Guyana News

 TEHRAN – U.N. nuclear experts inspected yesterday a uranium  enrichment site whose existence was announced by Iran last  month, the semi-official Mers news agency said.  

The GECOM Secretariat hosted a two-day strategic meeting last week with registration officers aimed at bringing them up-to-date with the preparations for conducting local government elections.

MIAMI, (Reuters) – Palm Beach billionaire Jeffry  Picower, described as the biggest beneficiary of Bernard  Madoff’s fraud, died yesterday after he was found lying at the  bottom of the pool at his home, police said. 

– as feuding families clash Marvin Boston preached the message of Islam in his Albouystown community to those who would listen and he promoted peace, but his words fell on deaf ears yesterday when he attempted to break up a fight and ended up dead.

Guyana is expected to end this year with an inflation rate of 3.3 per cent, a reduction from the 6.4 percent it recorded last year, a recent report from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said.

A mechanism is in place for Guyana to garner information from the US on that country’s investigation into the workings of convicted drug trafficker Shaheed ‘Roger’ Khan.

The businessman at the centre of the Veronica Atherley shooting has still not been charged, while the file languishes in the office of the Director of Public Prosecu-tions (DPP) but Crime Chief Seelall Persaud says sending it for advice is standard procedure.

Despite strong objections from the Alliance For Change (AFC), the National Assembly on Thursday evening passed amendments to the Rice Factories Act – a move described by government members as an effort to safeguard the interests of rice farmers.

Cancer treatment in Guyana has taken on a more radical form within recent times according to Health Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy, who disclosed on Friday last that for breast cancer it has shifted to mostly surgeries.

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said yesterday he was pressing ahead with January elections but held out hope that reconciliation with his Hamas rivals could still be achieved.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US President Barack Obama has declared 2009 H1N1 swine flu a national emergency, the White House said yesterday.

– residents call for a change Residents of Albouystown yesterday said that the killing of Marvin Boston, who was the peacemaker in a fight, should be an “eye opener” as there are “too many silly quarrels” among young people in the community and this latest incident shows just how far it could escalate.

The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) is rebranding under a new public relations campaign called, ‘The Rebirth’ aimed at cleaning up its image as well as projecting what the company says are exciting developments in the sector.

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistani forces backed by helicopter gunships and artillery recaptured a strategic town from Taliban militants after fierce fighting, officials said yesterday.

– under UNICEF-funded project UNICEF handed over equipment for play parks to the Saint Francis Community Developers (SFCD) of Rose Hall, Corentyne and its partners during the launching of eight Children Community Care Point Projects.

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) – NATO-led forces in Afghanistan said yesterday they would investigate the killing of four Afghans, reported by police to include a child and two women, by foreign troops in southern Kandahar city.

Roman Catholic Bishop Francis Alleyne was last Sunday relieved of his cell phone when two men, one armed with a knife, attacked and robbed him near St Roses High School.

TEHRAN (Reuters) – Influential Iranian lawmakers yesterday criticised a UN-drafted agreement that requires Tehran to send its atomic stockpile abroad for processing.

– police say no response yet The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) yesterday said it is important to test the bona fides of the announced investigation by the police into the alleged murders by drug convict Roger Khan by collaborating with their call for public cooperation.

A 25-year-old Guyanese, who migrated for an employment opportunity, was fatally shot on Thursday while walking along a roadway in Beetham Gardens, Trinidad.