Guyana News

SANAA, (Reuters) – Yemeni forces surrounded a  suspected al Qaeda regional leader near the capital yesterday  and captured three militants wounded in a raid, security sources  said.

Cabinet gave its no-objections to eight contracts valued over $300M at its last meeting for 2009 including one for police uniforms valued at $90m.

WASHINGTON – National security has jumped to the top of U.S. 

Former president of the Board of Directors of the Guyana Responsible Parenthood As-sociation (GRPA) Beverly Braithwaite-Chan is its new Executive Director and she yesterday announced plans to revamp its organisational structure and tackle the funding challenge.

The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) says as it reflects on its achievements in 2009 it looks forward to continuing serving citizens.

JAKARTA, (Reuters) – An ambitious Indonesian plan to  plant millions of hectares of forest should allow the country  to exceed its target of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by  more than a quarter by 2020, the forestry minister said yesterday.

-three cops arrested Three police ranks are now in custody after $3.4 million was discovered missing from a locked canister in the Finance Office at the Police Headquarters at Eve Leary yesterday morning.

A fake profile of President Bharrat Jagdeo has been     discovered on the popular social networking website www.facebook.com

Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud on Monday met with Region Six rice farmers at the Mibicuri community centre ground to discuss issues affecting their livelihoods and to discuss a $500M rehabilitation plan for Black Bush Polder this year.

-exports at US$282m The gold sector saw 305,178 troy ounces being declared last year to the Guyana Gold Board (GGB) by small and medium scale miners which represented a 17.2 percent hike over the 2008 figure.

Kitchen utensils, appliances and furniture were removed from the New Palm Court yesterday morning after a court order, relating to outstanding rent owed to the building’s owner, was served.

-Ramsammy seeking report Minister of Health Dr Leslie Ramsammy is still to approve the decision of the Medical Council of Guyana sanctioning the doctor involved in the recent torture case as he has now written to the Council requesting their “report as it relates to their recommendation.

-some had already sold allocated lots Squatters living along the Anna Catherina Sea View on the West Coast of Demerara who had previously applied to the Ministry of Housing for house lots would be granted lots at the Parfait-Harmonie Housing Scheme on the West Bank of Demerara.

-Eve Leary Guards from a security service cannot wear a specific uniform without the permission of the Commissioner of Police.

Lakeram Delima, the 18-year-old cyclist who was involved in an accident on the LBI Public Road, ECD is still in an unconscious state on a life support machine in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Georgetown Public Hospital.

The Central Committee of the WPO says despite the challenges of the past year advances were made regarding legislation for women and children and it looks forward to seeing these implemented in the new year.

A Charlestown resident was yesterday robbed of $2 million moments after withdrawing the money from a city bank.

Both the Office of the President (OP) and Freedom House are downplaying the absence of President Bharrat Jagdeo from the ruling PPP’s New Year ball, at Castellani House last Friday.

SANAA, (Reuters) – Thousands of Yemeni troops are  hemming in al Qaeda militants in three provinces, security  sources said yesterday, and the U.S.

Banks DIH says its prized XM Royal 10-year-old rum and XM VXO seven-year-old rums “made an unprecedented clean sweep” at the recently held inaugural Spirit Business Rum Masters Awards 2009 in the UK.