Guyana News

-in wake of Appeal Court ruling In the wake of a landmark ruling by the Court of Appeal which found that the administration has an unlawful radio monopoly, government has again committed to introducing broadcasting legislation in Parliament saying last night it is on its priority list and will be tabled in the National Assembly during the current session.

A 78-year-old man succumbed to head injuries hours after he was struck down by a speeding motor car at Fourth Avenue, Bartica on Wednesday afternoon.

The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union’s (GAWU) two-day protest over what it called GuySuCo’s high-handed approach in ongoing wage negotiations has ended and workers are to return to the estates today.

Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) President, Colwyn King is cooperating with police even as the union’s leadership rallies around him.

By Alva Solomon in Brussels, Belgium Over 150 officials and journalists from African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries have gathered in Brussels, Belgium for a conference that aims to bridge the gap between agriculture development in rural areas and coverage of this sector by media.

Leader of the PNCR Robert Corbin yesterday tendered another motion to  parliament calling on the administration to support an international inquiry into the government’s alleged involvement in the ‘Roger Khan and the phantom squad’ affair.

By A. A. Fenty Trouble? Mashramani? What trouble can there be with Mashramani anyway?

The Ministry of Agriculture says its timely supplies to farmers in Region Nine have been beneficial and that it aided in mitigating the effects of the current El Nino phenomenon.

A Banks DIH driver was yesterday morning robbed of cash by three bandits, two of whom were armed with handguns as he was preparing to make a delivery at a Tucville business place.

A suspect in Wednesday’s $9.5 million armed robbery at Good Hope, East Bank Essequibo was arrested in the city yesterday and is being grilled as two others held shortly after the incident remain in police custody.

The four former Republic Bank tellers and a carpenter who on May 19 appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court to answer the charge of conspiracy to commit a felony yesterday had the charge against them dismissed.

BRUSSELS, (Reuters) – Poor nations are not blocking  global climate talks but are simply demanding that rich nations  meet existing commitments of financial help, a leading  negotiator for the 77 poorest countries said.

The Caribbean Community Secretariat last week presented an update on the steps taken so far to develop a US$250,000 project aimed at reducing the high incidence of violence against women in the Caribbean.

LAHORE, Pakistan, (Reuters) – Militants launched a  string of attacks in the Pakistani heartland and in the  troubled northwest yesterday, killing 31 people after a week  of violence in which more than 100 people died.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Children should delay the start  formal schooling to the age of six, a year later than at  present, the largest review of primary education in England for  40 years recommended yesterday.

SAN JUAN, (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Puerto  Rican public workers protesting layoffs shut down the centre of  the capital San Juan yesterday in a one-day strike that  closed many government offices, businesses and schools.

HARARE, (Reuters) – Britain said yesterday it was  providing $100 million in aid to Zimbabwe this year, its largest  ever donation to the country, to help the new unity government  and ease a grim humanitarian crisis.

DENVER, (Reuters) – A 6-year-old boy who set off a  massive search and rescue operation and media frenzy when it  was feared he was inside a homemade helium balloon that broke  loose and drifted for hours, thousands of feet above Colorado,  was found safe yesterday.

ROME, (Reuters) – Italy’s government denied a report  yesterday that it paid off Taliban commanders and Afghan  warlords, potentially costing the lives of French troops who  later took charge of the area unaware of the payments.

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