Guyana News

SEATTLE, (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp’s assault on  search engine leader Google Inc took a major step forward yesterday as U.S.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Kathryn Grayson, a singer  and movie star of the 1940s and 1950s best known for MGM  musicals such as “Kiss Me, Kate,” has died at age 88, her  secretary said yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – People who are usually happy and  enthusiastic are less likely to develop heart disease than those  who tend to be glum, scientists said yesterday, and boosting  positive emotions could help cut heart health risks.

UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) – The U.N. humanitarian  chief has chided aid agencies working in Haiti for poor  coordination and resourcing, which he said weakened confidence  in their ability to deliver, according to a leaked email.

DUBLIN, Ireland, CMC – Ireland coach Phil Simmons says he is delighted to be leading his side back to a World tournament in the Caribbean.

NIAMEY, (Reuters) – Mutinous troops led by an army  colonel captured Niger’s President Mamadou Tandja after a gun  battle yesterday, and said they were suspending the  constitution and dissolving all political institutions.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Living in a tent after  an earthquake left a million Haitians in the streets, Melila  Thelusma says she cannot support her two daughters and is ready  to give them away to foreigners if she can find a good home for  them.

A 55-year-old man was fined $8,000 with the alternative of four months imprisonment for unlawful assault by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Barack Obama  hosted exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama at the  White House yesterday, drawing an angry reaction from China  and risking further damage to strained Sino-U.S.

The 2010 National Children’s Mashramani Competition had a fiery start literally at the National Cultural Centre (NCC) on Wednesday, followed by memorable dance performances with many schools highlighting the need to preserve the forests.

Police in Berbice were yesterday investigating the discoveries of two dead bodies – a male and a female – at two different locations in the Ancient County.

Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Clarissa Riehl briefly suspended the budget debate session late last night after a ruckus broke out over a comment the President reportedly made about the Norwegian forest deal and its impact on mining.

Barry Dataram has once again been taken into police custody after a provisional warrant was issued for his arrest for the purpose of extraditing him to the US.

– post mortem reveals Police are now treating the death of HIV counsellor/tester Seeraj Persaud as a murder/robbery after a post-mortem examination (PME) yesterday revealed that he died as a result of manual strangulation.

– 30 parties, groups may contest The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is “well on track” in its preparations for upcoming local government elections, which could see up to 30 parties and groups contesting, Chairman Dr Steve Surujbally said yesterday.

– to be sentenced in May The 52-year-old Guyanese woman who was indicted late last year by authorities in Texas on charges of conspiracy and alien smuggling in connection with the attempt to illegally move four Indian nationals into the United States, pleaded guilty on Tuesday and faces a possible three-year sentence.

Slamming the government for not doing enough to improve the lives of Guyanese,     PNCR Parliamentarian Basil Williams then joined with the rest of his party in walking out of the House as Minister of Health, Dr Leslie Ramsammy rose to speak.

Following his successful angioplasty at the Caribbean Heart Institute (CHI) CN Sharma was expected to be released from hospital yesterday after doctors cleared him for a discharge.

After appearing in court last month charged with defrauding four persons of their money in a visa scam, Simone King also known as Diane De Nobrega was yesterday charged with eight counts of fraudulent conversion in a motorcar scam.

– court hears A 26-year-old farmer was remanded to jail by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson after pleading not guilty to breaking into the dwelling house of Sean Day.