Guyana News

Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday ordered that a mother of three be remanded to prison when she appeared before her at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court for allegedly attempting to murder her reputed husband.

Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) President Patrick Yarde has pledged to consider seriously proposals to be adopted next year in the light of the difficulties challenging members in providing for their families.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) on Wednesday presented the Toucan II Multi-Purpose Club of Buxton with a 32-inch flat screen television set to help entertain and educate its members.

Her children’s first Christmas without their father, says Lilawatie Persaud, is being made happy by the “giving spirit”.

…Aunt Irene on mission to provide whatever she can Thirteen-year-old Kerry Edwards of Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam would never enjoy Christmas again because her mother, Gertrude Benn, 31, who made it special for her was brutally murdered at Ithaca, West Bank Berbice on May 8.

GuySuCo yesterday honoured its commitment to pay sugar workers their three percent retroactive pay hike before Christmas, even as GAWU failed in its bid to have the money be exempted from tax.

The Guyana Action Party says real charity must seek to lift each suffering soul out of the vicious circle of poverty and despair  – not for a fleeting moment or a season – but for a lifetime.

VATICAN CITY, (Reuters) – A woman the Vatican  described as unstable jumped over a  barricade, lunged at Pope  Benedict and knocked him to the floor at the start of his  Christmas Eve mass in St Peter’s Basilica yesterday.

Leader of the Justice For All Party, CN Sharma has called on all Guyanese to remember that Jesus Christ is the reason for celebrations during the festive season.

Five employees of National Hardware were yesterday granted bail in the sum of $100,000 each when they appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court for allegedly stealing a quantity of household appliances from the store.

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – The 9-year-old boy at  the center of an international custody battle was reunited in  Brazil with his American father yesterday and boarded a plane  to the United States, ending a five-year acrimonious dispute  that tested bilateral ties.

SANAA, (Reuters) – A Yemeni air raid may have killed  the top two leaders of al Qaeda’s regional branch yesterday,  and an American Muslim preacher linked to the man who shot dead  13 people at a U.S.

The Mayor and City Councillors (M&CC) is urging the nation to reflect on the deeper meaning of Christmas as they go about exchanging gifts and making merry.

TEHRAN, (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s embassy in Tehran  has informed the Iranian authorities that one of al Qaeda leader  Osama bin Laden’s daughters is in the embassy and wants to leave  the country, Iran’s foreign minister said yesterday.

The PPP says as a free nation, Guyana has much to celebrate this Christmas and as such it urges citizens to “spare a thought” for less fortunate persons both at home and abroad.

BANGALORE, (Reuters Life!) – For many employers,  Facebook, MySpace and other social networking sites are already  a scourge that cut into productivity.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate approved  President Barack Obama’s landmark healthcare overhaul yesterday, backing sweeping changes in the medical insurance  market and new coverage for tens of millions of uninsured  Americans.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Tumors can not only spread  through the body by sending out tiny cells called seeds, but  they can re-seed themselves, researchers said in a report yesterday that may help explain why tumors grow back even after  they are removed.

PNCR leader Robert Corbin says amidst the Christmas celebrations citizens must remember the true meaning of Christmas and assist those who are needy and otherwise challenged.

BAGHDAD, (Reuters) – The U.S. military in Iraq will  scrap a policy early next year that has led to the punishment of  some soldiers serving in Iraq for becoming pregnant, the  commander of U.S.