Guyana News

An elderly woman is calling for police action after her son was forcibly taken from his worksite and beaten by persons who accused him of stealing ducks from their farm.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Addressing tens of thousands of  red-clad workers at a May Day march yesterday, Venezuelan  President Hugo Chavez set a goal to create more than 3 million  jobs in eight years and end unemployment in the OPEC nation.

For the sixth consecutive occasion, Carolan Lynch who is accused of killing her Swiss House Cambio dealer husband Farouk Razac was again absent from court when the matter was called on Friday.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazilian President Dilma  Rousseff has been hospitalized with pneumonia and will remain  there a second night for more tests, a spokesman said yesterday.

A Linden resident accused of trafficking in 30 grammes of cannabis was on Friday remanded to prison after appearing before Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Barack Obama  told jokes at the expense of U.S.

AMMAN, (Reuters) – Security forces arrested hundreds  of pro-democracy sympathisers in cities across Syria after  taking control of the city of Deraa, cradle of the uprising  against President Bashar al-Assad’s autocratic rule.

President Bharrat Jagdeo will appoint and install Colombia’s former foreign minister Maria Emma Mejia as Secretary General of the Union of South American Nations, (UNASUR) at a meeting set for May 9.

UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) – The U.N. international  staff in Tripoli have left Libya because of unrest in the  capital, with a crowd of people entering the U.N.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – “Fast Five,” the fifth entry  in the “Fast and the Furious” street-racing franchise, raced to  the biggest opening of the year at the North American box  office, while “Thor” was the top choice overseas.

VATICAN CITY, (Reuters) – The late Pope John Paul II  was moved a major step closer to sainthood yesterday at a  ceremony that drew about a million and a half people to Rome and  was celebrated by Catholics around the world.

SANAA, (Reuters) – A deal to remove Yemen’s President  Ali Abdullah Saleh looked all but dead yesterday, raising the  threat of more turmoil and violence in a country wracked by  civil conflict and Islamist insurgency.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Al Qaeda leader Osama bin  Laden was killed yesterday in a firefight with U.S.

(Barbados Nation) West Indies’ captain Darren Sammy has welcomed back middle order batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan and says his contribution in the middle overs will be the key as the regional cricket team seek to pull back a match against Digicel One Day International series winners, Pakistan.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazilian President Dilma  Rousseff has been hospitalized with pneumonia and will remain a  second night for more tests, a spokesman said today.

(Trinidad Guardian) The Tunapuna Piarco Regional Corporation (TPRC) has launched a forensic audit into the purchase of a T&T$1 million stainless steel automated public toilet, making it the most costly public convenience in Trinidad. The

(Trinidad Express) Pupils at an all-girls prestige high school busted a biology teacher who took up duties last week, revealing that he was convicted in the United States a few years ago, on charges of sexually assaulting five of his female pupils.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Challenging the might of the  “infidel” United States, Osama bin Laden masterminded the  deadliest militant attacks in history and then built a global  network of allies to wage a “holy war” intended to outlive him. 

(Barbados Nation) Some areas across Barbados are seriously affected by the heavy rains being experienced today.

VATICAN CITY, (Reuters) – The late Pope John Paul  moved a major step closer to sainthood today at a joyous  ceremony that drew more than a million people, the largest crowd  in Rome since his funeral six years ago.