Guyana News

Three men, who stole construction equipment from a man because he withheld payment for work they did for him, were each placed on $50,000 bail yesterday.

“I real sorry I said that to the guy but I just thought he had to show me some ID before he touch me,” said Phillip Xavier, when he appeared on Thursday before acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson charged with disorderly conduct and using indecent language to a policeman.

COPENHAGEN, (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama  reached a climate agreement yesterday with India, South Africa,  China and Brazil, a U.S.

Here are key points from the agreement, which is titled  “Copenhagen Accord”.

– NEPAD ABUJA, (Reuters) – Nigeria’s leaders still need to  shed some of the attitudes and values built up under military  rule if Africa’s most populous nation is to reach its full  potential, according to a review by its continental peers.

COPENHAGEN, (Reuters) – Several developing nations  lined up last night to reject a deal worked out by U.S. 

BAGHDAD, (Reuters) – Iraq demanded yesterday that  Iran immediately withdraw its soldiers from a disputed oilfield  on the two countries’ border, but Tehran denied any incursion.

Armed robbers struck at the Hooters Bar at Hardina and Bent Streets, Georgetown on Thursday.

-calls on US, China to step up President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday defined four issues which he said the climate summit in Copenhagen must resolve – including a $100B per annum fund for developing countries up to 2020 and he piled pressure on the US and China to cut through the gridlock.

A Guyanese woman, who claims her gynaecologist – to whom she sent a lewd text message – touched her inappropriately but pleasurably, has sued him for 50,000 pounds in a British Court.

US authorities in Texas have indicted a 52-year-old Guyanese woman on charges of conspiracy and alien smuggling in connection with the attempt to illegally move four Indian nationals into the United States.

Residents of Hardina Street took cover last evening when bandits unleashed a barrage of gunfire, moments after robbing a man of jewellery outside Hooters Bar.

Opposition Leader Robert Corbin says Guyanese should be told what caused the death of Minister Desrey Fox.

-Murray raises accountability questions The National Assembly yesterday endorsed Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) after opposition members raised concerns about consultations, transparency and accountability.

The Guyana Power and Light Company (GPL) expects to have an adequate power  supply  for Christmas but as a result of several problems which are being addressed at power stations, sections of the country may experience brief outages.

GuySuCo will be paying sugar workers their three percent retroactive pay hike before the Christmas holiday.

-Ram & McRae survey finds The private sector’s confidence in the economy has increased over the past year citing consumer spending power, the price for fuel, electricity supply and finding new markets among factors which may have the most impact on their business in 2010.

Up to press time last night police were still trying to ascertain if robbery was the motive behind the slaying of a watchman at an unfinished house at Sixth Street, Diamond, East Coast Demerara and no suspect has  been identified.

Despite its disappointment at the recent ruling of the arbitration tribunal, the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) is calling on GuySuCo to pay its workers the award and other incentives immediately.

COPENHAGEN,  (Reuters) – U.S. backing for a $100  billion climate fund to help poor nations revived hopes for a  deal to combat global warming yesterday as world leaders met  on the eve of a U.N.