Guyana News

(Barbados Nation) The man charged in connection with arson of his home and the death of his brother is now facing a murder charge.

The strike called by University of Guyana lecturers and staff has been called off, following successful talks between the unions, the university’s administration and the Ministry of Labour earlier today.

BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian military took its bombardment of the rebel-held Baba Amro district of Homs into a fourth week  today as the Red Cross tried to evacuate more distressed civilians from the city.

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea threatened today to wage a “sacred war” in response to joint military exercises planned by its arch-rival South Korea and the United States, saying it was determined to keep Washington from imposing its political will on it.

KABUL (Reuters) – Two Americans who were shot dead today inside the Interior Ministry in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul are believed to be a colonel and a major in the US military, Afghan security sources told Reuters.

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Former South African president Nelson Mandela was admitted to hospital today to be treated for a “long-standing abdominal complaint”, intensifying concerns about the health of the 93-year-old anti-apartheid leader.

Canadian mining company Reunion Manganese has expended some $1.7 billion in its two years of operation in the Matthew’s Ridge area, but the company laments the shortage of skilled personnel, including geologists, to man its operations.

A meeting of the National Assembly’s Committee of Selection to decide on the composition of parliamentary committees ended in a stalemate yesterday as the government and the opposition remained divided over the numbers.

University of Guyana (UG) lecturers and staff upped the ante on the administration yesterday by announcing that they would be on a three-day strike commencing on Monday.

Education Minister Priya Manickchand’s announcement that officials are working to fulfil the major conditions of a loan to upgrade the science and technology faculties of the University of Guyana (UG) signals progress on crucial financing, which the World Bank has said can open new doors for the institution.

The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) yesterday lamented the low quality of the delivery of nursing education by the Guyana School of Nursing and vowed that if no remedial action is taken in one month the tutors could be called off the job to pressure the Health Ministry into creating a more conducive environment.

A 47-year-old Berbice woman was brutally murdered at her home at Mynderse Street, Schenectady, New York, on Thursday by a jealous boyfriend who cut her throat and later committed suicide.

The suspect in the Mash day shooting of two women, including one who was pregnant, remained under guard yesterday and is expected to be charged with a number of offences including robbery under arms and discharging a loaded firearm.

The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport has announced the winners in its inaugural National Mashramani Child Art Competition and Exhibition which formed part of its programme to celebrate Guyana’s 42nd Republic Anniversary.

Striking Blairmont Estate workers have returned to work but rains and the inability to burn canes in the inclement weather have limited their deployment.

A new study has found that the less secure citizens in Latin America and the Caribbean feel, the lower is their support for democracy.

The Caricom Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ) is celebrating its 10th anniversary this month and the milestone is seen as an important occasion for the creation of a culture of quality in the region.

Guyana is one of six Caribbean countries targeted by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) International for a Cdn$23.2M project to bolster local economic development.

Sexual reproductive health has been chosen as the topic from which all the moots for this year’s Ministry of Health Schools’ Debate Competition would be formed, with the rising number of sexually active youths being one of the main reasons.

Lawrence and George Norton of APNU and Khemraj Ramjattan of the AFC.