Guyana News

GENEVA (Reuters) – A UN report that found aid for Somalia had been diverted to militants has caused funds to dry up even though the allegations are unsubstantiated, the top UN humanitarian official for Somalia said.

– Surujbally urges parties to work to conclude reforms Guyana Elections Commis-sion (GECOM) Chairman Dr.

Dozens of policemen and soldiers swooped down on several locations during an early morning operation yesterday that led to the arrest of 32 persons and the seizure of marijuana.

A live grenade was hurled at the home of Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) head Mahender Sharma late Tuesday night but it failed to go off.

– will see improved quality prevention, value for money By Oluatoyin Alleyne Local and international health officials yesterday declared that Guyana created history when it launched its National HIV Principles, Standards and Guidelines – a document which among other things is expected to reduce the duplication of prevention efforts and ensure that the country gets value for money spent in the HIV fight.

The $110 million Guyana Agricultural and General  Workers Union (GAWU) Labour College was officially opened yesterday with the union’s head calling for government to support workers’ education.

Compton Fernandes, who was accused of bludgeoning a fish vendor to death in July 2005, was pronounced not guilty by a jury on Tuesday.

– seen as boost to security By Zoisa Fraser The National Crime Observatory, touted as a vital management tool which will provide comprehensive, up-to-date, crime-related information to assist law enforcement agencies, particularly the police, was launched by the Ministry of Home Affairs yesterday.

Essequibo taxi driver Gavin Marks, and Suriname residents Victor Okechukwu-Ozokwe and Emeka Udoye made appearances before two magistrates at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday to answer charges relating to trafficking in narcotics and were subsequently remanded to prison.

By Oluatoyin Alleyne One year after she died following the electrical shock she suffered while attempting to turn off a switch at the Secret Villa Guesthouse where she worked, the children of 58-year-old Beulah Browne are calling for justice.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was poised to end a troubled US visit yesterday with little sign he had settled a dispute with the White House over Jewish housing construction in East Jerusalem.

Marvin Ramsammy of Smythfield, New Amsterdam, was placed on bail in the sum of $180,000 when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court accused of forging a passport.

Santa Rosa residents are upset that National Toshaos Council Head, Yvonne Pearson has characterised their land problem as an internal one.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – China now has more people with diabetes than any other country, a new report shows, making it clear that the nation’s soaring economic growth is taking a toll on public health.

A man was arrested after police discovered a quantity of marijuana in a house at Tabatinga, Lethem on Monday night.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said yesterday the timing was still not right for reconciliation with senior Afghan Taliban leaders, acknowledging military pressure had yet to weaken the group enough.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama yesterday denounced the human rights situation in communist Cuba as “deeply disturbing,” underscoring continuing tensions with Havana despite his pledge to recast relations.

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – An Irish Catholic bishop who was personal secretary to three popes yesterday became the latest and biggest casualty in the child sexual abuse scandal that is convulsing the Church in Europe.

PARIS (Reuters) – A Frenchman has been arrested for hacking into the Twitter account of US President Barack Obama, French police said yesterday.

A huge Brazil trade delegation continued talks with local officials and businessmen yesterday and heard the Brazilian ambassador identify the road to Lethem and a reliable power network in the area as pivotal to deeper ties between the two neighbours.