Guyana News

A huge fire on Republic Avenue, Linden yesterday destroyed a building housing two stores and severely damaged the Regional Democratic Council’s (RDC) offices as well as a bar, leaving millions in losses.

A Herstelling labourer was yesterday morning fatally stabbed by his friend who had accused him of shortchanging him $500 in a drug transaction.

A 51-year-old Bartica miner was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital in the mining community after he was chopped about the body by another man in the Cuyuni/Mazaruni area on Saturday afternoon.

A 47-year-old man died at the Georgetown Public Hospital last evening after he was struck by an out-of-control vehicle on the Vryheid’s Lust Public Road on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD).

Political activist Tacuma Ogunseye says the candidacy of David Granger has energized the African-Guyanese community and could draw significant support for the PNCR, but he also feels Granger’s presidential bid has similarly resurrected the myth that African support alone could lead to victory.

A Corentyne farmer was shot during a mother’s day celebration at No.

The One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) programme has moved to a “critical phase” with application forms for the much-vaunted project available from today.

Bee-keeping here is expanding to a “rewarding sweet industry” and the sector is well placed to tap into the world honey market, says a top US apiarist who recently worked with local bee-keepers.

Varying levels of progress have been made in the formulation and implementation of Guyana’s REDD strategies and several areas need attention, according to a report on the impact of Norwegian support here.

Suriname President Desi Bouterse last December named his 38-year-old son, who was convicted in Suriname in 2005 of leading a cocaine and illegal weapons ring, as part of the command of a new Counter-Terrorism Unit (CTU) since according to him his son is “the best” in the area.

WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD, (Reuters) – Osama bin Laden  likely had “some sort” of a support network inside Pakistan,  U.S.

The Council of Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) which met on  Wednesday and Thursday at Frigate Bay in  St.

AMMAN, (Reuters) – President Bashar al-Assad has sent  tanks deep into Syria’s third city Homs, escalating a military  campaign to crush a seven-week-old uprising against his  autocratic rule.

A 49-year-old man was last evening rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) with a severe stab wound after he attempted to part a fight between his partner and another woman.

TEHRAN, (Reuters) – A power struggle between Iran’s  top leaders could shake the Islamic Republic to its foundations,  with no sign that its hardline president can regain the trust of  conservative politicians and clerics, analysts say.

Five armed, masked bandits chopped a No. 11 Village, Corentyne businessman around 12:25 am yesterday after shooting their way into his house.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Apple has overtaken Google as the  world’s most valuable brand, ending a four-year reign by the  Internet search leader, according to a new study by global  brands agency Millward Brown.

One hundred students as well as several teachers will evaluate programmes on the recently launched Guyana Learning Channel over two weeks following which they will report their observations to the Feedback Monitoring Unit.

Four persons sustained minor injuries after the Route 50 minibus they were in, collided with a car at the corner of Camp Street and North Road yesterday morning.

ANSA McAl Trading Limited continued its annual tradition of handing out Cheekies hampers to mothers of newborns and this year it extended its reach to New Amsterdam.