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Headstrong Honduran ruler resists world pressure

TEGUCIGALPA, (Reuters) – Roberto Micheletti, the  headstrong veteran politician who took power in Honduras when  President Manuel Zelaya was toppled, is defying international  pressure to reinstate his old friend and end media curbs.  

UK’s Brown to repay $19,000 in expenses claims

LONDON, (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Gordon  Brown will repay more than 12,000 pounds of expenses claims for  cleaning, gardening and decorating after a independent review  found he had exceeded revised limits over the past five years.  

Suicide bomber kills 41 near Pakistan’s Swat

ISLAMABAD, (Reuters) – A suicide bomber killed 41  people in an attack on a Pakistani military convoy passing  through a market yesterday as the Taliban claimed  responsibility for a weekend raid on the army’s headquarters.

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Ricky still missing

…two months after boat mystery By Gaulbert Sutherland The whereabouts of 10-year-old Ricky Jainarine remain a mystery two months after he disappeared following an Essequibo River boat collision that left his father and another man dead and despite tantalizing clues, authorities have thus far failed to pinpoint the other vessel.

Cross Street, Alexander Village which runs just in front of the Ruimveldt/Alexander Village Vishnu Mandir was crowded with thousands of revellers on the night of Deepavali last year.

Alexander Village wants to reclaim Deepavali peace

After almost 11 years of revellers disrupting their Deepavali celebrations, terrorizing their old folk and children, Alexander Village residents are beseeching law enforcement bodies to render assistance this year and they are determined to reclaim the peace they previously enjoyed.

Our rescuers can be seen attempting to grab the sides of Noah’s Ark in this photo. In the background are the two overcrowded boats tied to each other.

To Orealla and back on Noah’s Ark

By Sara Bharrat The drunk stood near the stern of the overcrowded boat threatening to throw himself into the Corentyne River after having spent the past half an hour complaining about the row he had with his neighbour.

Keep it down

-Ministry publishes new list of noise offenders Stop the noise, the Ministry of Home Affairs is urging as it yesterday published the addresses of those it identified as being noise nuisances to their communities.

Clean up dirty city, Council urges

Over 125 “defects” such as dirty yards, overgrowth and defective septic tanks were discovered by public health personnel during inspections carried out in Georgetown last month and the city council is urging residents to keep the environment clean.

Chile to test second-generation biofuels

Chile is to test the viability of producing next-generation biofuels using biomass waste from its wood industries with a US$1 million technical cooperation grant approved by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).

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