Guyana News

HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba denounced as “anti-terrorist paranoia” new US security measures for air travellers from the island and 13 other countries, but passengers waiting to fly from Havana said yesterday thorough checks before heading to the United States were nothing new. 

PPP General Secretary Donald Ramotar has dismissed criticism that the governing party lacks the political will to implement the necessary reforms for the security sector and is urging that crime not be made a political issue.

The Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) says the past year was difficult for workers, particularly those within its membership, but it cited the case of workers in the mining sector noting that their rights were trampled upon in 2009.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A third uninvited guest made it into a White House state dinner in honor of the Indian prime minister, but there is no evidence the person had contact with the president or first lady, the Secret Service said yesterday.

Two commercial sex workers ended up in court yesterday before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson jointly charged with assault following a fall-out over a client.

BAGHDAD – Iraq said yesterday it would launch lawsuits in US and Iraqi courts against a US security firm accused in the 2007 killing of civilians in Baghdad, rejecting a US judge’s decision to throw out charges.

The PPP remains open to dialogue with the political opposition, according to party General Secretary Donald Ramotar, who says parliamentary engagement is yielding more cooperation.

-woman being questioned An East Ruimveldt man was in a critical condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital, up to press time, after he was shot in the head last night.

A 32-year-old man died yesterday after a vehicle, headed to Lethem, flipped over while reportedly speeding along at 48 Mile, Mabura Road.

The family of one of the persons injured in last Wednesday night’s accident on the East Coast is calling on the police to speed up their investigation and for the injured man to receive some justice.

Leguan residents are on the edge as the area has become the latest location to suffer water accumulation caused by overtopping from the spring tide.

–concerned over too many referrals Health Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy says de-centralized health care has strengthened within the past year with the addition of two new hospitals, but challenges still persist including the issue of too many referrals.

President of the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) Patrick Yarde says the industrial relations climate continues to deteriorate and he urged that all persons set aside fears that divide them and strive to ensure good governance.

The Guyana Bauxite and General Workers Union (GB&GWU) on Wednesday dispatched a letter to Chief Labour Officer Yoganand Persaud seeking the ministry’s intervention in a two-month-long dispute with the Aroaima-based bauxite company, BCGI.

Well-known letter writer and teacher Leon J. Suseran, who has been critical of the government and the Berbice regional administration in his recent letters to the press, fears that he may be victimised because of his views.

-Caribbean Congress of Labour The Caribbean Congress of Labour (CCL) said in 2010 it hopes Caribbean governments and people will deepen their resolve to better manage their political, social and economic circumstances to create an environment of Caribbean identity and regional stability.

SANAA, (Reuters) – The United States and Britain closed their embassies in Yemen yesterday over security concerns  about possible militant attacks after the failed bombing of a  U.S.-bound

In an effort to bring relief to farmers of Canals Polder 1 and 2 during the current El Nino conditions the Ministry of Agriculture has donated “400 six-inch drainage pipes”.

(Trinidad Express) Eastern Port of Spain has been labelled as ’among the most dangerous places on the planet’ by an international research body that tracks the growth of small arms and crime.