Guyana News

A Laing Avenue man was admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he underwent an operation after he was stabbed several times in his home by a man he had an argument with.

New York bomb suspect charged, arrests in Pakistan NEW YORK/ISLAMABAD, (Reuters) – U.S.

A post-mortem examination (PME) yesterday revealed that it was crush injuries to the head caused by a wheel and a fractured skull that killed Bridgette Gangadeen whose mangled body was found on the roadway at Vigilance, East Coast Demerara.

Funeral home owners are worried about vandalism within Le Repentir Cemetery, which is running out of space for burial.

– one suspect in custody Inshan Ally, whose body was found at Goed Fortuin, West Bank Demerara on Friday died as a result of asphyxiation due to drowning and blunt cranial trauma, an autopsy yesterday revealed.

Kevin Roberts who succumbed five hours after he was hit by a bus succumbed to multiple injuries which he sustained, his relatives said.

By Janette Bulkan Notes The report on the Norway-Guyana MoU is an unusual event in the normally secretive apparatus of government in Guyana.

By Sr Mary Noel Menezes Sr Mary Noel Menezes is a Sister of Mercy and an emeritus professor at the University of Guyana.

By Cathy Richards Nineteen-year-old Ruqayayah Boyer stayed ahead of the game to win the confidence of the judges and take home the Miss Linden Town Week 2010 title and crown.

A 16-year-old boy was admitted to the Georgetown Hospital yesterday after he touched a live electrical wire while fixing an antenna on the roof of a house.

Nearly three weeks after two-year-old Udesh Ragubar’s open heart surgery was declared a success, he suddenly stopped responding and “a swelling in his brain” was discovered, his worried mother said yesterday.

– sno-cone vendor says unfairly targeted Vendors at the Cummings Lodge Secondary School are faced with a steep rental which is eating into their profits and one vendor said she is being targeted by the school administration which has denied the claim.

Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Shalimar Ali-Hack is expected to submit arguments within another two weeks to a Full Court, which recently called on her to defend charges against two persons implicated in the pink suitcase cocaine bust.

The man killed in an accident at Parika, East Bank Essequibo on Saturday has been identified as 29-year-old Rohan Ramshu of Parika Façade.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Calling nuclear weapons “disgusting and shameful,” Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad urged the United Nations yesterday to punish countries like the United States that threaten to use them.

A Brazilian miner was stabbed to death on Sunday at Black Water Backdam, Mazaruni, during a heated argument with two fellow country men.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States disclosed for the first time yesterday the current size of its nuclear arsenal, lifting the veil on once top-secret numbers in an effort to bolster non-proliferation efforts.

MUMBAI (Reuters) – An Indian court yesterday found a Pakistani man guilty on 86 charges from the 2008 Mumbai attacks, including waging war on India and murder, in a trial that strained ties between New Delhi and Islamabad.

A 13-year-old boy on Saturday night became the country’s latest road fatality victim when the bicycle he was being towed on was hit by vehicle at around 19:00 hrs at Long Creek on the Soesdyke/Linden Highway.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Lynn Redgrave, a leading member of a British acting dynasty who was nominated for Oscars in 1966 for Georgy Girl and in 1998 for Gods and Monsters, has died of breast cancer, her family said yesterday.