Guyana News

BEIRUT, (Reuters) – Syria said today it had  reached agreement with an Arab League committee tasked with  finding a way to end seven months of unrest and starting a  dialogue between President Bashar al-Assad and his opponents.

A 34-year old man appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court this morning charged with the June 30 murder of 72-year-old Clementine Fiedtkou-Parris.

ATHENS, (Reuters) – The Greek government faced  possible collapse today as ruling party lawmakers demanded  Prime Minister George Papandreou resign for throwing the  nation’s euro membership into jeopardy with a shock call for a  referendum.

(Trinidad Guardian) Millions of gallons of asphalt and bitumen from Trinidad Lake Asphalt, La Brea, cannot be accounted for, Works Minister Jack Warner heard when he visited the facility yesterday. The

(Trinidad Express) Seven police officers assigned to the Southern Division Robbery Squad and CID have been charged with the murders of Abigail Johnson, Allana Duncan and Kerron “Fingers” Eccles.

(Jamaica Observer) Jamaica Debates Commission (JDC) is preparing to stage at least three national debates with representatives of the two major political parties ahead of the general election, which is likely to be announced soon.

DHAKA, (Reuters) – Darren Bravo fell five runs short  of a maiden double century but West Indies maintained their  domination of the second and final test to inch closer to a  series victory against Bangladesh today.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt  and Mohammad Asif were found guilty today of fixing part of  a test match against England in a case that prosecutors said  revealed rampant corruption at the heart of international  cricket.

An elderly Guyanese woman died in her Bronx home over the weekend after a power outage caused by a snowstorm shut down her oxygen machine.

Guyanese fisherman, 34-year-old Mark Daniel, has been shot dead in Antigua.

(Barbados Nation) Lawyers for CLICO Holdings (Barbados) Limited are making a last-ditch effort to ensure that company executives are not hauled before the court.

Fire said to be electrical in origin this morning damaged a section of the Lethem Hospital in Region Nine (Upper Takutu/Upper Essequibo) The fire started around 4.30 am and was observed in the pharmacy area.

For the second time in three days, the Office of the President (OP) has defended the pension President Bharrat Jagdeo will earn on demitting office, saying similar benefits were enjoyed by all former presidents, but PNCR Leader Robert Corbin says the OP statement is “untrue”.

APNU presidential candidate David Granger yesterday said that the PPP/C administration must bear “full responsibility” for the country’s high crime rate, as opposition groups dismissed claims by the PPP/C presidential candidate Donald Ramotar and President Bharrat Jagdeo of links by prominent members to criminals.

Former police commissioner Winston Felix said yesterday that during his tenure the government deliberately withheld the resources needed to enhance the Guyana Police Force.

Unknown persons broke into a container in the compound of the Guyana Energy Agency’s (GEA) Quamina Street headquarters and stole three barrels of fuel markers.

Even Guyana prepares to undertake its population and housing census next year the world’s population yesterday reached its seven billionth mark.

A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) campaign and logistics manager Amna Ally yesterday denied that supporters pushed down barricades and stormed into City Hall on Nomination Day, last Thursday.

The Guyana Trade Union Congress (GTUC) yesterday expressed disgust over what it called the ever increasing occurrence of industrial fatalities under Rusal management, while imploring the company along with the government to “at least give [Franklyn Reece] a decent funeral”.

Public Relations Officer of the Mayor and City Council, Royston King, yesterday told Stabroek News that an investigation will soon be launched by the City Constabulary into Sunday’s incident where an Ite palm tree fell on a North/East La Penitence home, killing a 5-year-old girl while she slept in her bed; dangerous trees will also be removed, he added.