Guyana News

In a series of lectures at the Mahaicony and Fort Wellington hospitals last week, diabetic patients learnt that while their condition is not curable it can be managed by diet and exercise.

By Femi Harris Centenarian Margaret Hamilton has attributed her longevity to relying daily on God’s strength, healthy eating and exercise, and, as she puts it, “keeping out of the night dew.”

Thirty-eight modern street lights have been installed in Anna Regina on the Essequibo Coast, Region Two, at a cost of $11 million, by the Ministry of Public Works and Communication, the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported.

The British High Commission said the Foreign Office Minister with responsibility for the Caribbean and the Commonwealth reinforced the UK’s commitment to the Caribbean during talks with a range of regional representatives.

The outstanding performers at the 2009 Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) exams will be honoured at the Regional Top Awards Presentation Ceremony set for the British Virgin Islands (BVI) next Thursday.

The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has extended the deadline for candidates to register for its June 2010 exams by two weeks, as it continues to iron out kinks in the newly implemented Online Registration System (ORS).

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US President Barack Obama vowed yesterday to “finish the job” of an unpopular and costly eight-year war in Afghanistan, and officials said he could announce an increase of around 30,000 troops next week.

VIENNA (Reuters) – Six world powers have drafted a resolution at the UN nuclear watchdog urging Iran to clarify the purpose of its previously secret uranium enrichment site and confirm it has no more hidden atomic work, diplomats said.

MIAMI (Reuters) – It’s a crime so profitable that even dead people are in on the act.

ZURICH (Reuters) — Scientists have smashed together proton beams for the first time in a 27-kilometre tunnel under the French-Swiss border in an initial step towards discovering how the universe came into existence, they said on Monday.

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – An Israeli prisoner exchange with Hamas has not yet been agreed and may not happen, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said yesterday, after a senior cabinet colleague predicted a breakthrough within weeks.

– GuySuCo accuses union of hasty action After a two-day strike over the non-payment of a day’s Weekly Production Incentive (WPI), angry sugar workers at the Rose Hall estate are set to resume work today; GuySuCo yesterday afternoon agreed to pay up.

The state has withdrawn its appeal in the Barry Dataram extradition hearing almost a year after it began fighting against a High Court ruling which had set him free.

– still seeking buyers Measures in the sugar industry’s turnaround plan had set a timeline of June this year for the disposal of several underper The crippling $3 billion loss from 2008 and projected cash deficits going forward had resulted in the Interim Board examining effective cost management in the industry.

– farmers urged to adjust quickly to improved practices Dr Edward Pulver, an internationally recognized agronomist, says Guyana’s rice yield is low and roughly the same as it was a decade ago.

A 43-year-old miner died after he was attacked and mauled by a jaguar in the Marudi Mountains area early yesterday morning.

-crime prevention summit hears The Ministry of Home Affairs yesterday opened a two-day conference on crime prevention, where law enforcement agencies were urged to “rise to the occasion” in the face of significant constraints.

The injured survivors of the horrific Mahaica crash, which left six people dead, are stable and recovering.

Three men accused of stealing a quantity of items valued $150,000 and damaging one minibus door valued $25,000 were yesterday remanded to prison when they appeared before Magistrate Priya Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

A man who unlawfully had a firearm and a quantity of ammunition in his possession on the Linden-Soesdyke Highway was yesterday sentenced to six years imprisonment when he appeared before Magistrate Priya Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.