Guyana News

LONDON, (Reuters) – British heavyweight Dereck Chisora was banned indefinitely by the World Boxing Council (WBC) today for what the organisation called “one of the worst behaviours ever by a professional”.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) will on Thursday begin a nine-day joint training exercise here, dubbed Fused Response 2012, with the United States military.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – Suriname will soon get a US$ 4.8 million grant from China in the framework of strengthening cooperation between both countries.

Police say that at about 1600h yesterday, two students were attacked by two men armed with a handgun and a knife at David Street, Campbellville. 

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Surgeons completely removed a lesion from Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez during an operation overnight in Cuba, Venezuelan Vice President Elias Jaua told parliament yesterday.

(Jamaica Observer) A Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) resolution urging former West Indies captain Chris Gayle be reinstated to the regional team was rejected at a West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) board of directors meeting in St Lucia at the weekend.

(Jamaica Observer) Former Skatalites band member Lloyd Brevett and his wife Ruth say they have lost faith in Jamaica and have decided to spend the rest of their lives in another country.

(CMC) Jamaica reeled off their fourth consecutive victory in the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Regional Four-Day Tournament, beating Guyana by eight wickets inside the last session on the final day of their fourth-round day-night fixture at the Vivian Richards Cricket Ground last night.

The police say they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Alana Peters, 16 years of Kumu Village, Rupununi, who was found hanging from a tree in a neighbouring yard at about 1200h yesterday.

(Barbados Nation) Barbadian girls from 11 years old will soon start getting protection from the virus that leads to cervical cancer.

HOUSTON (Reuters) – Texas financier Allen Stanford’s attorneys wound up their defence in his criminal fraud trial yesterday without calling Stanford himself to the stand, ending suspense over whether he would testify.

(Barbados Nation) Barbados has found itself on another unenviable list, as the island prepares to access millions of dollars in European funding to set up an Institute of Financial Risk and Regulation.

(Trinidad Express) When billionaire businessman Lawrence Duprey got an idea in his head, no one could sway his mind.

(Trinidad Express) Before the ink on the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between CL Financial and the State was dried, Gita Sakal, the conglomerate’s corporate secretary, was conspiring to ensure the Government did not get “control” of one of the group’s most prized assets.

(Trinidad Express) The motion of no confidence against the Prime Minister is a serious matter, says Government Minister Jack Warner, who indicated he will be defending his leader, beginning today at a public meeting in Couva South.

A 17-year-old boy was last evening stabbed to death while standing in front of the North Ruimveldt place where he took lessons.

(Reuters) – Virat Kohli smashed an unbeaten 133 as India chased down a mammoth 321-run target in under 37 overs against Sri Lanka in Hobart today to stay alive in the one-day international Tri-series.

(Trinidad Express) All operations at Trinidad Cement Limited (TCL) shut down yesterday when workers walked off the job when the Oilfields Workers’ Trade Union (OWTU) served strike notice on the company after a breakdown in wage talks.

Too many mandates, institutional weaknesses, and a lack of implementation at the level of member states are among the internal problems that have retarded the progress of the Caribbean Community (Caricom), according to a recent review.

By Oluatoyin Alleyne in Washington DC One in every three women in the world experience or are exposed to gender-based violence and for this growing problem to be addressed holistically women must have economic empowerment, Chief of Staff of the US State Department Office of Global Women’s Issues, Anita Botti, says.