Guyana News

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – After months of industry  hype, Hollywood yesterday rolled out the red carpet for Michael  Jackson movie “This Is It” showing the final performance of the  fallen King of Pop.

MIAMI,  (Reuters) – Fidel Castro is still influencing  the government of President Raul Castro in Cuba and holding  back any moves toward a democratic opening on the island, the  exiled younger sister of both men said yesterday.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela said yesterday that  it had captured Colombian security agents it said planned to  destabilize the government, heightening tensions in the ongoing  diplomatic row between the Andean nations.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Germany, Spain and France have  expressed interest in a pioneering Ecuadorean plan not to pump  oil from under a tropical forest in return for international  compensation, Ecuadorean officials said yesterday.

KABUL, (Reuters) – Eight U.S. troops were killed in  southern Afghanistan yesterday ahead of a run-off presidential  election, the NATO-led alliance said, in the deadliest month  for U.S.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s Environment Minister  Carlos Minc said yesterday that the government is studying  deeper emissions cuts than than previously announced and that  it favours a U.N.-backed

TEHRAN – Iran wants major amendments within the framework of  a U.N.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Time is running out for a  solution to the political crisis in Honduras, the U.S.

MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Half of all Russians believe  there is a personality cult surrounding Prime Minister Vladimir  Putin or that the conditions are ripe for one to develop, an  opinion poll showed yesterday.

A former vice-chairman of Region Three was yesterday found dead, with several stab wounds about his body at his North Section, Canal Number Two, West Bank Demerara home.

A Brazilian man was yesterday afternoon discovered dead in his Robb Street, Bourda home; his mouth had been gagged.

Guyana has been commended several times for its adherence to diamond certifying and exporting rules and nothing was encountered that raised any suspicions about the origin of any of the gems, a senior mining official has said.

Relatives of a six-year-old Melanie Damishana boy, who was struck down by a car while attempting to cross the Railway Embankment road on Sunday, were yesterday afternoon hoping for the best as the child remained in an unconscious state.

– cops seeking suspect A teenager is in a serious condition, with a bullet lodged in his chest, at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) after he and a 25-year-old woman were shot by her reportedly enraged drunken lover at Riverview, Georgetown late Sunday night.

Convicted Guyanese drug trafficker Somwattie Persaud has been having adjustment issues and “psychological difficulties” since her incarceration in prison.

Over 30 years ago a mother made a painful decision and left her nine children in a one-room shack in Kitty in search of a better life in the US.

– had left Region One base without authority Three coastguards were arrested in a civilian boat at Parika on Sunday with fuel, a service pistol and other items aboard and as police try to determine the reason for their presence there, the Guyana Defence Force yesterday said their absence from their base at Morawhanna in Region One (Barima/Waini) was unauthorized.

A relative of 27-year-old Kevin Maloney, who was shot by police on Friday night, is denying the police’s claim that the man attacked a policeman with a knife, stating the man was shot after he refused to pick up a marijuana  joint that was on the roadway.

A group of women has taken on a watchdog role, with the help of Red Thread, in a move to protect abused women in two Region Eight communities.

– in second youth link programme Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited yesterday launched its second annual Youth Link Apprenticeship Programme, which is one of its community outreach initiatives aimed at youth development.