Guyana News

By Tiffny Rhodius in Bartica A mother of two is dead after her motorbike collided with a car at Bartica yesterday, plunging her family into mourning and bringing a halt to their Easter festivities.

Lethem land distribution will be done differently now, according to President Bharrat Jagdeo and he also assured the community that he recognized the need for a better electricity supply and improved airstrip.

BENGHAZI, Libya,  (Reuters) – Forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi bombarded Misrata yesterday, a day after rebels celebrated the pullback of government troops from the western Libyan city, a rebel spokesman said.

SANAA, (Reuters) – Yemen’s veteran president Ali Abdullah Saleh has struck a defiant tone in an interview, a day after his government said he had accepted a Gulf Arab plan to hand over power within weeks.

The presidential guard, who was shot on Saturday while trying to assist the victim of a robbery, remains in a serious condition.

AMMAN,  (Reuters) – Sy-rian security forces and gunmen loyal to President Bashar al-Assad shot dead at least nine civilians yesterday in a sweep on the coastal town on Jabla, the Syrian human rights organisation Sawasiah said.

A man was on Friday arrested by police at his Cotton Tree, West Coast Berbice home for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl multiple times.

Thousands spent an unforgettable Sunday morning as king of the dancehall, Beenie Man, international R&B singer, Bobby Valentino and Jamai-can dancehall songstress, Spice created an hour and a half frenzy that rocked the tarmac of the Guyana National Stadium.

CASABLANCA, Morocco, (Reuters) – Thousands took to the streets of Morocco yesterday in peaceful demonstrations to demand sweeping reforms and an end to political detention, the third day of mass protests since they began in February.

By Alva Solomon in Lethem The theatre of hardy cowboys riding bucking broncos, harnessing wild bulls and attempting to milk uncooperative cows ended yesterday after delighting hundreds of spectators in the two-day Rupununi Rodeo at Lethem.

“The atmosphere wasn’t there at all.” Those words from a patron at the Bartica Regatta aptly summed up this year’s Easter Sunday affair.

VANCOUVER, (Reuters) – Canada’s election campaign entered its final stretch yesterday with all sides trying to weigh the impact of growing support for the New Democratic Party, which has traditionally lagged its rivals.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s government may restrict the transfer of pension rights to relatives of deceased civil servants, Folha de Sao Paulo reported yesterday, to limit what has become a major drain on public coffers.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Investigators from the Kingston Central Police Division have listed Kwame Cunningham also known as ‘Jet Li’ and Courtney Bethune also known as ‘Zugu’ as wanted for several shootings and extortion in the Division.

HYDERABAD, India,  (Reuters) – Sri Lanka fast bowler Lasith Malinga took three for nine against Deccan Chargers to help Mumbai Indians consolidate their position at the top of the Indian Premier League today with their fifth win.

(Trinidad Guardian) Inexperience and rash decisions are to be blamed for challenges facing the coalition People’s Partnership (PP). This

(De Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO — Iamgold reports a head start in 2011 regarding its gold production of 8 mines on 3 continents.

(Barbados Nation) Low-cost carrier REDjet is yet to receive official clearance from the Trinidad and Tobago government, but its presence in the market has already triggered a price war and concerns that its model is unsustainable.

A presidential guard was yesterday shot after he apparently stopped to assist a victim of an armed robbery; a man has been arrested in connection with the incident.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – Indian spiritual guru Sri Sathya Sai Baba, revered by millions of followers as a living god, died today in a hospital in southern India.