Guyana News

Guyanese turned out in their numbers last evening to be part of this year’s Main Big Lime.

ROME (Reuters) – An Italian toy store opened at 4 am on Christmas morning to help a frantic mother whose gifts for her children had been stolen from a basement.

–claims bias, wants CJ off case Acting Chief Justice Ian Chang was set to rule yesterday in the Clico (Guyana) case, which has dragged out in the High Court for almost a year, but the company managed to secure an interim order to stay the proceedings.

DETROIT, (Reuters) – A Nigerian man believed to be  linked to al Qaeda militants was in custody today after he  tried to ignite an explosive device on a U.S.

Brief thoughts on Christmas Day By A. A. Fenty So we have ourselves reminded of the well-known “reason for the season”:  the birth, reportedly, of the Christ Child to a rather mis-matched couple – matured carpenter Joseph and Virgin Teenager, Mary.

As December comes to a close, it marks the end of the management aspect of the Linden Economic Advancement Programme (LEAP) under Belgium company TRANSTEC but the full board of the successor entity to operate the credit facility and the programmes that LEAP leaves behind, is still to be named.

By Shabna Ullah Richard Fresco, 27, of Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam has remained bedridden after damaging his spine in an accident eight months ago and his biggest wish for Christmas is to be able to walk again.

President Bharrat Jagdeo said yesterday that he would not discuss who nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize and that this newspaper should continue reporting on the issue in the same manner it has been doing in the past.

By Nicosia Smith Jazz in Linden is by no means a strange phenomenon, or one that does not have a following, but whether it can become a festival with an international flavour that can draw both local and foreign fans, is a question that was examined by two Linden musicians.

– PM says it’s a Ministry of Labour matter The eventual fate of the 80 employees of the majority Russian-owned Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc (BCGI) who were terminated following a strike for increased wages remains shrouded in uncertainty.

Were it not for the ongoing legal wrangling with CLICO, the Government would have already paid out over $3 billion to customers of CLICO, a senior government official says.

A man, who allegedly indecently exposed himself to a woman while he was drunk, was yesterday placed on $20,000 bail, when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

If someone had casually approached Andy Ninvalle while he was still a teenager who loved break-dancing in the eighties and told him he had a future in dance, he would have patted that person on the back and countered with a simple, “I know”.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate yesterday  confirmed Rajiv Shah as head of USAID, putting the 36-year-old  doctor in charge of the sprawling $20 billion U.S.

UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) – The United Nations  unveiled a website yesterday aimed at improving transparency  about sexual misconduct allegations and other charges leveled  against members of its missions.

MUMBAI (Reuters) – As one of Bollywood’s most recognised faces, superstar Aamir Khan is not accustomed to drawing blank looks at the mention of his name.

Guyana is likely to benefit from funds assigned at the recent Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen, since it is categorized as one of the “most vulnerable countries” in the world, President Bharrat Jagdeo disclosed yesterday.

-identified by victim -handcuffs used in raid A police constable is one of three men held for a robbery at Crabwood Creek, Corentyne on Wednesday during which a businessman was handcuffed and relieved of $500, 000 in cash and jewellery.

President Bharrat Jagdeo has ordered a probe into the treatment that the late Minister Dr Desrey Fox received at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) as he does not understand how she died after sustaining some fractures and is not satisfied with the initial report from the hospital.

-killer still on the run A post-mortem examination which was conducted on the body of 50-year-old Patricia Williams, who was murdered at Foulmouth on the Essequibo River on Monday night, revealed that the woman died from manual strangulation.