Guyana News

President Bharrat Jagdeo was on Saturday conferred with an Honorary Doctorate by the Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia.

–chairman Authorities in Region One (Barima/Waini) are currently purchasing fuel from licensed fuel distributors within the region.

After spending almost a month in a hospital bed Australian Jason Montgomery, shot during the robbery at Safraz’s Bar and Restaurant, boarded a flight for home yesterday.

The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) has rejected the statement by the Guyana Bauxite and General Workers Union (GB&GWU) in which the union expressed concerns about what it termed “the high-handed manner” in which the ERC was attempting to address its call for a public inquiry.

-man admitted to hospital One man was admitted a patient at the Fort Wellington Hospital and three others were treated and sent away when a car slammed into a minibus around 9:15 am yesterday at Number 28 Village, West Berbice.

Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud told Blairmont and Ithaca farmers last week that government is taking all necessary steps to ensure that they get enough water for their farmlands in the wake of the El Nino phenomenon.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Hundreds of Haitian  earthquake survivors protested in a suburb of the wrecked  capital yesterday, accusing a district mayor of corruption and  hoarding food aid provided by relief groups, witnesses said.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Haiti’s quake-shattered  justice system, grappling with collapsed courts, destroyed  records and homeless employees, would be hard-pressed to hold a  high-profile trial for 10 Americans charged with kidnapping  children, Haitian lawyers and rights advocates said yesterday.

The Hindu College, at Cove and John on the East Coast of Demerara is the beneficiary of a US$300,000 ($60M) learning resource centre compliments of an overseas-based group of Guyanese.

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, (Reuters) – Costa Ricans voted  yesterday in an election that could see Laura Chinchilla, a  protege of Nobel peace laureate President Oscar Arias, become  the nation’s first female leader.

The PPP on Friday in responding to an AFC press statement on Tuesday declared that the notion that the AFC is “on the move”  is the product of wild dreams by that party’s principals.

MIDDLETOWN, Conn.,  (Reuters) – At least five people  were killed and 12 injured yesterday when a massive explosion  rocked a large gas-fired power plant being built in Middletown,  Connecticut, the town’s mayor said.

Beepats  launched a  Milo-branded   mountain bike promotion  on Friday as the first part of the company’s nutrition and health drive for 2010 in which a total of 110  bikes will be given away countrywide.

Following the work stoppage by part-time staffers at the Government Technical Institute last week, the Ministry of Education has said that it expects to conclude a review on the part-time rates of pay and this will be made known to all parties by the end of this month.

Reuters World NeTEHRAN – Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gave  instructions yesterday for the production of higher-grade  nuclear reactor fuel, prompting the United States and Germany to  threaten carefully targeted new sanctions against Tehran.

The High Court Registry came under intense scrutiny last month when a long-standing fraud case failed to go to trial because of missing records.

Hours before Friday’s fatal brawl broke out in the Georgetown Prison, double murder accused Solomon Blackman had ranted that he was going to kill before the end of the day but was ignored because he regularly had similar outbursts, a source close to the penitentiary said.

The government’s decision to land a new fibre optic cable exclusively dedicated to e-governance has sparked concern about its cost when weighed against its potential benefits to the country.

The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) has criticized Minister of Health Dr Leslie Ramsammy and went as far as calling for his removal from office for not acting on the recommendation of the Medical Council of Guyana to sanction Dr Mahendra Chand for his treatment of a teenage boy who was tortured while in police custody last year.

President Bharrat Jagdeo’s frequent trips overseas have come into sharp focus, with the opposition parties questioning the benefits against the cost, which one estimate puts at close to $1B over the last three years.