Guyana News

BEVERLY HILLS, (Reuters) – Film drama “Up in the  Air” soared away with six Golden Globe nominations yesterday,  more than any film, while Sandra Bullock and Meryl Streep  surprised Hollywood watchers with two nominations each for the  major awards show.

…but says funding must be significantly higher The University of Guyana’s strategic plan for 2009 to 2012 envisages higher quality teaching particularly in science and technology but its administration has pointed out that the institution has to be funded at a significantly higher level and tuition fees are to be hiked.

Contracted security guards performing duties for the Region Four Regional Democratic Council (RDC) yesterday protested over the non-payment of their salaries for last month.

– says 3% pay hike harsh Given the recent problems plaguing the sugar industry including industrial action, the Alliance for Change (AFC) has called on sugar workers to realize the root causes and to “start a process of demanding and opting for change”.

After a humble start as a small showcase for mobile phones, Gizmos & Gadgets yesterday opened the doors of its new US$3 million superstore that will specialise in electronics, auto accessories and designer wear.

-IDB finds Of the five countries that are entitled to receive concessional resources from the Inter-American Bank (IDB), Guyana is one of the better performing countries in terms of its project execution, Country Economist Musheer Kamau says.

By Laura Tuck The outcome of the current global summit in Copen-hagen is of utmost importance for Latin America and the Caribbean.

The relatives of Private Julian Marks, who died under unclear circumstances late last month, are still seeking closure as inconsistent information about his death has left them with many unanswered questions.

Defence lawyers in the New Building Society (NBS) multimillion dollar fraud case yesterday argued against the start of a new preliminary inquiry (PI) given the absence of the complainant which has already seen one discharged.

– on the picket line again Workers attached to the Guyana Sugar Corporation’s (GuySuCo) eight sugar estates across the country downed tools again yesterday calling on GuySuCo to honour the pay increase awarded to them before Christmas.

At the Blairmont Court yesterday Magistrate Nigel Hawke granted pre-trial freedom in the sum of $100,000 to a man who was accused of causing the death of his younger brother while driving a Canter vehicle.

An army corporal appeared in the Providence Magistrate’s Court last Friday charged in connection with the attack on the GT&T cell site at Hauraruni, Linden/Soesdyke Highway and was remanded to prison until December 29.

Many persons continue to complain about the photographs on their new national identification (ID) cards and some are questioning whether the entire exercise was waste of money.

– as 300,000 ounces target set With a target of 300,000 ounces of gold at year end, the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) is appealing to miners to declare all gold to the Guyana Gold Board and legitimate buyers.

A Brazilian businessman was on Sunday robbed of raw gold and cash when two armed men descended on his Bartica residence and shot him twice before assaulting his wife.

Recommendations coming out of a recent Agricultural Risk and Insurance Symposium will be presented to the Minister of Agriculture as key stakeholders in the industry anticipate changes in the dying relationship between the agriculture and finance sectors.

Five armed men on Sunday attacked two women who were cleaning the Chowmein Factory at Patentia, West Bank Demerara and later escaped with cash and other items.

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazil’s president will propose a truth commission this month to investigate torture during the country’s 1964-85 military dictatorship.

HAVANA (Reuters) – Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro warned yesterday that US President Barack Obama’s “kindly smile” could not be trusted, saying Washington was plotting against leftist Latin American governments including Venezuela’s.

PARIS (Reuters) — A French spy satellite is now scheduled for launch from French Guiana on Thursday after the countdown was stopped hours before a first attempt on Dec.