Guyana News

KABUL, (Reuters) – A suicide car bomber killed 13  American troops in the Afghan capital Kabul today, the  deadliest single ground attack against the NATO-led force in 10  years of war in Afghanistan.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Up to late last evening, the Mandeville police were working relentlessly to solve the murder of eight-year-old Sadie McLean during an early-morning incident in Manchester.

(Barbados Nation) The money spent by Prime Minister Freundel Stuart and his official delegation to go Down Under is not a waste and could actually save taxpayers at least a million dollars in the long run, a senior Government minister says.

ST LOUIS, (Reuters) – The St. Louis Cardinals  completed their magical comeback season by beating the Texas  Rangers 6-2 in a deciding Game Seven to clinch the World Series  on Friday.

PERTH, Australia, (Reuters) – Australian airline  Qantas left tens of thousands of passengers and nearly  20 world leaders in a lurch today after it grounded its  entire fleet due to an bitter dispute with airline unions.

The first shipment of 5,000 laptops for the government’s ambitious One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) initiative arrived in the country yesterday and the first recipients should receive their notebooks by next Friday.

Son of the late presidents Cheddi and Janet Jagan, Dr Cheddi (Joey) Jagan Jr, yesterday formally endorsed the PPP/Civic, clarifying however that he will be a part of the civic component of the party.

An East Coast Demerara fish vendor yesterday survived an apparent execution attempt that resulted in a bullet being lodged in his head.

Former leader of The United Force (TUF), Manzoor Nadir, is now on the list of candidates for the PPP/C, and says he is no longer part of TUF.

Guyanese Donald Nero, who admitted to participating in the early stages of a plot to blow up John F.

An army sergeant is the latest detainee in the investigation into a plot to steal a quantity of grenades from the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) training base at Tacama, Berbice River.

Former President of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) Colwyn King was yesterday committed to stand trial in the High Court

The body of missing thirteen-year-old Ronaldo Henry, who was believed to have drowned in the Demerara River on Wednesday, was recovered yesterday.

The father of Shafeena Imran, who was stuck down by a speeding car and killed on Thursday, is appealing for justice.

The PPP has a transparent leadership process, its campaign manager, Robert Persaud, said yesterday in response to accusations made by former member, Moses Nagamootoo, that the party’s internal elections were rigged.

Former leader of The United Force (TUF), Manzoor Nadir, is now on the list of candidates for the PPP/C, and says he is no longer part of TUF.

Guyana has secured 16 of the 28 awards that will be given out to the region’s top performers in the recent Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC).

Minister of Education Shaik Baksh has announced that Guyana recorded a 97% pass rate in Information Tech-   nology (IT) in the Caribbean Secondary Education Council (CSEC) examinations and it may soon be a compulsory subject for students.

President Bharrat Jagdeo has awarded four persons on their achievements and outstanding contributions to the social, democratic and scientific development of Guyana.

The Ministry of Education commissioned a $16.4M modern nursery school at ‘C’ Field, Sophia on Monday, in keeping with its plans to make nursery education compulsory.