Guyana News

BOGOTA,  (Reuters) – Former Defense Minister Juan  Manuel Santos swept to a landslide victory in Colombia’s  run-off election yesterday to succeed Presi-dent Alvaro Uribe as  the leader of Washington’s top ally in Latin America.

Two men posing as passengers robbed a taxi driver of $800 and drove off with his car which they stripped of several parts before abandoning it several miles away.

BURAS, La., (Reuters) – BP Plc estimates that a  worst-case scenario rate for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill could  be about 100,000 barrels of oil per day, according to an  internal company document released yesterday by a senior U.S. 

The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) says it is considering a number of wide-ranging recommendations made at its Strategic Assessment Validation Workshop to improve its service.

TEHRAN, (Reuters) – Iran hanged the convicted leader  of a Sunni Muslim rebel group yesterday for his involvement in  deadly attacks in the Islamic state, state television reported.

BEIJING/WASHINGTON – Policymakers in the world’s economies  will closely monitor the Chinese yuan this week for signs that  it is actually moving after Beijing announced it would make its  exchange rate more flexible.

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) is calling on its members and businesses to seek compliance with the international standards for their business process, products and services.

Seventeen persons have been arrested and charged as motorists have breached traffic regulations by transporting persons in the tray and goods compartment of the trucks and other goods transportation vehicles, without permission.

BAGHDAD, (Reuters) – Two suicide bombers detonated   cars laden with explosives outside the Trade Bank of Iraq yesterday, killing 26 people in the latest attack to raise concerns  about the nation’s stability after an inconclusive election.

TEL AVIV, (Reuters Life!) – An electric battery  based on boiled potatoes could provide a cheap source of  electricity in the developing world, according to the technology  transfer company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

– was brother of wanted man ‘Cobra’ Jamal Beete, the brother of wanted man ‘Cobra’, was found dead yesterday afternoon in an unoccupied George Street house, with a gunshot wound to his head.

– crewmember missing A sailor is now missing while four others sustained burns after a trawler owned by Pritipaul Singh Investment reportedly exploded yesterday morning off the coast of Guyana.

Two persons died after they sustained multiple injuries when two cars collided on the No 2 Road, Canje around 7.30 pm yesterday.

With the Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom) preparing to launch a new continuous registration exercise, a new voters’ register is unlikely to be ready before next February, moving into the preparation cycle for next year’s general elections.

Guyana is not interested in having resident security advisors from overseas, Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee said and is not likely to be interested in this support in the near future.

Tomorrow will be two years since the burnt remains of eight miners were discovered at the Lindo Creek mining site and relatives are no closer to knowing how their loved ones died and may never be able to bury them, an act which many of them said would have given them some closure.

– BK stalls, cites inclement weather The Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) has drafted a plan for the restoration of Barakara Falls, which has been damaged by quarrying activities in the area, but there is no indication as to whether the initial works outlined would be completed by the timeline.

LONDON (Reuters) – A doctor cleared of murdering three patients said he had hastened the deaths of two people without their permission, a British newspaper reported yesterday, raising the possibility that the investigation will be reopened.

TEHRAN (Reuters) – A senior Iranian cleric has decreed dogs are “unclean” and should not be kept as pets — a move aimed at discouraging Western-style dog ownership in the Islamic state, a newspaper reported yesterday.

– Corbin The PNCR-1G is anticipating the resumption of the parliamentary select committee on local government reform, after its leader Robert Corbin recently concluded dialogue with President Bharrat Jagdeo over some concerns about the reform process.