Guyana News

By Iana Seales Grassroots women in this country largely understand what the word equality means and some readily identify with the struggle tied to it, but the issues which many prefer to talk about include access to clean water, cheap electricity and feeling less vulnerable to domestic violence.

The African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church will convene its 95th session of the Guyana/Suriname Annual Conference on Thursday.

Mickel White and Paul Trim appeared separately on Thursday last before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson accused of simple larceny of mangoes and a rear view mirror respectively.

Food for the Poor Guyana Incorporated donated a quantity of medical supplies and equipment valued $500,000 to the Guyana Chest Society to enhance the National Tuberculosis (TB) programme.

The Environmental Community Health Organization (ECHO) is calling on government and other stakeholders to push ahead with the implementation of the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS).

The Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC) launched the first 2010 collection of postage stamps to commemorate Guyana’s 40th Republic Anniversary.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google Inc closed its China-based search service and began redirecting Web searchers to an uncensored portal in Hong Kong, drawing harsh comments from Beijing that raised doubts about the company’s future in the world’s largest Internet market.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Now that the great healthcare debate is finished, it’s starting all over again.

ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Human beings are flushing millions of tonnes of solid waste into rivers and oceans every day, poisoning marine life and spreading diseases that kill millions of children annually, the UN said yesterday.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – For the French, it may always remind them of delicious escargot, but for most everyone else the @ symbol has come to embody the age of the Internet and its constantly evolving language.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City must pay $33 million in damages to thousands of victims of illegal strip searches conducted in city jails over an eight-year period, a US judge ordered yesterday.

A man was arrested early Saturday morning at Wismar after police found almost 2 kilos cannabis in his possession.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. House of  Representatives gave final approval to a sweeping healthcare  overhaul yesterday, expanding insurance coverage to nearly all  Americans and handing President Barack Obama a landmark  victory.

A boat captain is missing and feared drowned after pirates forced him and his crew into the waters off the Venezuelan Coast in a vicious attack on Thursday.

Faced with eviction today, some Parika, East Bank Essequibo vendors, most of whom are women, are appealing to the authorities to re-consider their decision.

A 28-year-old medical technician yesterday afternoon succumbed to injuries he sustained in an accident on the East Coast Demerara Public Road on Saturday evening.

A 67-year-old West Coast Berbice woman was up to yesterday afternoon still traumatised after she was robbed by two bandits on Saturday afternoon who threatened to shoot her eight-year-old grandson if he didn’t stop crying.

The Linden Tourism Development Association (TDA) says most visitors to the community arrive for Town Week Activities and though it has so far failed to attract tourists year-round it intends to collaborate with Brazilian investors and come up with fresh ideas.

Over 32,000 cars were registered by the Licence Revenue Office (LRO) over the last 14 months and legitimate vehicle importers are calling on the authorities to rein in private vehicle importers who bring in cars for resale.

-mining camps a big problem Minister of Health, Dr Leslie Ramsammy says he is concerned about the malaria situation in Guyana while stressing that the proliferation of mining camps in the interior is creating a challenging situation for his health workers.