Guyana News

BERLIN, (Reuters) – Oscar-winning director Robert  Redford, at his peak considered one of the world’s sexiest men,  has married his long-term German partner Sibylle Szaggars in  Hamburg, a church spokeswoman said yesterday.

A Linden driver pleaded guilty to four traffic offences and denied two other charges when he on Tuesday appeared before Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Christianburg Magistrate’s Court.

BRUSSELS, (Reuters) – Soldiers in the Democratic  Republic of Congo who rape and assault civilians often go  unpunished because the justice system is too weak to hold the  perpetrators to account, a rights group said yesterday.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. Capitol Police said  one suspect was killed and an officer injured in a shooting  near the U.S.

Magistrate Ann McLennan remanded to prison a 26-year-old man accused of stealing construction items when he on Tuesday appeared in the Christianburg Magistrate’s Court.

Caribbean  countries must ensure that necessary measures are always in place to contain, control and where possible prevent the entry of invasive species within their borders, says Trinidad and Tobago’s Minister of Agriculture, Land and Marine Resources,  Arnold Piggott.

JANNAT ABAD, Iran, (Reuters) – A Tupolev aircraft  crashed in Iran yesterday on its way to Armenia after  catching fire in mid-air and ploughing into farmland, killing  all 168 people on board just 16 minutes after take-off.

Radio’s Needy Children’s Fund has announced the grand prize winners in its annual raffle.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The Organization of  American States said yesterday it would keep pressure on  coup leaders that ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya last  month, while supporting dialogue to end the crisis.

Magistrate Ann McLennan granted $75,000 bail to a farmer accused of unlawful and malicious wounding, when he appeared to answer to the charges at the Christianburg Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Republican lawmakers  stepped up pressure on Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor yesterday, hoping to paint her as judicial activist who will  stamp the court with President Barack Obama’s liberal agenda.

QUITO, (Reuters) – Ecuador has slapped import  duties on hundreds of Colombian goods and has sought the arrest  of a key Colombian politician, raising concerns that already  tense relations between the Andean neighbors could worsen.

Three men are in police custody after a motor car, which was stolen from a Georgetown taxi driver on Monday, was recovered on Tuesday at a residence at Number 50 Village, Corentyne, Berbice.

RAMALLAH, West Bank, (Reuters) – The Palestinian  Authority yesterday banned Al-Jazeera television from  operating in its territory and threatened legal action over allegations it broadcast against President Mahmoud Abbas.

-MPs conference hears The illicit drug trade remains the toughest public safety challenge in the region, which needs to confront problems like the unemployment of young people and the proliferation of firearms which are being exploited by criminal enterprises.

KINGSTON, (Reuters) – A Jamaican government  official stepped down yesterday after being implicated in a  bribery scandal involving British bridge-building firm Mabey &  Johnson, but he vowed to “clear my name.”

A 54-year-old, who had appeared in court in April on a charge of felonious wounding of his uncle, was yesterday back in court on a charge of murder after the man died.

A police constable who was involved in a fracas with a promoter at a ‘Baby Cham’ show some four years ago feels his right to a fair hearing within a reasonable time has been contravened and he has approached the High Court for relief.

– Agri Ministry The Ministry of Agriculture says that two fishing trawlers which were intercepted by the Guyana Defence Force  (GDF) Coast Guard on Saturday are not legally associated with fishing activities in Guyana.

Remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean have dropped significantly in the first half of this year, according to the World Bank, and are forecast to decrease by 6.9% overall.