Guyana News

Minister of Housing and Water Irfaan Ali told Cane Grove, Mahaica residents that the plans to regularise the community will result in some relocation.

The Government Analyst Food and Drug Department is advising breast cancer patients who use Avastin to contact their physicians since the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has found no evidence that the drug can delay tumour growth or prolong life.

While assuring that he is familiar with the challenges of farming communities, newly-appointed Agriculture Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy has said his priorities include modernising the sector and introducing new crops to increase production.

Five new faces are among the 32 persons extracted from the PPP/C’s list of candidates to represent the party when the 10th Parliament of Guyana convenes later this month.

The AFC has condemned the police’s use of force in Tuesday’s faceoff with APNU protesters in their quest to have the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) supply Statements of Poll (SOPs) from the elections, which up to last night had not been delivered.

A 25-year-old mason died on Tuesday while receiving treatment for injuries he suffered when he fell from a  scaffold on the third floor of a structure on which he was working.

CGX Energy Inc has announced that its subsidiary CGX Resources has awarded a 1,160 square kilometre 3D marine seismic contract to PGS Ramform Challenger starting mid-month.

A man who allegedly damaged an $85,000 car windscreen belonging to another man was yesterday placed on $50,000 bail after he pleaded not guilty when he appeared before Magistrate Sueanna Lovell at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

The Venezuelan Institute for Culture and Cooperation on Monday hosted its final exposition for the year, showcasing the work of women who participated in arts and craft training courses.

Orrin Bailey was yesterday slapped with the charge of assault causing actual bodily harm when he appeared before Magistrate Sueanna Lovell at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Edris Fraser, 71, the mentally-disabled woman, who was found living under harsh conditions in Kitty and was later hospitalised, has been discharged after receiving some much needed medical attention.

Jamaica Observer) The Caribbean has failed in its lobby to get the United Kingdom (UK) to place it in a band which would see tourists to the region paying similar Air Passenger Duty (APD) rates as those to several rival destinations.

The Press Trust of India is reporting that legendary Bollywood actor-filmmaker Dev Anand’s last rites will be performed in London on Saturday.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – An email circulating  among Internet users that claims Venezuela’s president Hugo  Chavez has died is false and carries a computer virus, the  national police of Panama said on its website today.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Mexico uncovered and stopped  an international plot to smuggle late Libyan leader Muammar  Gaddafi’s son Saadi into the country using fake names and false  papers, authorities said today.

The police today said it was “unfortunate” that some people were shot during yesterday’s demonstration and it said that contrary to news reports no tear gas was used.

(Jamaica Observer) The Caribbean has failed in its lobby to get the United Kingdom (UK) to place it in a band which would see tourists to the region paying similar Air Passenger Duty (APD) rates as those to several rival destinations.

(Jamaica Observer) The Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) has written to Prime Minister Andrew Holness, regarding comments he made about the media at a recent Jamaica Labour Party rally in Portland.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Government is today expected to provide answers to a report out of the United States, which has contradicted information provided by the government, in the aftermath of the West Kingston operation last year.

(Barbados Nation) Excessive use of force by police is of concern to Attorney General Adriel Brathwaite, and he has asked regional commissioners to pay attention to it.