Guyana News

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh, (Reuters) – The second day’s  play in the first test between Bangladesh and West Indies at  Chittagong was called off today due to heavy overnight  rain that left the outfield damp.

MISRATA, Libya, (Reuters) – Libyan forces guarding  Muammar Gaddafi’s body in a cold storage room today let in  members of the public to view the deposed leader for a second  day, but the wounds that may hold the clue to how he died were  covered up.

DUBAI, (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Sultan  has died, the royal court said today, opening the way for  Interior Minister and reputed conservative Prince Nayef to  become the likely heir apparent of the world’s top oil exporter.

President Bharrat Jagdeo has urged this year’s national awardees to play a special role in next month’s polls, saying their influence and wisdom could be vital in the transition that takes place.

Even as the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) prepares to launch its manifesto for the November 28 general and regional elections this evening, the party wants long standing member Moses Nagamootoo to explain public pronouncements about him joining the opposition party Alliance For Change (AFC).

Commissioner of Police Henry Greene has arranged with President of the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miner’s Association (GGDMA) Patrick Harding to meet the miners’ group body next Tuesday.

A porter on Thursday lost his life after falling off the side of a logging truck, which in turn ran over him at 43 Miles Mabura.

With lives continuing to be lost to domestic violence, Red Thread activists yesterday made an appeal for candidates contesting for the presidency to ensure it is given equal importance as other national issues in the election campaign.

Newly-installed Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana David Devine has announced that CGX Energy Inc will finance an additional US$92M for its share of the expected costs for two wells offshore Guyana.

The Kanuku Mountain area in Region Nine and Shell Beach in Region One have been declared protected areas by President Bharrat Jagdeo, Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr.

The second phase of the Hinterland Electrification Programme (HEP) has commenced as the first set of 11,000 home solar systems earmarked for distribution has started to arrive.

The Guyana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (GSPCA) is calling for the revision of the laws governing cruelty to animals and it has proposed new legislation  which it wants the next parliament to discuss in order to significantly curtail animal abuse.

PAHO/WHO yesterday launched its participation in the Workplace Wellness Programme for Chronic Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in an effort to get staff to pay more attention to their health, which would decrease their chances of falling victim to NCDs such as heart disease, diabetes, respiratory illness and cancers.

US chef Walter Staib will arrive here today to begin filming for his PBS show ‘A Taste of History,’ which will depict the Guyanese influence on the cuisine of Colonial America.

Tanaina Samaroo was yesterday morning crowned Miss Guyana Sari Queen at the National Cultural Centre (NCC), after a six-hour long programme that was marred by a tantrum by another contestant who felt she was robbed and open hostility from the exhausted audience.

As overnight rains resulted in run off water flowing into Canvas City, Wismar, Linden, residents accused regional officials of sloth in unclogging a culvert and blamed them for damage to properties in the area.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) will be working with the Guyana Association of Private Security Organisations (GAPSO) to strengthen public-private cooperation within the security sector.

The man who on Sunday night succumbed at the Mahdia Hospital from head injuries he allegedly received at the hand of a drinking partner has been identified as Earl Austin of Mahaica.

Rawle Noel was on Thursday remanded after answering a charge for an armed robbery he allegedly committed on a childhood friend in 2003.

An auto dealer was placed on $100,000 bail when he appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry on a charge of breaking, entering and stealing from the dwelling house of his common-law spouse of 13 years.