Guyana News

Minister of Transport and Hydraulics Robeson Benn and Norwegian Minister of International Development and the Environment, Erik Solheim on Tuesday toured the East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC) for a first-hand look at some of the areas most vulnerable to climate change.

A collision between two vehicles on the Ogle, East Coast Demerara highway last evening saw three persons taken to the hospital for check-ups.

– govt acquires equipment Soon the Government of Guyana would no longer have to fly in experts to administer polygraph tests as there are plans to train two persons here to conduct such tests, Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr Roger Luncheon said yesterday.

The Ministry of Health will soon acquire two mobile dental clinics following Cabinet’s no-objection to a $73.2M contract for their purchase, according to Cabinet Secretary Dr Roger Luncheon.

Police are on the hunt for a man who set fire to the one-bedroom, two-flat house belonging to his former reputed wife at the Bath Experiment Scheme, West Coast Berbice around 11 pm on Wednesday.

First Vice-President of the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) Genevieve Allen has been appointed Acting President of the Guyana Teachers Union following the resignation of Colwyn King.

The burnt pump that resulted in a water shortage at the West Demerara Secondary School has been fixed according to school officials.

In yesterday’s edition of the Stabroek News, a report headlined ‘Girl shoots self’ was accompanied by an incorrect photograph.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – H1N1 swine flu killed an  estimated 3,900 Americans from April to October, including more  than 500 children, U.S.

MADRID/LONDON, (Reuters) – British Airways and  Spain’s Iberia announced yesterday a preliminary agreement  for a $7 billion merger to create the world’s third-largest  airline by revenue.

HOUSTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. Army has charged a  military psychiatrist with 13 counts of murder in last week’s  shooting spree at the Fort Hood Army base, which shocked the  country as it prepared to celebrate Veterans Day.

SAN ANTONIO, Venezuela, (Reuters) – If South  American neighbors Venezuela and Colombia are about to go to  war, you would never guess it on the “Simon Bolivar” bridge.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Destruction of the Amazon rain  forest in Brazil has fallen to its lowest annual level in 21  years, the government said yesterday, in a boost to the  country’s green credentials ahead of a global climate summit.

MIAMI, (Reuters) – Federal agents investigating a  prominent Florida lawyer suspected of running an elaborate  Ponzi scheme said yesterday the amount involved could exceed  $1 billion, and they asked bilked investors to come forward.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors filed a civil  lawsuit yesterday to seize control of a New York City  skyscraper they say is owned by companies illegally funneling  money to the Iranian government.

LONDON, (Reuters) – The founder of hedge fund manager  Dynamic Decisions denied its main fund has been involved in any  wrongdoing as Britain’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) opened an  investigation following investor complaints.

-general manager says Jagdeo’s assertions questionableBy Mark McGowan In Trinidad and Tobago General Manager of Trinidad Cement Limited (TCL), Satnarine Bachew has refuted recent assertions by President Bharrat Jagdeo that the TCL Group wants to maintain a regional monopoly while it is unable to supply quality cement to meet the region’s markets.

-Jagdeo Government has set an August 2010 deadline for all taxis to have one colour with easily identifiable and appropriate logos, promising a two-year waiver of licensing and radio frequency fees for those who comply early.

Relatives of 20-year-old Charles Clarke, who the police issued a wanted bulletin for on Tuesday in connection with last Wednesday’s attacks in the city, say Clarke has been out of the country since May this year.

Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson ordered that Jermaine Conway, a 33-year-old US deportee, be remanded to prison when he appeared before her at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court accused of stabbing another deportee to death in March last year.