Guyana News

MOGADISHU, (Reuters) – A suicide bomber killed six  policemen and a civilian yesterday in Somalia’s capital and  hardline Islamist insurgents warned more suicide attacks would  target pro-government forces in the coming days.

A man was on Friday not required to plead to the indictable charge of discharging a loaded firearm when he appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

KHARTOUM, (Reuters) – Armed raiders using mortars and  heavy guns seized a Sudanese army base near the Chad border in  Darfur yesterday, the second reportedly taken in just over a  week, international peacekeepers said.

LONDON, (Reuters) – When it comes to choosing a mate,  opposites really do attract, according to a Brazilian study that  found people are subconsciously more likely to choose a partner  whose genetic make-up is different to their own.

A 27-year-old man was remanded to prison last week at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court after being charged with carnal knowledge of a girl under 15 years.

Almost 50 workers of the Bauxite Company of Guyana (BCG), a subsidiary of Russian bauxite giant United Company (UC) RUSAL at Aroaima, have been on strike since Saturday morning following the hospitalization of a colleague.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Gene therapy may be about to  become a commercial reality, 20 years after the first  experiments with the ground-breaking medical technology.

DUBLIN, (Reuters) – Irish religious orders should pay  more compensation to victims of child abuse, Finance Minister  Brian Lenihan said yesterday, after a report into Catholic-run  schools and orphanages spoke of sexual abuse and floggings.

Four pupils of the Bath Primary School were awarded with trophies for emerging winners in an essay competition sponsored by the Aditya Kids Trust Fund Foundation (AKTFF).

-attendant in custody, watchman disappears The $119 million contract for the installation of two new pumps at Canal No.

SEOUL, (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong-il  sent a message of condolence to the family of former South Korean  President Roh Moo-hyun, whom he met in Pyongyang in 2007 for a  historic summit, the North’s official media said yesterday.

A 20-year-old man was not required to plead to the indictable charge of robbery under arms on Friday when he appeared before Magis-trate Hazel Octive-Hamilton at the Georgetown Magis-trate’s Court.

A 25-year-old man was placed on bail in the sum of $305,000 when he appeared last Friday before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court to answer to two counts of conspiracy to commit a felony and uttering forged documents.

CANNES, France, (Reuters) – Austrian director Michael  Haneke won the Palme d’Or (Golden Palm) for best picture at the  Cannes film festival yesterday for “The White Ribbon”, an eerie,  black-and-white exploration of the roots of Nazi terror.

A woman was remanded to prison by Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court last Friday when she appeared to answer the charge of possession of narcotics.

-recommendations to be submitted to hospital The Parliamentary Sectoral Committee on Social Services on Friday met with officials of the Georgetown Public Hospital on matters of concern observed during the group’s visit to the hospital four weeks ago and the waiting time for treatment was a key issue.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – Ben Stiller beat Christian  Bale in the North American weekend box office duel between  their respective “Night at the Museum” and “Terminator”  sequels, according to studio estimates issued yesterday.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – With a cast of nonactors led  by a porn star, director Steven Soderbergh describes his new  low-budget film “The Girlfriend Experience” as a “fictionalized  documentary” — a style he now plans to bring to Hollywood.

A vendor was placed on bail in the sum of $35,000 last Friday when she appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court to answer the charge of possession of narcotics.

The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) said its two-day outreach exercise to Region Five was a success and that “Guyana was maturing in terms of race relations.”