Guyana News

Residents of Grove, East Bank Demerara yesterday prevented two hearses attached to the Lyken’s Funeral Home from leaving after two unclaimed bodies were taken to the cemetery there to be buried.

Presidential Advisor on Governance Gail Teixeira has described the death of an East Coast Demerara woman following a botched abortion, as unfortunate, pointing out that a lot had been done since the passing of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act in 1995.

With the opposition parties indicating that they will be seeking to scrutinize the Amaila Falls hydropower project in the National Assembly, the project developer Sithe Global says it is eager to engage not only members of Parliament but other interested parties over the US$835 million project.

It was a double treat for Berbicians on Friday evening when one of their very own, Gail Ann ‘Priya’ Singh was announced winner of the Bollywood segment of the GT&T Jingle & Song competition.

The Guyanese suspect wanted in connection with the killing of another US-based Guyanese man in Richmond Hill, New York last month is believed to have fled back here or to Miami.

Minister of Agriculture Dr Leslie Ramsammy yesterday handed over $1.5 million worth in agro-processing equipment to women’s groups of beekeepers so that they can enhance their production to meet larger orders, when he attended the first beekeeping workshop for 2012.

Guyana is among Caribbean beneficiaries of President Hugo Chávez’s PetroCaribe facility, and will no doubt be keeping an eye on Venezuela’s elections this year since the outcome could directly affect them.

The Guyanese suspect wanted in connection with the killing of another US-based Guyanese man in Richmond Hill, New York last month is believed to have fled back here or to Miami.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller yesterday warned newly installed ministers of government to perform or be fired.

(Trinidad Express) Lawrence Duprey is the opposite of his uncle Cyril Duprey.

(Trinidad Express) Maintaining their stance that they did no wrong, Chief Justice Ivor Archie and Justice of Appeal Wendell Kangaloo yesterday returned the instruments which granted them the title of Senior Counsel to President George Maxwell Richards.

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Hundreds of Christians have begun to flee northern Nigeria after dozens were killed in a series of attacks by Islamist militants who issued an ultimatum to Christians to leave the mainly Muslim region or be killed, witnesses said today.

CAIRO (Reuters) – Arab foreign ministers meet tomorrow  to discuss whether to ask the United Nations to help their mission in Syria which has failed to end a 10-month crackdown on anti-government protests in which thousands have died.

Despite initial concerns about the likely impact of pre and post-elections unrest, businesses across Guyana reported booming sales over the Christmas period and the unexpected high-volume shopping is continuing into the new year.

A 25-year-old father of two was yesterday stabbed to death by a male relative during an argument involving money around 9 am.

An unidentified man was yesterday shot and killed by police at Covent Garden, East Bank Demerara moments after he snatched a woman’s bag containing $90,000.

Photos by Anjuli Persaud Minister of Education Priya Manickchand along with regional and education officials yesterday visited several schools in Region Three and examined what could be done to rehabilitate them and their surroundings.

For the past two years more than 100 persons from the Tiger Bay community have been participating in activities at School of the Nations in the afternoons including literacy classes, a mentoring   programme,

Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) says that the party would be willing to work with anyone that the AFC is proposing for the post of Speaker in a rotational arrangement, even if that person is Moses Nagamootoo.

The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) has congratulated all miners who helped it to surpass its target and with a record gold declaration of over 360,000 ounces in 2011.