Guyana News

Two men accused of murdering 43-year-old Simone Coleridge, the RK security guard who was on duty at the Uncle Eddie’s Home, yesterday appeared  before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

Graduates from the University of Guyana School of Medicine will be able to attend other institutes of higher learning within the Caribbean without having to take any qualifying exams after the school was accredited by the Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and other Health Professions (CAAM-HP).

The main opposition PNCR-1G and the Guyana Action Party/Rise Organise and Rebuild-Guyana Movement (GAP-ROAR) are urging government to aim for consensus on legislative reforms before local government polls are run off later this year.

-working hours cut During this week  32 more employees from the Mines Operations  Department at BOSAI will be retrenched, thus concluding the company’s retrenchment exercise which commenced on April 6.

A potentially catastrophic incident was avoided yesterday morning when a trestle bearing two water tanks collapsed suddenly at a city school.

The Diamond, East Bank Regional Hospital has boosted its service as it is now offering gynaecology and obstetrics care.

A fluctuating electricity supply and constant blackouts in Lethem over the past week have left many residents fuming and equipment damaged, in some cases.

“…cause me ain’t wan deh running to court every minute, every minute” The inmate who reportedly jumped from the observation post (OP) of the Georgetown Prisons pleaded guilty yesterday to the charge of escaping from lawful custody when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson ordered a man who threatened to kill his reputed wife to pay a fine and to undergo six months of counselling when he appeared in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

-to combat impact of global crisis Guyana and three other countries will be able to more funds for the next two years from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to help overcome the effects of the global economic crisis.

A small fire in the generator room at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri caused by sparking wires which were dislodged when a “cross arm”  from a utility pole fell yesterday morning saw the facility losing power for some hours as remedial works were done, according to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the airport, Ramesh Ghir.

-but wants no external management The main opposition PNCR on Friday reacted with alarm to the threat to the £3 million security sector reform plan posed by disagreements between the Guyana and UK governments, but a lead spokesman said it would not support external management of the process.

The Kuru Kururu Farmers Association (KKFA) is embarking on an apiary and orchard project aimed at boosting the livelihood of the community.

An assessment of marine litter management in Guyana is being undertaken with the aim of developing a strategy for dealing with the problem.

The Region six council (RDC) says there has been no deviation from due process in the village council nomination and elections held recently and refuted claims by the AFC suggesting otherwise.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Brazilian military  planes found wreckage yesterday from an Air France jet that  crashed in the Atlantic Ocean with 228 people aboard, the  airline’s worst disaster in its 75-year history.

SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras, (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary  of State Hillary Clinton battled a barrage of criticism yesterday from Latin American leaders demanding Cuba’s re-entry,  over U.S.

SEOUL, (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong-il  has signalled the anointment of his youngest son as heir to the  ruling family dynasty, South Korean media said yesterday as  the rival Koreas built up their forces along a disputed sea  border.

Cabinet recently appointed new rice assessment committees in five regions to expedite the hearing and settlement of land disputes.

LONDON, (Reuters) – British interior minister Jacqui  Smith plans to resign, a source close to her said yesterday,  the highest profile casualty of an expenses scandal that has  swept through parliament and could yet claim more big names.