Guyana News

– urges action on suicide prevention Health Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy said mental health has been sidelined in the health sector here and regionally for years because of minimal investments and general neglect, and he called yesterday for a paradigm shift in how the problem is tackled.

The National Library is inviting the public to an Open Day activity it is hosting tomorrow from 9 am to 4 pm.

Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson remanded to prison a 40-year-old man accused of stripping several pieces of hardware from a building and stealing them.

Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson recently remanded to prison a man who was allegedly found with a quantity of cannabis in his possession, when he appeared in court to answer to the charge.

The Mayor and City Council said 50% of desilting work in Agricola has been completed.

PARIS (Reuters) – Afghanis-tan’s President Hamid Karzai has accused the United States of denouncing his friends and family in an effort to undermine his own position and make him more malleable.

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Two separate bomb attacks killed 10 people in Iraq yesterday evening, police said, bringing the death toll from bomb attacks across the country to 19.

VENICE (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, a fierce critic of US foreign policy who once called George W.

ASHGABAT (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez yesterday asked Turkmenistan, Central Asia’s biggest producer of natural gas, to join a proposed global cartel of gas suppliers.

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican President Felipe Calderon removed his attorney general yesterday to try to revamp a war against drug cartels that have resisted an army campaign to defeat them.

LONDON (Reuters) – Libya will fight any claims for compensation by the families of people killed by Irish republican bombs they say were made using Libyan-supplied explosives, the son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi said.

The decomposed body of a man with bullet wounds, believed to be the one the police were pursuing last Wednesday, was yesterday morning found by two brothers in a trench that borders North Ruimveldt and Lamaha Park.

A 21-year-old man, who was attacked by a gang of four and stabbed in the left side of his chest, died at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) on Saturday night.

-shooter aiming for settlement Relatives of Veronica Atherley, the 59-year-old newspaper vendor who succumbed to a gunshot wound on Friday after she was accidentally hit in the Stabroek Market area, are dissatisfied with the treatment she received while she was at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH).

-mother of missing boy In the wake of a report from the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) about possible incriminating blue paint on a coastguard vessel suspected in a boat accident that claimed two lives, the mother of the missing third passenger says a major investigation is now warranted.

The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) yesterday said that it hoped that the PPP/Civic would not engage in any “adventurist” steps to subvert term limits.

The Office of the President has expressed condolences to the family and friends of Mrs Doreen Chung, wife of the late President of Guyana Mr Arthur Chung, who passed away on Saturday.

A Guyanese reporter, who was reportedly working illegally in St. Maarten, was among two, who were “targeted” by that country’s immigration service.

A “weak” El Nino was present in July and is expected to strengthen in the coming months with present arid conditions forecast to prevail until the first quarter of next year.

Joint Services to review disciplinary protocols Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force, Commodore Gary Best, recently met with heads and senior officers of the army to discuss a range of issues related to command and leadership within the Joint Services, addressing what was recognized as a definite command and leadership deficit.