Guyana News

Ten youths from the GRECO Training Centre in Victoria, East Coast Demerara have completed one-year courses in various skills and during their graduation yesterday they were urged to use their new talents to develop themselves and their communities.

Guyana has sealed a grant of US$10M from the Global Fund which Minister of Health, Dr.

The PNCR yesterday said that it is not “impressed” by what it described as the “latest manoeuvre” and attempt by the government “to deceive the world that it is taking some action against the atrocities committed in Guyana.”

The Joint Opposition Political Parties (JOPP) continued its campaign for an inquiry into criminal activities which have plagued Guyana since 2002, the campaign being in the form of a series of public meetings in and around the Georgetown.

Guyana has acquired the PRC equipment to test for H1N1 which is currently being installed at the National Public Health Lab and according to Health Minister Dr.

Regional Chairman Mortimer Mingo says that the RDC is concerned with the development of agriculture not just in Linden, but throughout Region 10 and it is also eyeing markets across the Takutu Bridge.

…over army remark Government MPs are moving to discipline PNCR-1G Parliamentarian Deborah Backer for what has been termed her unfortunate remarks on the Guyana Defence Force during a sitting of the National Assembly last week and have tabled a motion in the House disassociating themselves from the statements.

Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud and a team visited Mabaruma, Region One on Tuesday to reintroduce agriculture to the community as part of its agriculture diversification project as well as to inspect the Morawhanna port of entry.

The Guyana Revenue Authority has issued arrest warrants for six persons charged with the breach of tax laws including contractor Roopan Ramotar.

The Bauxite Industry Development Company (BIDCO) building is currently being rehabilitated to house all five of the constitutionally mandated rights commissions, Cabinet Secretary Dr Roger Luncheon said on Wednesday.

A 28-year-old man, who was reportedly attempting to steal sheep, was shot several times at Tarlogie, Corentyne yesterday and he is currently under police guard at the New Amsterdam Hospital.

A 71-year-old man was killed after he “walked into the path” of a car on the Leonora, West Coast Demerara public road yesterday.

A teenager was robbed and shot by a lone gunman at Better Hope, East Coast Demerara (ECD) on Wednesday.

The Horticultural Society of Guyana is hosting its Garden Show and plant sale at the Umana Yana.

LONDON/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A new generation of  biofuels, meant to be a low-carbon alternative, will on average  emit more carbon dioxide than burning gasoline over the next  few decades, a study published in Science found yesterday.  

MONTEVIDEO,  (Reuters) – A former Uruguayan dictator  was sentenced to 25 years in jail yesterday over a series of  murders during the country’s 1973-1985 military rule, a lawyer  in the case said.  

STOCKHOLM, (Reuters) – Sweden is the top contributor  to helping poor countries develop, considering its size, policy  research organisation the Center for Global Development (CGD)  said yesterday.  

LONDON, (Reuters) – British far-right leader Nick Griffin denied yesterday he was a Nazi during a television  debate which provoked political uproar, as police scuffled with  anti-racist demonstrators outside the studio.  

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A Northwest Airlines flight  carrying 144 passengers from San Diego to Minneapolis lost  contact with air controllers for more than an hour and overflew  its destination by 150 miles (241 km), officials said yesterday.  

PARIS, (Reuters) – The 23-year-old son of French  President Nicolas Sarkozy has dropped his bid to run the agency that oversees Paris’s wealthy business district, saying yesterday he wanted to remove any suspicion of nepotism.