Guyana News

of higher education –Vice-Chancellor University of Guyana Vice-Chancellor, Professor Lawrence Carrington says that he des not envisage the local university becoming another campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI) but believes that UG can become part of a “regional federation of higher education institutions” which could adequately meet the educational needs of the region.

BANGALORE, (Reuters) – At Microsoft’s research  centre in a leafy lane in India’s tech capital, a new  generation of researchers are being groomed half a world away  from the software giant’s sprawling headquarters in Seattle.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Barack Obama yesterday announced a competition for $4 billion in federal grants  to improve academic achievement and reverse a decline in U.S. 

A man, who was accused of stabbing his cousin to death in July, 2003 was given his freedom by Justice William Ramlal after no-case submissions were upheld on Thursday.

A 48-year-old contractor who allegedly raped a woman was granted bail when he appeared at the Vreed-en-Hoop Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

TEHRAN, (Reuters) – At least 17 people were killed  and 23 injured when a passenger aircraft veered off the runway  and hit a wall while landing at Mashhad airport in northeastern  Iran yesterday, media reports said.

-Ramsammy urges religious leaders as World AIDS Day launched Health Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy said yesterday that Guyana’s HIV/AIDS progress continues to be hindered by persons living in denial of being at risk and he called on religious leaders to preach condom use.

A man is now in custody following the execution-style killing of a Guyanese-born New York City clothing entrepreneur Sven Hinds back in May.

The police yesterday said that they were seeking well-known personalities Archie Poole and Heston Bostwick as they could “assist” in an investigation.

…though clean-up of site okayed Fire Chief (ag) Marlon Gentle yesterday declined to comment on the investigations into the blaze that devastated the Ministry of Health on Friday last even as questions persist about the extent of the fire service probe.

Early morning high tides, yesterday led to overtopping of the sea defence in the areas of Belladrum/Foulis and Plantation Brahan in Region Five, a release from GINA said.

“Wah ever ah do is self-defence” Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday remanded to prison a thirty-five-year-old man, who allegedly stabbed another man to his abdomen with a broken glass bottle at a nightclub.

An inmate of the Georgetown prison yesterday appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson for allegedly using an ice-pick to rob the would-be army officer, accused of forging a CXC certificate,  of a cell phone while they were at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court lock-ups.

-more than year later Rupununi bridge still to be repaired Another portion of road in Region Nine has washed away and Regional Chairman, Clarindo Lucas has advised that heavy vehicles from Georgetown not travel until it is fixed.

CARIFORUM countries (member states of the Caribbean Forum of African, Caribbean and Pacific states) have committed to further refining the roadmap on Caribbean Regional Integration and Cooperation for submission to the European Commission by September/October 2009.

–public education on radar The $550 million Doppler Radar facility at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) which will provide up-to-the minute weather information is almost complete and is expected to be commissioned in October.

The Caricom Secretariat’s Office of the General Counsel recently hosted a three-day regional capacity-building workshop for member states on treaty law and practice in St Vincent and the Grenadines.

Three men appeared at the Wales Magistrate’s Court yesterday on a charge of illegal possession of fuel and were granted bail.

(Antigua Sun) – The long outstanding IHI Debt Settlement matter now seems set to move forward, after a Miami court denied applications made by Opposition Leader Lester Bird and Asot Michael to have a judge recused from hearing the case, which they also wanted to be moved to a different division of the court.

Guyana is among eight  CARICOM member states which will be the first beneficiaries of grants, interest subsidies and concessionary loans through the CARICOM Development Fund  (CDF).