Guyana News

The post-mortem (PM) examination on Ramattie Deonauth, who was allegedly killed by her son last Sunday night, is expected to be performed today following which the suspect is expected to be charged with the capital offence.

(Antigua Sun) – The Trinidad-based Caribbean Financial Action Task Force may be asked to undertake a full investigation into the operations of Sir Allen Stanford in Antigua and Barbuda and elsewhere in the Caribbean.

-claims baseless, says ministry The main opposition PNCR and the Agriculture Ministry have clashed over the alleged neglect of agricultural development in the Pomeroon, which the government says is a major focal point of development.

(BBC) – UK officials investigating an illegal shipment of 1,400 tonnes of toxic waste to Brazil have made three arrests.

TEGUCIGALPA, (Reuters) – Ousted President Manuel  Zelaya headed toward Honduras yesterday in a new attempt to  retake power and overturn a military coup that has become  Central America’s biggest political crisis in two decades.

The Central Corentyne Chamber of Commerce has condemned the destruction by fire, of the Ministry of Health and has extended its support to Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy and his staff.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – South Africa’s government  yesterday threatened to crack down on violent protests which  erupted this week over jobs and living conditions, posing an  early challenge to President Jacob Zuma.

Construction is on schedule for the upgrade of the $1.2B Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC) in-patient facility between Lamaha and Thomas streets and although there have been a few delays with construction designs these have been rectified,  Director, Facilities Man-agement Secretariat, GPHC, Parmanand Samaroo said on Wednesday.

A Guyanese student has won a Notebook computer and US$500 after placing second in the CANTO 3rd Annual Telecommunication Information and Society Day essay competition.

MOGADISHU, (Reuters) – Clashes in central Somalia  and the capital have killed at least 46 people, officials and  peace groups said yesterday, while a newly-appointed security  minister pledged to build strong national security forces.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Funds are increasingly looking to  invest in farmland as a rising global population and changing  diets lead to growing demand for food crops.

The Hare Krishna Movement is hosting the Festival of the Chariot 2009, Ratha-yatra, over four days along the East Coast Demerara.

NEWARK, (Reuters) – Dozens of New Jersey  politicians, officials and prominent rabbis were arrested yesterday in a sweeping federal probe that uncovered political  corruption, human organ sales and money laundering from New  York to Israel, officials said.

The Mayor and City Council says as some property-owners default on their accounts it is negatively impacting its ability to deliver municipal services.

BOSTON, (Reuters) – President Barack Obama plunged  his presidency into a charged racial debate and set off a  firestorm in one of America’s most liberal bastions by siding  with a black Harvard scholar who accuses police of racism.

Forty-six youth graduated from the Mercy Wings Vocational Centre when it hosted its recent convocation ceremony.

-prostate problems picked up Linden residents recently benefited from a medical outreach exercise hosted by the Overseas Medical Assistance Team (OMAT) of the USA which resulted in a number of surgeries being performed and children being furnished with eyeglasses.

ARE, Sweden, (Reuters) – The European Union could  provide up to 2.5 billion euros ($3.55 billion) a year to help  poor nations protect tropical forests, the EU executive said in  a report to ministers meeting in Sweden yesterday.

Kids First Fund (KFF) was the recipient of a $551,243 cheque from the Theatre Company and GEMS Theatre Productions.

OSLO, (Reuters) – Aid of $10 billion from rich  nations would be a “good beginning” to launch a U.N.