Guyana News

The Schools Welfare Department of the Ministry of Education is working to curb violence in schools across the country, while highlighting the importance of the roles of parents in resolving such situations.

2009 shows confidence in Guyana’s economy – Prashad About 300 exhibitors participating in this year’s GuyExpo, which opens this evening at the National Exhibition Centre, Sophia, attended a seminar on Monday with Minister of Tourism Industry and Commerce, Manniram Prashad.

A 23-year-old Berbice resident died on Tuesday night after his motorcycle collided with a cow on the Corentyne Public Road.

Police last evening announced a number traffic changes to accommodate the hosting of GuyExpo which opens today and runs until next week at the Sophia Exhibition Complex.

The Environmental Community Health Organisation (ECHO) yesterday held a conference aimed at providing awareness of the dangers facing planet earth because of irresponsible human behavioural practices.

Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday granted bail to a mechanic, who allegedly conspired with others to steal a woman’s car, and to a woman who allegedly bought the said car and uttered a forged certificate of registration for it to a police corporal.

Sugar workers began striking on Tuesday to protest to a decision by the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) to have them relocated from operations at Great Diamond to La Bonne Intention (LBI) on the East Coast Demerara.

A 48-year-old man, who allegedly attempted to steal articles from private premises at New Hope, East Bank Demerara, was shot in the thigh yesterday afternoon by a licensed firearm holder.

– court told A 27-year-old mother of four who allegedly placed cannabis in food that she was taking to her husband who is incarcerated at the Camp Street prison was granted $50,000 bail yesterday when she appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

JAKARTA (Reuters) – A powerful earthquake, which struck near the city of Padang on Indonesia’s Sumatra island yesterday, has killed between 100 and 200 people, a disaster agency official said.

-Luncheon tells GPSU confab Chief government spokesman Dr Roger Luncheon yesterday opened the Guyana Public Service Union’s (GPSU) 18th Biennial Conference, saying the administration would seek a comprehensive solution to challenges facing workers.

CONAKRY (Reuters) – Guinea’s ruling military junta called yesterday for a government of national unity to be formed and for an international inquiry into a bloody crackdown on opponents in the West African country earlier this week.

The Guyana Relief Council (GRC) on Tuesday rendered assistance to eight families who suffered losses due to fire.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama announced a plan yesterday to spend $5 billion on medical and scientific research, medical supplies and upgrading laboratory capacity, which he said would create tens of thousands of new jobs.

BERLIN (Reuters) – George Bush, Mikhail Gorbachev and Helmut Kohl paid their respects to the ordinary people who were behind the peaceful revolution of 1989 that brought down the Berlin Wall at an emotional ceremony in Berlin yesterday.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – More than 60 countries, led by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, asked the United Nations yesterday to appoint a special envoy for a global fight against the rape of women and children during war.

The National Trust of Guyana will start observations for Heritage Week with an opening ceremony on Monday at the National Museum.

There has been a delay in the tabling of the mid-year financial report to the National Assembly by Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh, for yet another year.

TEHRAN – Iran said it viewed today’s nuclear talks with six world powers as an “opportunity and a test,” and the United States said “an extraordinarily difficult process” was starting and more meetings were likely.

The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) is currently working out an arrangement with the PNCR to recover millions the party owes to the municipality, as it seeks to avoid yet another garbage crisis hitting Georgetown.