Guyana News

A funeral procession of six horse-drawn carts carrying relatives and friends of Gavin Paul (inset), the chain snatcher who was fatally shot on Saturday, rode past the Robb Street location where he collapsed and died.

Chief Justice (ag) Ian Chang has granted an order approving the sale of seven of CLICO (Guyana’s) immovable properties and businesses, and allowing also for the monies earned to be placed in the statutory fund for the benefit of policyholders.

LONDON, (Reuters Life!) – Dracula actor Christopher  Lee and golfer Nick Faldo will receive knighthoods in the  Queen’s Birthday Honours List — and a 93-year-old station  master gets a nod too. 

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Low thyroid activity, one  of the most treated conditions in the United States, may  actually be a sign of longevity, researchers reported yesterday.

-JagdeoBarbadian Prime Minister David Thompson has assured that his government’s new immigration policy is intended to deal only with undocumented Caricom nationals living there and has denied knowledge of raids on the homes of Guyanese living on the island, President Bharrat Jagdeo said yesterday.

-East La Penitence teachers end protestTeachers at the East La Penitence Primary yesterday ended their protest after the headteacher received instructions from the Ministry of Education to write an open transfer for the children whose father stormed the school on Friday and verbally abused teachers.

TEHRAN, (Reuters) – State media declared President  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad the winner of Iran’s election      but challenger  Mirhossein Mousavi alleged irregularities and claimed victory  for himself.

The Ministry of Agriculture says the H1N1 flu (swine flu) poses no threat to the local pig industry and it is safe to eat pork and pork products.

BAGHDAD, (Reuters) – The head of Iraq’s biggest   Sunni Muslim parliament bloc was killed at a mosque yesterday,  officials said, an assassination which could undermine efforts  for sectarian reconciliation in Iraq.

UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) – The U.N. Security  Council yesterday unanimously approved wider sanctions against  North Korea over its May 25 nuclear test, a move close ally  China said showed firm opposition to Pyongyang’s atomic  ambitions.

The Ministry of Education says the state-of-the-art secondary school at Hope will be ready in time for the new school year.

Digicel has announced its ‘Free after 5’ text promotion in keeping with its commitment to boost cellular service in Guyana.

LAHORE, Pakistan, (Reuters) – A prominent  anti-Taliban Muslim cleric who condemned suicide bombings was  killed yesterday in a suicide attack in the Pakistani city of  Lahore, police said.  

TCL Guyana Inc (TGI) is hosting seminars for cement inspectors, vendors, block makers and construction workers in keeping with its commitment to provide “quality building investments” in Guyana.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Three detainees from  Guantanamo Bay were transferred to Saudi Arabia “under  appropriate security measures,” the U.S.

-major role seen for minister Nine years after a two-party review began, the PPP/C administration yesterday completed the tabling of local government reform legislation including the key fiscal transfers bill which is intended to make municipal and neighbourhood councils more financially secure.

-Two others in custody Police yesterday issued an arrest warrant for a former bodyguard of drug trafficker Roger Khan in connection with the grisly slaying of two men in the North West District in March.

GENEVA, (Reuters) – The World Health Organization  declared an influenza pandemic yesterday and advised  governments to prepare for a long-term battle against an  unstoppable new flu virus.

Chairman of the Demerara Distillers Group of Companies, Yesu Persaud has been awarded with an Honorary Doctorate from the University of the West Indies.

Ministry given five working days to respond Teachers at President’s College have ended their sit-in after meeting with their union, the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) and deciding to give the Ministry of Education five working days to respond to their concerns.