Guyana News

The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) says it equipped over 3,000 citizens with conflict resolution and negotiation skills in its efforts to promote unity, during its Neighbourhood Conference Project.

-court hears Twenty-three-year-old Collis Felix of Lamaha Gardens yesterday appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court to answer  charges of unlawfully assaulting his girlfriend and breaking her spectacles in a confrontation with her.

–after bloody week at Lodge Secondary A bloody week at the Lodge Secondary School has once again placed the upsurge of violence among the school population in the spotlight, prompting some authorities to call for a collaborative effort involving the ministries of Education and Human Services and the Guyana Police to address the problem holistically.

PNCR-1G Shadow Housing and Water Minister, Keith Scott has proposed that the Housing Ministry revamp fire hydrants in the city by developing a new system that allows access to water from the Demerara River.

Barticians gathered on Wednesday at the Transport and Harbours Department Stelling, Bartica for an interfaith service held in memory of the 12 persons who were slain when gunmen attacked the community two years ago.

In our report on the Guyana Elections Commission’s workshop on “the new electoral system” for local government elections 2010, published in yesterday’s edition, the People’s Progressive Party and the People’s National Congress Reform were inadvertently left out of the list of parties/groups from which participants were drawn.

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.