Guyana News

MOGADISHU, (Reuters) – A suicide bomber disguised as  a veiled woman killed at least 19 people including three Somali  government ministers yesterday at a medical graduation  ceremony in a Mogadishu hotel, witnesses and officials said.

–Dr Compton Bourne tells businessmen By Iana Seales CDB President Dr Compton Bourne has called for a change in the existing relationship between the University of Guyana and the business community saying that critical private sector investment is lacking at the campus.

The PNCR and the Working People’s Alliance (WPA)  yesterday came out in support of the striking workers of RUSAL Bauxite Company of Guyana (BCGI).

MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Russian Prime Minister Vladimir  Putin weighed into a fierce national debate on the legacy of  Soviet leader Josef Stalin yesterday, calling for a balanced  assessment and saying he was not all good or bad.

Expenditure at the Palms Geriatric Institution lacks transparency and accountability while the buildings and facilities were in a state of deterioration and disrepair, an audit has found.

SINGAPORE,  (Reuters) – A U.N. carbon-payment scheme  aimed at saving forests in poorer nations could push some  species to extinction unless it is designed to spread  investment across many countries, a study released yesterday  shows.

Mexico is to provide scholarships for 10 Guyanese following the formalizing of a programme with Guyana.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India set a goal yesterday  for slowing the growth of its greenhouse gas emissions, the last  major economy to offer a climate target four days before the  start of U.N.

ABUJA, (Reuters) – Nigeria’s “culture of corruption”  contributed to the crisis which led to a $4 billion bank bailout  earlier this year, with bank chiefs too cosy with powerful   politicians, central bank chief Lamido Sanusi said yesterday.

The Kuru Kuru Training Centre (KKTC) on the Linden Highway which provides skills training to youths is now for the first time receiving electricity on a 24-hour basis.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – R&B singer Beyonce led the  field of Grammy contenders with 10 nominations on Wednesday,  closely followed by teen country sensation Taylor Swift with  eight, and both will compete for coveted album of the year.  

The Little Diamond family that was terrorized by four armed men early Monday morning in their home is not satisfied with the police response and believes the investigation into the robbery is not being taken seriously since police, according to them, have not acted on a “solid tip”.

PANAJI, India, (Reuters Life!) – An unusual Indian  film that casts 68-year-old Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan as  a 13-year-old school boy, with his own son playing the lead,  has the world’s most prolific film industry buzzing.  

Some of those injured in the Hunt Oil Road, North Rupununi accident on Monday required specialized services resulting in them being transferred all the way to the city.

PANAJI, India, (Reuters Life+ACE-) – What does it take to  make a movie?

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) yesterday launched a unique initiative which will benefit 100 Guyanese youths by empowering them to be agents of change at the community level.

Two attendants at a Strathspey Gas Station were attacked and robbed of almost $1M on Wednesday afternoon by a man armed with a handgun.

LIMA, (Reuters) – Two people were killed and eight  were injured in a shootout yesterday as Peruvian police  tried to arrest a suspect for attacking a mining project owned  by Chinese company Zijin, police said.

CONAKRY, (Reuters) – Guinea’s junta leader Captain  Moussa Dadis Camara was wounded in an attack yesterday by his  own soldiers, including the officer implicated in the Sept.

The Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC)  has advised that items being sent to overseas destinations in time for December 25 should be posted on or before December 11.