Guyana News

The World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) has disbanded the Technical Advisory Panel (TAP) review teams for Suriname and Ghana and local forest expert Dr Janette Bulkan, who was a member of the panel reviewing Suri-name’s Readiness Preparation Proposal (R-PP), is among those affected.

Canada will be providing an additional $80 million in humanitarian assistance for Haiti supplementing that government’s initial $5 million contribution to immediate humanitarian assistance.

US Embassy chargé d’affaires Karen Williams yesterday waved-off President Bharrat Jagdeo’s recent criticism of Washington’s role in Haiti, emphasising that the earthquake-ravaged state has a functioning government.

Woman burns husband with porridge Police are looking for a woman who burnt her husband with a pot of porridge last Saturday, after she grew fed up with what she says has been years of mental and physical abuse at his hands.

As part of this year’s 40th republic anniversary celebrations, pictorial enthusiast Godfrey Chin, who has returned home from the USA “to continue recording Guyana’s cultural and social history,” will hold an exhibition featuring glimpses of yesteryear.

Two years on, survivors of the Lusignan massacre still shed tears when they recall the brutal murder of 11 of their loved ones, while still awaiting the police station and the monument for the victims promised to them.

Jason Montgomery, the Australian who was shot by gunmen during the recent robbery at Safraz’s Bar and Restaurant, has been hospitalised again.

Relatives of 39-year-old taxi driver, Bomeshwar Sukhdeo, who has not been seen since last Tuesday, are increasingly concerned about his disappearance with several searches coming up empty.

Conciliatory talks between the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) and the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) over Annual Production Incentive (API) award for sugar workers for 2009 continue to be deadlocked.

Two cooks were yesterday placed on bail on charges of breaching the peace and one on a charge of assault.

A man is nursing gunshot injuries after he put up resistance during an armed robbery at Cul-de-Sac Street, North Ruimveldt yesterday afternoon.

A 32-year-old man pleaded not guilty to breaking and entering the home of his child’s mother and stealing a quantity of items when he appeared yesterday before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson.

A 15-year-old schoolgirl has been missing from home since last Friday and her mother feels the suicidal death of her father five months ago may be a contributing factor.

The Central Corentyne Chamber of Commerce (CCCC) elected its executive for the fiscal year 2009/2010 at its recent AGM.

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Haiti could start relocating homeless earthquake survivors from its ruined capital this week, but it will need at least five to 10 years of international help to rebuild from the catastrophe, the government said yesterday.

A clothes vendor was placed on $20,000 bail by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday after he pleaded not guilty to damaging the car bumper of Dexter Garnett.

Masked men robbed a supermarket at Berbice yesterday after attacking the cashier, but public-spirited residents responded and managed to run down one of the men who they later handed over to police.

BEIRUT (Reuters) – All 90 people aboard an Ethiopian Airlines plane were feared dead after it plunged into the Mediterranean in a ball of fire, minutes after taking off from Beirut in a raging thunderstorm yesterday.

Three men, one of whom reportedly had a toy gun, robbed a woman in the city yesterday but they were later nabbed by police with the stolen items.

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Suicide bombers attacked three hotels used by foreigners in the heart of Baghdad yesterday, killing at least 36 people and raising questions about government pledges to keep Iraqis safe before a March election.