Guyana News

Fifty-three-year-old Clairmonte Marcus of North Ruimveldt was yesterday placed on self-bail when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court accused of assaulting a man near a photo studio.

-after refrigeration glitch A strong stench filled the air outside the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) morgue yesterday after its refrigerator developed mec-hanical problems over the weekend.

One year after an early-morning fire gutted the Ministry of Health’s main office it is “fully operational and our work was only marginally affected in the initial days,” the ministry said in a press release.

The stench from a rotting carcass in the vicinity of the High Court building in New Amsterdam yesterday forced the adjournment of the trial of Alfred Campbell called Sobers, who is alleged to have murdered his stepson Travis Cleon Fraser, on January 22, 2004.

Republic Bank (Guyana) Ltd recently handed over a cheque to Castellani House as its contribution to the eighth biennial National Drawing Competition.

The group, Concerned members of the New Building Society (NBS) feels that the recently tabled Building Society (Amendment) Bill 2010 will drastically reduce the role of the membership in the governance of the institution, and is urging that debate on the bill be deferred.

A forest ranger is assisting with the preservation of John Philander’s remains and is awaiting the arrival of the police, Divisional Comman-der Assistant Commander David Ramnarine has said.

– more work to be done among youth; on condom use The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) represent a global partnership to reduce extreme poverty by setting out a series of time-bound targets, with a deadline of 2015.

A stunning Tamika Henry was crowned Miss Guyana Universe on Saturday night as predicted, after delivering an electrifying performance that revealed her confidence to win and her ability to captivate the audience.

Bandits have reportedly made off with more than $3.6 million worth of cell phones and other electronic gadgets from the Rite Price Wireless store on Regent Street.

India (Reuters) – A speeding passenger train crashed into another waiting at a station in eastern India early yesterday, killing at least 60 people in India’s second major accident in as many months, officials said.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The World Health Organization’s emergency committee intends to convene as early as today to review data and declare an end to the H1N1 swine flu pandemic, Bloomberg News reported, citing two people familiar with the matter.

Delivery on climate financing is essential, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon said on Tuesday as he reiterated the need for world leaders to deliver sizeable financial support to developing countries to fund their efforts in mitigating and adapting to climate change.

Twenty-two-year-old Leonard Nelson of Tucville was remanded to prison when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court accused of threatening to chop up his mother and sister.

GENEVA (Reuters) – Rebels in Sudan’s Darfur region and the United Nations will sign a deal this week to protect children, an independent mediation group said yesterday, in a move that appears aimed at stopping the use of child soldiers.

KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan will ask for more direct control over billions of dollars of aid funds at a major international conference today, but its foreign partners remain concerned about its ability to take the first steps alone.

– Ituni, Kwakwani still looking for relief Floodwaters in some Upper Demerara areas were receding yesterday and residents in the communities of Kwakwani and Ituni were hoping for a change in the weather pattern.

Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday ordered that a 16-year-old boy be remanded to prison when he appeared before her at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court accused of snatching a woman’s gold chain.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US National Guard troops will begin arriving along the border with Mexico on August 1 to bolster security as the Obama administration tries to stem the flow of illegal immigrants, weapons and narcotics, officials said yesterday.

-advertised scheme at Sara Johanna Clients have been turning up in vain at the former office of a local housing developer in the city to uplift monies which were paid towards a housing project intended for the East Bank of Demerara but which never materialized.