Guyana News

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – China Construction Bank (CCB)  <0939.HK>, the world’s second-biggest bank by market value,  would like to set up branch offices in fellow BRIC nations  Brazil, India and Russia, its chairman Guo Shuqing said yesterday.

ST PETERSBURG, Russia, (Reuters) – Russia’s top  showcase for international investors was dominated by one man  who didn’t even come: Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.

GENEVA, (Reuters) – A French woman goes on trial this  week for the murder of her French financier lover in a crime combining sex, power and wealth that rocked Geneva’s discreet  banking circles.

HERMOSILLO, Mexico, (Reuters) – The death toll from  a fire at a day-care center in Mexico rose to 41 children yesterday and a dozen more were fighting for their lives in  hospitals.

– bleeds to death on pavement An Albouystown youth was shot dead in the city by a private citizen just after midday yesterday while fleeing the scene of a robbery he had committed.

As the police continue to look into the allegation of four soldiers robbing a Brazilian mining camp in Region One last week, some residents of Port Kaituma are questioning what became of an investigation into similar allegations made in October 2000 against a mining official, police and soldiers by Amerindians in the same region.

– urge govt to implement resettlement plan Amid exploitation from employers and an immigration policy which would see most of them being sent home, some undocumented Guyanese in Barbados are calling for government to put systems in place to help them resettle.

– suspect held In a literal reminder of the phrase ‘smoking kills’, a Port Kaituma resident was fatally stabbed by another man on Friday afternoon during a row over a cigarette.

The government is examining an amendment to extradition laws, Cabinet Secretary Dr Roger Luncheon announced last week.

– gold, diamond declarations exceed projections Buoyed by high prices and continuing off a strong performance last year, the local gold and diamond mining sector has so far, performed excellently, with declarations well over projections.

Special Branch heads from across the Caribbean wrapped up their three-day conference at the International Conference Centre at Liliendaal on Friday having discussed ideas on how to improve law enforcement and intelligence gathering capacities.

The government’s lead negotiator for the implementation of the UK-funded security sector reform plan is optimistic of a resumption of talks.

The Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD) yesterday began removing scrap iron belonging to South Carib Metals Company Limited, which it had ordered to vacate an area it was occupying at Urquhart Street but had not done so.

Woweta in Region Nine (Upper Takutu/Upper Essequibo) is now enjoying solar power following the completion of a rural electrification pilot project spearheaded by the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) and funded  by a number of organsiations.

The Guyana Citizens’ Initiative (GCI) has welcomed the news that the government is treating the rehabilitation of the Cunha sluice as a priority.

The new president of the Guyana Association of Women’s Lawyers (GAWL) is Sandra Kurtzious, who was unanimously elected when the body held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on May 29 at the Hotel Tower.

The PNCR has commended the OAS on its unanimous decision to lift the suspension of Cuba at its recent General Assembly, in San Pedro Sula, Honduras.

Cabinet recently gave its “no objection” to five contracts valued over $157M that will benefit the social, housing and water and security sectors.

The Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG) applauds President Bharrat Jagdeo for assenting to the traffic amendment bill targeting persons who drive under the influence (DUI) of alcohol.

The Region Three RDC remembered late former PPP Councillor Sarabjeet Ramlakhan as “an indefatigable fighter with an indomitable spirit” when it convened its statutory meeting on Wednesday last.