Guyana News

The bone in Michelle Pile’s right leg was fractured on Friday night when two gunmen attacked, shot and then robbed her of jewellery and other valuables.

The Guyana Sugar Corporation says it is continuing to work “closely” with the Chinese contractor for the US$110M Skeldon estate factory to address all operational issues.

In light of the current dry conditions, President Bharrat Jagdeo has encouraged farmers in the Mahaicony area to look at diversification as a long term solution so that they can survive during the “toughest times.”

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez ordered  soldiers to seek out businesses that raise prices after a sharp  devaluation of the bolivar currency last week, saying he will  expropriate firms that engage in price gouging.

-repairs cost $63.78M President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday inaugurated the refurbished Kitty pump station.

LONDON, (Reuters) – The killing of CIA employees in  Afghanistan by a suicide bomber lauded online as a militant  James Bond suggests al Qaeda’s south Asian allies have developed  an unprecedented capacity to disrupt the West’s spy efforts.

The Ministry of Agriculture on Saturday met with farmers of Mocha Arcadia, East Bank Demerara on issues relating to crop cultivation, animal rearing and drainage and irrigation.

BAGHDAD, (Reuters) – Iraq joined a global  transparency initiative yesterday in a bid to heal its  reputation as a nation plagued by corruption and misuse of its  vast oil wealth.

The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) and the National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI) are currently conducting a survey among banana and plantain farmers countrywide to determine the location and spread of a disease which puts the two plant industries at risk.

JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin  Netanyahu approved plans yesterday to erect a barrier along part  of Israel’s border with Egypt and install advanced surveillance  equipment to keep out illegal migrants and militants.

The Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC) last Friday started a training programme for casual staff who had their services from the department  terminated on 31st December last year, the first phase of its  regularization and reform plan.

The Guyana Ahmadiyya Anjuman will today commence a lecture series in Demerara, Essequibo and Berbice.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – “Avatar” ruled the  worldwide box office for a fourth weekend yesterday, creeping  closer to the all-time record held by writer/director James  Cameron’s earlier effort “Titanic,” distributor 20th Century  Fox said.

– cops looking at all angles As investigations continue into Friday night’s killing of Vibert Weekes, police have taken note of the man’s involvement last year in a fracas with the proprietor of a popular local fish shop, which had stemmed from a shooting incident at the National Gymnasium, a senior police source said.

Former army major David Clarke may not have been presented with the opportunity to become involved in criminal activities if the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) had not been deployed in the troubled village of Buxton in an attempt to quell the criminal violence on the East Coast.

GT&T yesterday commissioned the shore-end landing of the Suriname–Guyana Submarine Cable System (SG-SCS), a US$30 million investment, which the company stated will provide significant opportunities for the information technology sector here.

The two persons who were injured in Friday night’s brazen attack by gunmen at the Safraz’s Bar and Restaurant were up to press time still hospitalized in serious condition and the murdered waitress was hailed by her employers and relatives as heroic.

A Guyanese man appeared in a London court yesterday charged with murdering a pub landlord’s son on New Year’s Eve during a scuffle.

Traffic Chief of ‘B’ Division Owen Trotz confirmed yesterday that a number of minibuses had been pulled off the road during a campaign in Region Six on Friday.

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelans rushed to the shops  yesterday, fearful of price rises after a currency  devaluation that will let President Hugo Chavez boost  government spending ahead of an election but feeds opposition  charges of economic mismanagement.