Guyana News

ISTANBUL, (Reuters) – The United States today  recognised Libya’s rebel National Transitional Council (TNC) as  a legitimate government, a diplomatic boost which could unlock  billions of dollars in frozen assets.

(Barbados Nation) BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Association of Caribbean Media Workers was today investigating the jailing of prominent newspaper publisher Leslie Pierre on a charge of criminal defamation, ACM president Wesley Gibbings said here.

(Barbados Nation) Bajans, both the Government and consumers, are living above their means and therefore must put the brakes on their spending habits.

(Barbados Nation) Signing to play in the Australian Big Bash Twenty League shouldn’t affect my Test career.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Rebekah Brooks resigned as chief  executive of News Corp’s British newspaper unit on Friday,  yielding to political and investor pressure over a phone hacking  scandal undermining Rupert Murdoch’s media empire on both sides  of the Atlantic.

Members of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) have reached a stalemate on the decision to reopen Claims and Objections to facilitate registration of eligible voters for this year’s elections.

Sacked Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) doctor, Vishwamintra Persaud has been taken into police custody in West Berbice over allegations that he sexually molested a 13-year-old girl.

The opposition coalition “A Partnership for National Unity” (APNU) will be formally launched this afternoon at the Ocean View International Hotel, where it is expected to unveil its “leadership team” along with its plan to end divisions in the society.

SINGAPORE,  (Reuters) – The world’s forests can  play an even greater role in fighting climate change than  previously thought, scientists say in the most comprehensive  study yet on how much carbon dioxide forests absorb from the  air.

The Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) yesterday held a graduation ceremony for 515 newly-qualified teachers.

The female mastermind of Tuesday’s multi-million dollar Bel Air robbery and her alleged collaborators remained in police custody last evening, as investigators awaited the advice of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) on charges to be laid against them.

A suspect in Monday’s beating to death of miner Earle Austin has been arrested and police are looking for two more, according to Crime Chief Seelall Persaud.

The Avon Foundation, through its Community Help Fund has come to the aid of Help and Shelter with a donation of US$10,000, which would allow the organization to continue its public education programme and cover its administration costs.

Government signed a US$12M contract with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) on Wednesday, to ensure a reliable supply of potable water to more than 30,000 residents in Region 10.

Residents of Phase One, South Amelia’s Ward are protesting over the deplorable state of their roads by  setting up blockades to halt the flow of traffic through the area.

Sir James Mitchell, former St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister, has brought a team of investors in sustainable forestry who are interested in Guyana, GINA reported last evening.

Following protest action by residents of Lethem, power was yesterday afternoon restored to the community but some businesses were disconnected from the electricity grid.

The National Assembly yesterday unanimously passed an amendment that will see free movement in the region for more categories of skilled labour, even as government members tried to defend the PPP/C’s record in office after criticism over the migration of skills.

Roman Catholic priest Father Linus Wall has died in Scarborough, Canada.

The Government of Guyana has recognized  the new State of the Republic of South Sudan while the country yesterday was accepted by the United Nations General Assembly as the 193rd member of that body.