooting spree in Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar province today, the defence ministry said, in an incident likely to deepen the growing divide between Washington and Kabul.

(Barbados Nation) Barbados’ judicial system is clogged with almost 3 000 unfinished cases.

(Barbados Nation) Mum’s the word. Prime Minister Freundel Stuart said yesterday he was not in a position to comment publicly on the findings of the Deloitte Canada-led forensic audit into CLICO International Life (CIL).

(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar Prime Minister will depart Trinidad and Tobago this afternoon for a two-day official visit to Panama.

(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has defended her sister’s travelling costs even as new figures reveal that Vidwatie Newton has cost taxpayers on trips to Brazil, London and Australia.

Guyana is “fertile ground” for gangs and organised crime due to widespread corruption, according to recent research, which says despite limited violence, the threats may develop into a larger problem.