Guyana News

BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China said yesterday it would gradually make the yuan more flexible, in a gesture that may deflect foreign criticism at next week’s G20 summit but will not quickly yield a big move by its currency.

– but says land lease dispute far from over The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) did not move against the Guyana Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities (GCCD) on Friday as threatened, but members of the group feel  the ongoing land lease dispute is far from over.

President Bharrat Jagdeo said more land may be made available for sugar cane cultivation since his administration is now “seriously” looking at producing ethanol from molasses, in keeping with the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) which promotes the use of biofuels.

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – An exiled Rwandan general was shot and wounded in South Africa yesterday in what his wife called a Rwandan-backed assassination attempt, a charge the Kigali government dismissed as “preposterous.“

The date by which non-tertiary educational institutions must be registered with the National Accreditation Council (NAC) is now July 31, Minister of Education Shaik Baksh said, adding that those which did not comply would be closed down.

The PPP/C is a strong and mature coalition capable of defeating the opposition in any form, the party said in a press statement issued yesterday.

* White House’s Emanuel says it is Hayward’s latest gaffe * US officials have kept heat on BP’s CEO over oil spill WASHINGTON, June 19 (Reuters) – The White House renewed its sharp criticism of BP Plc CEO Tony Hayward after he attended a yacht race off the English coast on Saturday as his company struggles to plug its huge Gulf of Mexico oil leak.

BOGOTA (Reuters) – Relatives of Colombian miners trapped in a coal mine began to lose hope of finding them alive yesterday, three days after a blast buried 50 workers and killed at least 19 others.

The St John Association of Guyana hosts a week of activities starting today with a church service at St George’s Cathedral at 8 am and this is to  be  followed by a parade of military and paramilitary groups.

(Trinidad Observer) Two months after the May 24 general election, T&T will return to the polls for local government elections on July 26, according to a declaration by Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar at Friday’s start of the parliamentary term.

PNCR Leader Robert Corbin says his party remains committed to forming alliances with other political parties and he said the recent flurry of reportage in the state media about this subject was likely a sign that the PPP/C government was panicking over the prospects of an opposition coalition.

Coalition talks among opposition parties currently seem more preoccupied with who is going to lead the platform, WPA co-leader Dr.

-unless city pays up City Hall has to come up with at least two month’s pay for garbage collectors or services to the city will be suspended.

Former Permanent Secretary (PS) Sewchan was not dismissed but has reverted to his previous position within the Local Government Ministry, Minister Kellawan Lall said yesterday.

The police file on investigations into the fatal shooting of 16-year-old Kelvin Fraser has been sent to the Police Complaints Authority (PCA) but more work is still to be done.

Police yesterday rescheduled the autopsy of miner Wilberforce Kendall for a third time, leaving relatives infuriated and convinced that corruption will prevent them from getting justice.

-Crime Chief The wife of kidnapped Essequibo boat builder Fabian Gonsalves has denied paying a ransom for his release or having any knowledge of his whereabouts, Crime Chief Seelall Persaud said yesterday.

Almost seven months after three policemen were charged with maliciously wounding suspects during a murder investigation, the case is still to be heard with the next court appearance scheduled for September.

Winston Miller, the Bartica night club owner who was brutalised by police, has lost the vision in his left eye and has been told that he may never see from it again.

Magistrate threatens to dismiss charges after prosecution delay The Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into allegations of obstruction of justice against Chandra Narine Sharma, his son-in-law Ravi Mangar and four employees was adjourned again yesterday and Magistrate Geeta Chandan-Persid Edmond warned that the three strike rule will be applied and the case will be dismissed if the prosecution is unable to start.