Guyana News

The PNCR is calling on the Office of the President (OP) to account for the expenditure connected with President’s Bharrat Jagdeo’s overseas trips and to say what benefits have been derived from these engagements.

The Mercy Wings Vocational and Day Care Centre is celebrating ten years of making a difference in the lives of disadvantaged youth, though it says sustaining its programme remains a major concern.

The three police officers who were held for questioning after $3.4 million went missing from the Eve Leary Finance Office earlier this month are still on the job but have been transferred to different areas, according to Commissioner of Police Henry Greene.

Over 60 of the country’s top horses have entered for today’s Ryan Crawford Memorial Turf Club one-day horse race meet at Alness Village, Corentyne, Berbice.

A 21-year-old man was yesterday rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) after he was stabbed in his chest by his girlfriend.

WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – The United States  said on yesterday it regretted China’s announced cuts in  bilateral contacts and its plans to punish US companies  involved in arms sales to Taiwan.

DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Leading bankers  seeking to quell a political backlash over their role in the  financial crisis agreed with regulators yesterday that new  banking rules should be globally consistent.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Serena Williams defeated  Belgium’s Justine Henin 6-4 3-6 6-2 yesterday to win the  Australian Open for the fifth time after a match of unrelenting  tension between the two best players of their generation.

LONDON (Reuters) – A mother appeared in court yesterday charged with murdering her two young children after  their bodies were found in the boot of her car in East Sussex.

– mining body forces out McLean Facing protests in Bartica over a proposal that would see a six-month delay before mining can commence, government yesterday announced the deployment of a ministerial team to meet with miners and residents of the community today.

Justice Diane Insanally yesterday granted an order staying the decision of another High Court judge to grant murder accused Trion Sumner bail.

Phyllis Carter, the widow of Guyana’s poet laureate Martin Carter, has died.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Former British prime minister Tony Blair said yesterday he had no regrets about the 2003  U.S.-led

SchoolNet Guyana, a pilot project for the computerisation of secondary schools countrywide, was launched yesterday.

The new Haags-Bosch landfill, behind Eccles on the East Bank of Demerara, is expected to be completed within the second quarter of the year.

-was acting in self-defence No disciplinary action will be taken against the policeman at the centre of the deadly fracas outside Roopa’s Bar last month since he was defending himself, according to Police Commissioner Henry Greene.

GECOM Chairman Dr Steve Surujbally yesterday said that the elections commission has made concerted efforts in preparation for upcoming local government polls, while saying it has been navigating unknown territory.

-to seek civic partners for local polls Opposition Leader Robert Corbin yesterday announced that the PNCR will be making another attempt to engage the PPP/C administration in shared governance talks, while saying a decision to partner with civic groups to contest local government polls is a start.

-targets 51,000 students The Ministry of Education yesterday rolled out an $800M National School Feeding Programme that is expected to benefit over 51,000 nursery and primary students in coastal and riverain communities.

The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security says it has already distributed over 90% of pension booklets for 2010, since circulation started last November.