Guyana News

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – There is far more water on the moon than just about anyone thought and it is likely widespread deep under its surface, according to a report released yesterday.

– escaped prisoner tells court An Essequibo man was remanded to prison when he appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson last week charged with escaping from custody, indecent assault, unlawful wounding and using threatening language.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More nations are fighting human trafficking, the United States said yesterday in a report that for the first time rated its own performance — described as among the most vigilant but with room to improve.

A parent was arrested and charged after she admitted to behaving disorderly to Schools’ Welfare Officers (SWO) during an Operation Care Campaign (Truancy) on Friday and was fined $10,000.

MADRID (Reuters) – Barcelona yesterday became the first big city in predominantly Catholic Spain to forbid full face veils in public buildings such as markets and libraries.

A domestic who allegedly stole a Blackberry cell phone with charger and $3,000 from her employer was placed on $70,000 bail by acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson last week.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A murder in the neighbourhood can significantly knock down a child’s score on an IQ test, even if the child did not directly witness the killing or know the victim, US researchers reported yesterday.

-seen as fraction of real figure Child abuse reports totalled 1015 for the first quarter this year but that number is seen as just a fraction of the real figure, according to the Childcare and Protection Agency (CPA) It argued that to effectively tackle this issue, communities need to get onboard and start identifying vulnerable victims.

-Aroaima Trail passenger recalls fearsome hijacking Nearly two years on, a passenger on a bus that was hijacked on the Aroaima Trail days after the Lindo Creek massacre has recalled the fear of coming face to face with a man who called himself Rondell `Fineman’ Rawlins and his declaration that he had been framed for the murder of the miners.

-construction work, bad parking endangering pedestrians A 46-year-old man died late Saturday night after he was hit by a truck while walking along the Soesdyke Public Road, East Bank Demerara near a bridge which is currently under construction.

United Kingdom–based Guyanese writer Wilson Harris has been knighted by Queen Elizabeth, the honour coinciding with Her Majesty’s birthday celebrations this year.

A prolonged power outage last week left hapless Lethem residents in the dark and calling for the intervention of the Public Utilities Commission (PUC).

The general membership of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) yesterday called for more scrutiny of the financial reports presented by the board and it was decided that all reports must be taken to a finance committee before being presented to the executive.

-Persaud Environmental services provided by Guyana’s forests cannot be sold without the agreement of the government, Minister of Agriculture, Robert Persaud says.

Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud told East Berbice farmers that critical drainage and irrigation works to the tune of $12M will be undertaken to encourage more cultivation.

A charge against three men for the December 31, 2009 murder of Wendell Tappin was withdrawn on Friday by acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson and a joint charge reinstituted against two of the accused in the matter.

A man who pleaded guilty to stealing a gold band from an overseas-based Guyanese was sentenced to two years imprisonment by acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson on Friday.

The Ministry of Health recently held a `gate keeper for suicide prevention workshop’ in Region Six.

The Ministry of Agriculture and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) recently hosted a two-day seminar aimed at improving farm management and operation.

BURAS, La./LONDON, (Reuters) – U.S. President  Barack Obama will press BP executives this week to set up an  escrow account to pay damage claims by individuals and  businesses hurt by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster.