Guyana News

N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – Chad’s President Idriss Deby won a presidential election by a landslide, according to official results released yesterday, but the outcome was rejected by the opposition as illegitimate after a boycott.

Six senior Social Work students at the University of Guyana recently held an eight-week ‘Girls to Women Empowerment Transition Programme’ for 17 girls from the Joshua House Children’s Centre.

The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) declared yesterday in a press release that its actions “have never been and will never be politically motivated,” contrary to statements made by three guests on  ‘Walter Rodney Groundings’ on HBTV Channel 9 on April 24.

HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba published yesterday economic reform guidelines approved by the ruling Communist Party that include proposals for the sale of homes and cars and possible changes to make it easier for Cubans to travel abroad.

Security guard Eon Davidson, the father of eight who was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital with a severe stab wound to the neck on Sunday night, was recovering from the incident yesterday following a successful surgery.

DURANGO, Mexico (Reuters) – Suspected drug hitmen dumped six headless bodies outside a school in northern Mexico yesterday a day after forensics pulled victims out of a nearby mass grave in a stream of unrelenting violence that is pressuring Mexican President Felipe Calderon.

A man who admitted using abusive language but denied using threatening behaviour towards Dr Cheddi Jagan Jnr appeared yesterday before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

A domestic worker accused of trafficking in a quantity of cannabis and cocaine at Alexander Street was yesterday remanded to prison when she appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.

Lance Corporal Jermaine Laundry was yesterday cross-examined in the witness box by Attorney-at-law Vic Puran as the preliminary inquiry (PI) into the murder of schoolgirl Neesa Gopaul continued.

Sugar would be dead without the political commitment of the administration, President Bharrat Jagdeo said yesterday at the opening of the new packaging plant at Enmore, where he predicted a brighter future for the industry under a Donald Ramotar-led government.

(Barbados Nation) Kraigg Brathwaite will have to wait a while longer for his Test cricket debut as the West Indies’ selectors have kept faith with Devon Smith.

Seven-year-old Althea Clement died after she and her father were involved in a hit and run on Sunday at Wills Public Road, West Bank Demerara.

A taxi driver died last night after a truck drove over the car he was driving.

ISLAMABAD, (Reuters) – Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf  Raza Gilani rejected today allegations that the killing of  Osama bin Laden by U.S.

(Trinidad Guardian) Immigration officials have begun hunting down illegal Chinese nationals who have come into T&T to “slave” in thriving casinos, Chinese supermarkets, restaurants and private members’ clubs. But

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaica is losing important artefacts to the scrap-metal trade.

KARACHI, (Reuters) – The Pakistan Cricket Board has  demanded one-day captain Shahid Afridi explain comments he made  in the media about differences with team management.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Delhi Daredevils captain  Virender Sehwag will miss the remainder of the Indian Premier  League to undergo a shoulder operation which also makes him  doubtful for India’s tour of West Indies starting next month.

(De Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO — “It cannot be maintained that the results are satisfying.

(Barbados Nation) Two men died on Mother’s Day following a motorcycling accident on Deacons Farm Road late Sunday night.