Guyana News

The best gifts at Christmas are happy families, peace, love and joy in the nation, the Alliance For Change (AFC) said in its Christmas message.

-may have collapsed while confronting cow thief An elderly woman was yesterday morning found dead on the roadway in front of her Lusignan, East Coast Demerara residence and there are suspicions that she collapsed while confronting someone who was attempting to steal her cow.

TEHRAN, (Reuters) – Iranian security forces clashed  with supporters of dead dissident cleric Grand Ayatollah Hossein  Ali Montazeri in the northwestern city of Zanjan yesterday, a  reformist website said.

The Guyana Police Force yesterday issued a reminder to the public that the importation and/or sale of squibs or firecrackers without the relevant licence approved by the competent authority are in contravention of the Explosives Act Chapter 16:02.

NEW YORK, (Reuters Life!) – Daniel Day-Lewis has not  appeared on a live theatre’s stage in decades, but he takes on a  uniquely theatrical role for new movie musical, “Nine,” which  begins its broad U.S.

Residents of the quiet community of Foulmouth situated on the right bank of the Essequibo River, were last evening living in fear as a 20-year-old man, who is wanted by the police in connection with the murder of a 50-year-old woman, remained at large.

A US$5.9 million economic and technical co-operation grant agreement signed yesterday will see China partnering  Guyana along its development path, Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh says.

Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg last night announced that he will initiate a climate group consisting of the most important rain forest countries, to discuss measures against deforestation.

The boost to air travel between Georgetown and Toronto which was announced earlier this month will not be as significant as expected since the year round service is no longer on the cards.

By Tiffny Rhodius The festive season ended for the family and relatives of Alwyn Jordan called John when they received the news that he had perished in a collision on Tuesday night.

After a quick run to the shop a young mother returned home on Tuesday night to find her baby lying on a mattress partially engulfed in flames.

An Anna Catherina grocery was on Wednesday night robbed by two men, one of whom was armed with a gun, according to a police release.

The St John Bosco Orphanage, which has been providing a home for orphaned boys since 1879, recently moved into a spanking new and more homely facility.

ATLANTA,  (Reuters Life!) – Acclaimed trumpeter Wynton  Marsalis, arguably the world’s most prominent jazz musician, is  set to premiere a major new project — composing a Blues  Symphony for orchestra.

The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) is calling for the money scheduled to be paid out to sugar workers as their 3 percent retroactive wage increase to be exempted from  tax.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – Director James Cameron’s  new movie “Avatar,” considered one of the most expensive movies  ever made, on Monday saw its initial weekend ticket sales  raised to $77 million in the United States and Canada.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters Life!) – Oscar winning actors  Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins have split up after more than  two decades together, Sarandon’s representative said yesterday.

PNCR Leader Robert Corbin and the party’s Region 10 regional committee hosted a Christmas luncheon for 175 senior citizens at the Christianburg Primary School on Sunday.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Brazil’s government will turn  its focus to investment and away from stimulus measures,  President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said yesterday, as the  country’s economy makes a robust exit from recession.

The Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) on Thursday launched its 2010 calendar featuring the winning entries from children who participated in a recent competition.