Guyana News

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The Pakistani military and a senior US diplomat confirmed yesterday that the Afghan Taliban’s top military commander, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, had been captured.

– Justice Chang cites procedural flaw The AFC elections petition case failed to make it past preliminary arguments in the High Court yesterday following a ruling by Chief Justice (ag) Ian Chang, which pointed to a procedural flaw in the petition.

Doctors at the Caribbean Heart Institute (CHI) performed an angioplasty on Justice For All party leader CN Sharma yesterday after he complained of feeling unwell.

A 17-year-old boy has been charged with second degree murder after he allegedly stabbed his stepfather to death shortly after a heated argument early Sunday morning.

Pain, loss, struggle and questions are what remain with those families whose lives were irreversibly altered when a heavily armed gang invaded Bartica two years ago.

The police and the relatives of the HIV counsellor/tester who was found dead at the Parika Health Centre on Monday are anxiously awaiting the results of a post-mortem examination scheduled for this morning.

– in address to House Foreign Affairs Minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett criticized the current Surinamese administration on Monday for its silence on reports of a past plan to invade this country’s New River Triangle.

Some 30 persons living at Cemetery Road, Lodge are fearful for their safety after an arson attempt early Saturday morning, suspected to be the work of an irate former tenant who wants possession of the property.

– court hears A mechanic was yesterday remanded to prison after pleading guilty with an explanation to unlawfully assaulting his wife, Aneica Rupnarain, on February 15 at Sideline Dam, La Penitence.

– details planned programmes in the arts As part of its commitment to sustainable development in Guyana, Culture Minister Dr Frank Anthony said, his ministry will be holding special workshops for emerging writers in schools as well as establishing a Music School during the year.

An 18-year-old porknocker appeared in court yesterday charged with simple larceny and he was also charged jointly with a 16-year-old with break and enter and larceny at a dwelling house.

The 49-year-old Linden businessman who was accused of having carnal knowledge of a 13-year-old girl was further remanded to prison yesterday when he appeared before Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Christianburg Magistrate Court.

A contractor who wanted to present a Valentine’s Day rose to his wife ended up in court on a wounding charge after his wife told him she was on the phone with another man.

– Kissoon blasts govt over Linden hospital Minutes after Minister within the Health Ministry Dr Bheri Ramsaran argued that the 2010 budget provided for continued development in the health sector, PNCR-1G MP Vanessa Kissoon blasted the government for its failure to adequately equip the new Linden Hospital Complex which was commissioned a few months ago.

– workshop told The best way to approach the fight against illicit substances is to increase partnerships and greater collaboration in all sectors of the health services, according to a consensus reached by regional policy makers.

-human rights activist The recent killings at the George-town Prison, incited by double murder accused Solomon Blackman, could have been avoided, according to Guyana Human Rights Associa-tion co-president Mike McCormack, who says the Health and Home Affairs ministries as well as the courts could have used better judgement in the handling of the prisoner.

A Brazilian woman who was travelling back home was detained at Lethem on Monday after police found her with cocaine.

Police searched an unoccupied camp at 47 Miles, Mabura and found an unlicenced shotgun with matching cartridges in addition to other ammunition.

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – The cost of rebuilding impoverished Haiti after last month’s catastrophic earthquake could reach nearly $14 billion, making it proportionately the most destructive natural disaster in modern times, economists at the Inter-American Development Bank said yesterday.

A statutory meeting of the Regional Democratic Council of Region Four was yesterday afternoon prematurely deferred to next week following a misunderstanding between PPP/C councillor Kwame McCoy and Regional Chairman Clement Corlette.