Guyana News

– entertainment centre to follow Within the next three weeks the Princess Casino is expected to be opened and its Operations Director Oguz Tayanc has given all assurances that the establishment will be operated within the confines of the law; only allowing hotel guests to participate in the casino activities.

Nearly a decade after the completion of the constitution reform process, none of the four constitutional rights commissions is functioning.

Federal authorities in New York knew former Guyana Defence Force (GDF) major David Clarke was into drug trafficking since early 2005 – almost one year before he was indicted – according to court documents which revealed that his name came up repeatedly during court proceedings involving his wife and his brother.

President Bharrat Jagdeo has denied that a new intelligence body being set up would be used to spy on opponents, while criticising politicians for only finding fault with the country.

Former West Indies Cricket Captain Clive Lloyd has taken the required steps to set up a foundation in his name with the intention of assisting disadvantaged young people.

The ruling PPP yesterday informed that it has held no discussions on the restoration of overseas voting, following strong criticism by the main opposition PNCR, which has dismissed the issue as a distraction.

PUNE, India (Reuters) – A bomb ripped through a  packed restaurant in the Indian city of Pune yesterday,  killing at least eight people including one foreigner in the  country’s first big attack since the 2008 Mumbai massacre.

MARJAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) – US Marines spearheaded one of NATO’s biggest offensives against the Taliban  in Afghanistan yesterday, in an early test of US President  Barack Obama’s troop surge policy.

Two men are currently nursing chop wounds at the Georgetown Public Hospital, following separate incidents on Friday.

Police have arrested four men suspected of robbing two La Grange pump attendants of more than $100,000 cash and other items on Thursday night.

QUITO (Reuters) – Ecuadorean Vice President Lenin  Moreno said yesterday he will travel to Iran, Turkey and  Dubai next month to pitch a plan for protecting the Amazon  region by leaving 850 million barrels of oil underground.

CARACAS – Venezuelan President Hugo  Chavez said yesterday he had opened talks to buy a  supermarket chain owned by France’s Casino, a month after  expropriating another chain owned by the same group.

LA PAZ (Reuters) – Bolivia’s Congress has given  leftist President Evo Morales the go-ahead to make top judicial  appointments in legislation that his opponents say gives him  too much power.

BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao  warned his people to keep a “sober mind” about the challenges  ahead in the new year as the country welcomed the arrival of the  Year of the Tiger with noisy celebrations yesterday.

LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Gordon Brown has  bared his soul to Britons in a television interview in which he  speaks about the death of his infant daughter and his hopes for  his son who suffers from cystic fibrosis.

– stricter rationing ahead, citizens urged to conserve A water shortage looms as levels in the conservancies are at an all-time low and citizens could face stricter water rationing with Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) already reducing water flow in the city during off-peak hours.

-Lawyer says US rescued children after threats here David Narine, the man who played a key role in the arrest of Peter Morgan, was yesterday sentenced to time served by Judge Edward Korman in a New York Federal Court.

A nine-year old boy met a tragic end yesterday after he fell and drowned in rough waters outside the foreshore in the Bushy Park, Parika area.

As Hindus observed Maha Shiva Raatri yesterday, thousands showed up at the Cove and John Ashram to worship and take part in various activities held in observance of the annual festival.

By the end of 2010, Guyana’s external debt is likely to exceed US$1 billion.