Guyana News

The Childcare and Protection Agency (CPA) is still to locate the mother of Eon Shurland, who has been in its custody since late April.

CHICAGO, (Reuters) – When 10 people were fatally  shot and 44 wounded during a balmy June weekend in Chicago, the  city was rebranded as a symbol of out-of-control urban violence  reminiscent of gangster Al Capone’s bloody reign in the 1920s.

A fire suspected to be electrical in origin last evening reduced more than 20 structures in the commercial area of Mahdia in Region 8 to rubble, leaving behind millions of dollars in losses and dozens homeless.

Call centre Qualfon yesterday announced long-term plans to expand its business in Guyana which could see thousands more Guyanese being employed and these plans are due to the recent upgrade in bandwidth by GT&T whose new fibre optic cable will offer customers faster internet service.

–mother suspects foul play The body of a seven-year-old boy, who went missing on Wednesday afternoon, was pulled out of a Sophia trench early yesterday morning and his mother believes that her only child was murdered as he was found without his clothes and his neck appeared to be broken.

Two survivors from the collision at Kwakwani on Wednes-day evening alleged that the driver of the pick-up had been speeding along the trail.

Long-serving Banks DIH executive and sport enthusiast Kenneth De Abreu CCH passed away yesterday morning in the United States of America.

By Candace PhillipsBroadcaster Chandra Narine Sharma was yesterday arraigned on another charge of obstructing the course of justice, stemming from the broadcast of a television interview conducted with the witnesses at the centre of the carnal knowledge matter against him.

-says Defreitas hated US for supporting Israel A 51-year-old Guyanese man took the stand yesterday in the trial of former PNC parliamentarian Abdul Kadir and ex-airline employee Rusell Defreitas and testified that he was recruited for the plot to blow up the JFK airport which was called “The Shining” because the inferno would have lit up the entire borough of Queens.

–East Demerara, Berbice expansion pegged at year end On the first day of its launch, GT&T’s emagine broadband service experienced several glitches which the company has rectified as it attempts to deliver on its promise of providing increased bandwidth to its customers.

The Office of the President has accused Stabroek News and Kaieteur News of publishing items which promote racial insecurity and it has called on the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) to investigate.

A man who allegedly fraudulently converted a quantity of phone cards and top-up minutes entrusted to him by another was granted $250,000 bail yesterday by acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson when he appeared before her in Court One.

The Ministry of Amerindian Affairs recently opened a ‘staff empowerment space’ at its Quamina Street office in order to facilitate capacity building particularly in the area of population development.

Today, from 16:00 hrs to 17:00 hrs at the National Park, Wildfire Entertainment (WE) will host an event for school children to help raise awareness of the fight against domestic violence and popular Jamaican singer Tarrus Riley, who is here for the Temperature concert will be featured.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama  signed into law yesterday far-reaching new sanctions on Iran  that aim to squeeze the Islamic Republic’s fuel imports and  deepen its international isolation.

The Lions Club Georgetown installed its news president for 2009/2010 at a ceremony held on Saturday, as preparations move apace to celebrate its Golden Jubilee this year.

LAHORE, Pakistan, (Reuters) – Three suicide bombers  struck a Sufi shrine in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore yesterday, killing at least 41 people and wounding more than 120,  officials said, the second major attack in the city in a month.

Prime Minister Samuel Hinds and a team from the Guyana Geology and Mines Commissions (GGMC) met with residents and miners in Mahdia, Region Eight to discuss their concerns about the sustainability of the industry According to a Government Information Agency (GINA) press release miners voiced concerns about the pace of signing sublet forms, lack of electricity and need for better roads.

WASHINGTON/KINSHASA, (Reuters) – The World Bank yesterday approved debt relief for the Democratic Republic of  Congo without the backing from Canada and Switzerland, who  cited governance concerns in the Central African country.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Britain’s Tate & Lyle is selling  its European sugar operations to American Sugar Refining for 211  million pounds ($315 million), breaking a 150-year link to sugar  in favour of low-calorie sweeteners offering faster growth.