Guyana News

Reeling from a series of desertions and internal divisions, the main opposition PNCR yesterday announced that it has mandated broad consultations to determine a road ahead for the party.

A man who allegedly had carnal knowledge of a girl was yesterday remanded to prison when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magi-strate’s Court.

– vow to continue picketing After spending Wednesday night in the Brickdam lock-ups, on allegations of illegal picketing, disorderly behaviour, resisting arrest and assaulting a peace officer, social activist Mark Benschop and trade unionists Norris Witter and Lincoln Lewis, were released on station bail around 10:30 yesterday morning with no charges being made out against them.

Fuelled by the failure of the management of CLICO (Guyana) to adequately address their concerns, a few agents attached to the embattled insurance company yesterday staged a protest in front of the company’s Camp Street Head Office.

-repairs promised in four weeks Residents of Glasgow and nearby communities on the East Bank Berbice yesterday staged a protest demanding that the road in their area be fixed; standing on the road from 6 am and braving the scorching heat of the sun to demand attention to a problem they say “has been going on for years now.”

The Guyana Post Office Corporation says that it has recently been receiving “broached items” from the United States of America.

-also sustained blunt trauma to head Ramzan Alli, the man found dead at Coldingen on Sunday died as a result of asphyxiation due to suffocation compounded by severe blunt trauma to the head, police said.

A piece of wreckage, which local aviation officials confirmed is a portion of an aircraft, washed up on the Hope Beach, East Coast Demerara last week.

A man who allegedly bit off a piece of another man’s nose was yesterday remanded to prison when he appeared before Acting Chief Magi-strate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

Canadian High Commission-er to Guyana Charles Court, yesterday handed over a cheque valued $7,628,850 to the directors of Help & Shelter in support of their Rural Counselling Services Project at the Help & Shelter headquarters on Homestretch Avenue.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s lack of  cooperation with U.S. drug officials is undermining efforts to  stem cocaine trafficking, says a report from Washington that  has drawn fire from the government of President Hugo Chavez.

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – The abduction and murder of a  prominent human rights activist from Chechnya sparked  international outrage yesterday and her grieving supporters  asked “Who is next?”.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal lawsuit was filed yesterday challenging the constitutionality of a US policy that compels Americans who travel to Cuba to disclose details about their spending there.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Brazilians are kicking  up a stink over 1,200 tonnes of British garbage, including  toilet seats, dirty diapers and used syringes, that are rotting  at two southern ports after arriving in container ships.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The original recordings of  the first humans landing on the moon 40 years ago were erased  and re-used, but newly restored copies of the original  broadcast look even better, NASA officials said yesterday.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Mexico sent 1,000 federal  police and cargo planes loaded with armored cars yesterday to  Michoacan to help quell a flare-up in drug gang violence that  is challenging President Felipe Calderon in his home state.

KINSHASA,  (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo’s  President Joseph Kabila has sacked one in 10 of his country’s  judges and prosecutors to try to stamp out corruption in the  judiciary, Congo’s justice minister said yesterday.

TEGUCIGALPA, (Reuters) – Supporters of Honduras’  ousted President Manuel Zelaya shut down commercial highways yesterday in protests in the capital and other places, demanding  his reinstatement ahead of weekend mediation talks.

-decline ‘excessive’ bail offer Social activist, Mark Benschop and trade unionists, Norris Witter and Lincoln Lewis were arrested yesterday after they protested in front of Police Headquarters at Eve Leary and up to press time were still in detention as they refused an offer of bail that they said was too high.

-charges dropped Charges against the man who was accused of stabbing a waitress at a Chinese Restaurant at Canefield, East Canje were dropped yesterday after the virtual complainant said she did not wish to give evidence against him.