Guyana News

…boat capsized near Dalgin The bodies of a mother and her young son were pulled out of the Demerara River early yesterday morning, two days after they went under when the boat they were in capsized.

President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday told farmers of Region Two (Pomeroon/Supenaam) reeling from drought conditions that $258M will be set aside to support the Ministry of Agriculture’s efforts to bring relief to them.

As he was being beaten by one of the bandits who invaded his family’s Grove, East Bank Demerara store on Saturday night, 38-year-old Bhojindra Gopaul thought he was going to die so he attacked the man who was armed with a gun.

The Guyana Bauxite & General Workers Union (GB&GWU) is again calling on President Bharrat Jagdeo to  intervene to reinstate tax-free overtime pay for bauxite workers.

Aubrey McClennon, the taxi-driver stabbed by a man believed to be mentally unsound, remained in the Intensive Care Unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital yesterday, having completed surgery on his intestines.

-Shelly G fails to turn up for title defence Four years of trying paid off for soca singer Orlando ‘Bonesman’ when he was crowned the Carib Soca Monarch early yesterday morning but some of the sheen from his victory may have been lost as the reigning soca queen failed to turn up and defend her crown.

Even as use of the Mandela Landfill as a means of disposing of waste gradually comes to an end, residents in the area were yesterday forced to endure the effects of yet another fire.

Twenty-five women are currently being empowered through a three-month sewing class, conducted by a Canadian-based Berbician, Dr.

PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico, (Reuters) – The death toll  from last month’s devastating earthquake in Haiti could jump to  300,000 people, including the bodies buried under collapsed  buildings in the capital, Haitian President Rene Preval said yesterday.

AMMAN,  (Reuters) – France suggested yesterday the  international community might recognise a Palestinian state  before its borders had been fixed, in order to break a stalemate  in Middle East peacemaking.

A pregnant woman has been released on $25,000 bail while her partner was remanded to prison when they appeared before Magistrate Nigel Hawke at the Weldaad Court on Thursday charged with unlawful possession of ammunition.

NIAMEY,  (Reuters) – Niger’s military plans to run the  uranium-exporting country until politicians agree on a new  constitution and are ready for fresh elections, West Africa’s  regional mediator said after meeting the junta yesterday.

Four gunmen robbed an East Canje businessman and his family of $130,000 cash and other valuables on Saturday night.

Goodwill presentations to the relief fund for Haiti were made recently by the Bartica Lions Club, the AME Zion Church (Suriname/ Guyana Conference) and the Guyana International Relief Organisation (GIRO) at the Civil Defence Commission (CDC).

SHANGHAI,  (Reuters) – A prestigious Chinese  university and a lesser-known vocational school have denied a  report they were the source of recent cyber attacks on Internet  giant Google and other U.S.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has announced that it will be collaborating with the Inter-Religious Organisation (IRO) of Guyana to disseminate “pertinent information” about the upcoming local government elections, among the constituents of the various religious groups here.

JERUSALEM – Israeli intelligence experts dismissed yesterday  the prospect of lasting diplomatic fallout for Israel or damage  to its Mossad spy agency over the spotlight shone on the  assassination of a Hamas commander in Dubai.

The Princess Hotel yesterday created history when it opened its doors to a casino – the first of its kind in the country.

– an hour before High Court hearing An hour before he was to be produced in the High Court in compliance with an order made on Friday, Barry Dataram was released from police custody after paying $100,000 station bail and is to report to the police headquarters tomorrow.

A man believed to have mental problems yesterday repeatedly stabbed a taxi-driver at a city car park before he was restrained and handed over to police.