Guyana News

HARADHEERE, Somalia (Reuters) – In Somalia’s main  pirate lair of Haradheere, the sea gangs have set up a  co-operative to fund their hijackings offshore, a sort of stock  exchange meets criminal syndicate.

Almost two weeks after the grisly Mahaica crash that left six persons dead, eight-month-old Jonathan Bourne is now breathing on his own.

-thanks US for saving him and family from `jaws of death’ Blurb: ‘This is a remarkable case, when you finish writing your memoir I would like to read it’ – US Judge Raymond Dearie By Oluatoyin Alleyne in New York Before sentencing former army major David Clarke to time served in prison for drug trafficking, US Judge Raymond Dearie yesterday said that he could not begin to understand how someone with the former officer’s history and record of success got into something “like this.”

-former associate’s conviction overturned By Oluatoyin Alleyne in New York Before handing down a 14-year sentence on high-flying New York lawyer Robert Simels for witness tampering in the Roger Khan case, Judge John Gleeson yesterday told him he had to be punished for his criminal act and said it would have been dereliction of duty had the government not investigated him.

Blackouts are not over yet for Guyanese even though the power company yesterday commissioned its new Kingston plant.

-inconclusive on earlier incident The investigation into the recent Regent St fires has confirmed arson in the most recent case, which saw the destruction of Household Plus, the Chino Variety, Slim Jet, Fullworths General Store and Wireless Connections.

–lawyers fear threat to independence The parliamentary debate of a controversial new law that would license lawyers through the tax commissioner has been deferred for at least a week, to allow more consultations.

New search for Ricky comes up empty A search yesterday for missing 10-year-old Ricky Jainarine, prompted by a hunter who reported seeing a bag with what appeared to be human remains at the beach at Wakenaam, found  nothing.

GuySuCo has found temporary relief to its cash flow problems and is expected to pay sugar workers their outstanding salaries for this week, on Monday. 

The Alliance of Change is calling on Russian company RUSAL to reinstate the dismissed workers of the Russian owned Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc.

VSO volunteers as well as others from international organisations are expected to converge today at the Central Georgetown Bus Park near Stabroek Market to join a special campaign to emphasise that persons with disabilities have a ‘Right to Ride’ public transport.

-Canadian Commissioner Canada recognises the Caribbean as an investment friendly region, while viewing potential in Guyana’s natural resources, according to Canadian High Commissioner Francois Montour.

-after DPP withdraws charges Deonarine Rafick, the man charged with the murder of retired Region Three Vice-Chairman Ramenauth Bisram, was freed on Wednesday, two weeks after the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) withdrew proceedings against him.

-authorities following tip-offs Three schoolgirls were found in a house with men during school hours on Thursday at West Berbice, just two days after schoolmates were found in a similar position a few villages away.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – China and other major emerging  economies will not allow international supervision of their  actions to slow climate change to be part of a deal at U.N. 

-music school promised for next year The Ministry of Education in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport yesterday launched the National Schools’ Choir and Steel Orchestra at the National Park.

TURIN, Italy, (Reuters) – A jailed Mafia hitman told a  court yesterday that a godfather convicted of a 1993 bombing  campaign had boasted to him of his links to Italian Prime  Minister Silvio Berlusconi.

Residents of the Diamond Housing Scheme now have potable water running to their homes following the commissioning of a well in the community yesterday.

More job losses and a drop in remittances hit Linden this year but the business community remains upbeat about prospects for holiday shopping.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil has announced its first  projects from a new foreign-financed fund to help protect the  Amazon forest and fight climate change, days before developing  nations seek more aid at a U.N.