Guyana News

Two unlicensed guns and matching ammunition were intercepted near Eye Lash Backdam, North West District on Tuesday after police ranks searched three men on a motorcycle.

Guyana has moved up slightly on the Global Competitive-ness Index (GCI) 2009-2010 list, ranking 104 out of 133 countries in the annual report released by the World Economic Forum.

World Bank President Robert Zoellick is expected to meet Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) today in Dominica to discuss several issues.

A $200 increase to the hourly rate offered to part-time lecturers at Government Technical Institute (GTI) by the Ministry of Education has been rejected and a letter has since been dispatched to Chairman of the Board Norman McLean.

The Fourth meeting of the Caricom Regional Task Force on Teaching and Teacher Education began yesterday in Port-of-Spain with a focus on developing and maintaining standards in teacher education.

This year’s Carib Soca Monarch, Orlando ‘Bonesman’ Johashen, who yesterday received a cheque for $1million and a trophy from the sponsors, said that in hindsight the money “means a whole lot”.

-as local govt elections draw near The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) held a follow-up workshop for 37 political parties, voluntary groups and independent candidates to elaborate on previous discussions regarding local government elections.

The East Canje and New Amsterdam Lions clubs hosted an eye-care clinic last Sunday which benefited over 128 persons.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama, facing a revolt among Democrats to past trade agreements, aims to reshape the rules for international trade and shore up the U.S

Canadian mining company, Sacre-Coeur Minerals has begun to sell gold produced at its Million Mountain operation here.

MIAMI (Reuters) – Rebuilding Haiti after its catastrophic earthquake should generate major contracts for private companies specializing in construction, logistics, transport and security, but US executives say they need a clear reconstruction strategy to shape their business plans.

A post-mortem examination performed on the remains of Jairool Rohoman, 42, of the Betsy Ground, East Canje found floating in the Canje River on Tuesday morning proved to be inconclusive.

LONDON/WASHINGTON – Moves to ban some types of credit default swap trading lost momentum yestersday as Britain’s top regulator said there was no case for emergency action and Greece toned down its attacks on speculators.

Nineteen-year-old Teo James was yesterday remanded to prison when he appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court for allegedly being found with a quantity of cannabis in his possession for the purpose of trafficking.

BRASILIA (Reuters) – The European Union and South America’s Mercosur trade bloc could reach a free trade agreement in principle this year, the foreign ministers of Brazil and Germany said yesterday.

-until resolution of land issues Indigenous leaders are calling on government and international agencies to shelve policies related to projects like the LCDS, REDD+ until free, prior and informed consent guidelines for land use are in place.

-police arrest husband The decomposing body of a woman, suspected to have been murdered, was discovered yesterday morning in the canal near the sluice at Betsy Ground, East Canje and her former partner has been taken into custody.

Government yesterday declined a proposal by Suriname’s Justice Minister Chandrikapersad Santokhi to regulate ‘back-track’ travel between Guyana and Suriname, with Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee citing “national interest” concerns.

At least seven people were injured last evening when two minibuses collided at Conversation Tree, along the East Coast Public Road.

President Bharrat Jagdeo urged yesterday that more emphasis be placed on highlighting success stories of businesses in the country as a Rituals Coffee, Roti Hut and Nestle ice cream parlour outlet was declared open at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport.