Guyana News

Investigators are looking for a suspect as they continue investigating the murder of local actor Joel Fraser, a senior police source said yesterday.

– cites shrill dismissal of constructive criticism, inaction on personal violence Red Thread yesterday slammed the administration for what it termed “rampant lawlessness and shrill dismissal of constructive criticism” and it also condemned the joint opposition parties for inaction on personal violence.

Cane harvester Kemal Singh, 24, of 247 Clifton Settlement, Corentyne, who was initially charged with the murder of his wife’s uncle, pleaded guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter and was sentenced by Justice Winston Patterson at the Berbice Assizes to 15 years imprisonment.

The United Nations (UN), in its World AIDS Day message, yesterday urged “all countries to remove punitive laws, policies and practices that hamper the AIDS response, including travel restrictions against people living with HIV” and called for the support of human rights while doing this.

– Persaud tells Caricom forum Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud said yesterday that time is running out in the Caribbean for stakeholders to seriously tackle the issue of food security, which he said has implications for regional dependence.

Local Government Minister Kellawan Lall yesterday announced that an Implementation Committee would be responsible for spearheading reforms recommended after an investigation of the operations of City Hall.

The two police officers who were charged with unlawfully wounding a 15-year-old boy was burned in the genital area while in custody at the Leonora Police Station appeared yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court charged with wounding yet another prisoner who was in custody at the same station.

A group of six alleged robbers, including two women, yesterday appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court accused of beating and robbing a lone man who was walking near Regent and King streets.

As the world observes World AIDS Day today, Guyana’s response received another shot in the arm as the US Embassy pledged that over the next five years the United States will place a renewed emphasis on partnering with this country.

Three men who on Monday last were remanded to prison by Magistrate Priya Beharry when they appeared before her at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court accused of stealing a quantity of items valued $150,000 and damaging one minibus door valued $25,000 were yesterday set free.

Gains made in the HIV fight are fragile and should be sustained, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) said yesterday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama plans to announce today that he will send about 30,000 more US troops to Afghanistan in a long-awaited war strategy shift that he hopes will defeat the Taliban and allow for a US exit.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States yesterday recognized the results of a controversial election in Honduras but said the vote was only a partial step toward restoring democracy after a June coup that ousted the elected president.

Sol Incorporated commissioned a service station at Corriverton boasting the new “evolution” image on Friday.

Addressing the special needs of vulnerable groups as well as a general scaling up of targeted HIV prevention strategies is critical to effective control of the pandemic, the Clerical and Commercial Workers Union (CCWU) said in this year’s message to mark World AIDS Day.

LONDON (Reuters) – People who smoke “skunk” — a potent form of cannabis — are almost seven times more likely to develop psychotic illnesses such as schizophrenia than those who smoke “hash” or cannabis resin, according to research.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States, which is preparing to lift a ban on visits by foreigners infected with HIV, will host a global AIDS conference in 2012 as a sign of redoubled U.S.

The National Commission on Disability is hosting a symposium for students at the Critchlow Labour College today as part of its activities for National Disability Week.

Police said yesterday that they had detained the driver of a vehicle who hit down a mother and her two children on Mandela Avenue on Sunday night.

GENEVA (Reuters) – Countries should phase out the use of stavudine, the most common AIDS drug, because of “long-term, irreversible” side-effects in HIV patients including wasting and a nerve disorder, the World Health Organization said yesterday.