Guyana News

After more than one month at the Georgetown Public Hospital, the parents of 10-year-old Sameer Samshuddin are now more than hopeful that their son will recover fully as he has opened his eyes for the first time after weeks of unconsciousness.

More than seven years after the Port Kaituma Morgue was built, the refrigeration system has finally been installed, relegating to the past, the daily purchase of thousands of dollars worth of ice and the attack on corpses by rats.

The relatives of the accountant who was struck down by racing motorcyclists two weeks ago on the Rupert Craig Highway near the seawall, are questioning why police have failed to make arrests even though they are in possession of licence plate numbers, names and addresses.

The PPP/C says it will not be distracted by the AFC and its questions about the pension and benefits that will be afforded to President Bharrat Jagdeo, since it is “a serious party” that dwells on “serious issues”.

Work on government’s fibre optic cable from Brazil is moving ahead with tenders currently under evaluation for the construction of five repeater stations along the length of the cable.

Kenneth Bhagwandin, the Stanleytown man who was shot around 1:30 am on Sunday at a Goed Fortuin, West Bank Demerara beer garden remains a patient in a critical condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

Police are sill looking for the woman who stabbed a Bartica man to death during an argument last Wednesday.

Gecom gazettes lists of candidates for the political parties contesting the 2011 General and Regional Elections The Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom) has published in the Official Gazette the lists of candidates which were submitted by (i) A Partner for National Unity (APNU), (ii)Alliance For Change (AFC), (iii) People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), and (iv) The United Force (TUF), to contest the 2011 General and Regional Elections. Also

Yvonne Hinds, the wife of Prime Minister Sam Hinds, this evening released a statement explaining her role in a custody case in US courts involving her son.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Michael Jackson’s personal  doctor was found guilty today of involuntary manslaughter  in the singer’s death following a six-week trial that  captivated Jackson fans around the world.

MANAGUA, (Reuters) – Nicaraguan President Daniel  Ortega, a socialist former guerrilla leader, cruised to a  landslide re-election victory after drawing broad support for  his anti-poverty programmes.

BOGOTA, (Reuters) – A mudslide has killed 37 people  in Colombia and buried homes in the central city of Manizales  after torrential rains, the government said today.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Brazil’s labour minister  came under pressure to quit today after media allegations  of corruption put him at risk of becoming the seventh member of  President Dilma Rousseff’s Cabinet to fall this year.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – A woman accused Republican  presidential hopeful Herman Cain today of improperly  touching her in 1997, going public with ugly allegations that  may create more trouble for his campaign.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) today said it has published in the Official Gazette the Lists of Candidates which were submitted by (i) A Partner for National Unity (A.P.N.U.),

PPP Campaign Representative Robert Persaud this afternoon said that the Governor of the Brazilian state of Roraima was not in Lethem to campaign for the PPP/C but that he had merely used the party’s meeting to bring greetings from the neighbouring state to the residents of Region Nine.

The Guyana Elections Commission today said that all National Identification Cards issued before October, 2009 (“red” and “green” ID cards) have been decommissioned with effect from October 31, 2011.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India squandered a flying start  on a bowler-dominated second day to concede a 95-run first  innings lead to West Indies in the first test today.

(Trinidad Guardian) The state of emergency, coupled with curfew restrictions, is the last straw for T&T’s suffering construction industry, according to Mervyn Chin president of the T&T Contractors Association (TTCA).

(Trinidad Express) Two Augusta Westland helicopters are not grounded but are, in fact, in full flight, according to National Security Minister Brig John Sandy.