Guyana News

DUBLIN,  (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary  Clinton urged Britain yesterday to give Northern Ireland  authority over its justice system to complete a peace process  that got a boost when a paramilitary group said it would end  violence.  

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – The Mexican government  announced the closure of the inefficient state-owned company  that supplies electricity to Mexico City and its surrounding  area yesterday, a move that could trigger labor strife.  

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan – Pakistani commandos stormed an office  building yesterday and rescued 39 people taken hostage by  suspected Taliban militants after a brazen attack on the army’s  headquarters.  

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Anil Ambani called yesterday for  a renewed effort to end a bitter feud with his brother triggered  by the carve-up of up a vast family business stretching from  energy to telecommunications and financial services.  

LONDON, (Reuters) – Boyzone singer Stephen Gately,  33, who caused a sensation in the pop world 10 years ago by  announcing he was gay, died while on holiday in Mallorca, Spain,  the Irish pop group’s official website said yesterday.  

The origin of the Friday fire which completely destroyed three buildings and badly damaged another on Regent Street, has left businessmen, employees and residents who have been affected seeking answers from the Guyana Power and Light Company.

…but new station to end power cuts The current spate of blackouts will get worse before it gets better as the power company continues to be in a tight position between now and early next month when it expects its new Kingston station to come on line.

From next year, Guyanese and overseas investors will be able to benefit from “unlimited and inexpensive” bandwidth when GT&T’s second fibre optic cable becomes operational, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of GT&T Yog Mahadeo says.

Guyanese men were on Friday urged to control and change the manner in which they react to stressful situations, as several groups contemplate a way forward in changing the culture of violence and abuse in the home.

University of Guyana lecturer Evan Radhay Persaud has challenged the results of an investigation which found him guilty of a series of complaints levelled against him by students and is to have his appeal heard by a special committee, a source from the university said yesterday.

-political directives cited A leadership training conference on the East Coast for Community Policing Groups (CPGs) heard a call yesterday for financial incentives to keep members interested but this was shot down by the divisional commander who noted that it was a voluntary process.

An Annandale West, East Coast Demerara resident has been hospitalized after he was shot in his shoulder last Friday by a man he had a misunderstanding with.

Government officials have been mum for the last two days on the fate of an application by Guyana for a waiver of the Common External Tariff (CET) on cement amid reports that there was resistance to this from Barbados and Trinidad at a key meeting in Bridgetown last week.

Newly-appointed head of the Clerical and Commercial Workers Union (CCWU) Ann Anderson says she intends to attract more women into the movement but is pessimistic about trade union unity in Guyana.

-ministry The Ministry of Agriculture yesterday said that a team from Venezuela is due shortly to finalize the purchase of rice from Guyana which will enable lucrative returns to farmers.

The Lions Club of Durban Park will tomorrow be hosting an eye clinic for Primary aged children at the Guyana Cricket Club ground in observance of Lions World Sight Day.

ZURICH, (Reuters) – Turkey and Armenia signed a landmark peace accord yesterday to restore ties and open their shared border after a century of hostility stemming from the  World War One mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman forces.

In recent weeks, the Food and Hygiene Inspectorate of the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) has been carrying out public health activities at the Municipal Abattoir and has also medically examined 253 food handlers.

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan, (Reuters) – Pakistani  commandos stormed a building near army headquarters yesterday  and freed 22 hostages being held there by suspected Taliban  militants, a military spokesman said.

BERLIN,  (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel  yesterday criticised the efforts of Google Inc to build a  massive digital library, saying the Internet should not be  exempt from copyright laws.