Guyana News

By Andre Haynes The race composition of the sample used in the recent CADRES political opinion survey was not representative of the national demographic profile, but the pollster maintains that even if it had been the findings about electoral support would have been no different.

– join opposition coalition for national elections Leader of the Independent Party, Mark Benschop has defined his political strategy as building a new grassroots movement across the country which will charge into the next general elections either with a combined opposition and or as a single party keen on securing parliamentary seats.

By Mark McGowan Opposition parties are calling for the government to come clean regarding the award of the US$15.4 million contract to Synergy Holdings for phase one of the Amaila Falls Hydroelectric Project (AFHEP), saying greater transparency is needed because taxpayers’ money is involved.

The Guyana Bauxite and General Workers Union (GB&GWU) is urging Labour Minister Manzoor Nadir to convene talks between the union and the Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc (BCGI), in keeping with a recent commitment he made to the global union federation, ICEM.

Government will be pressing for the prosecution of managers who cannot account for the assets of co-ops, even as Minister of Labour Manzoor Nadir described the process of co-operatives reform as very slow and likened it to “pulling teeth”.

– Brunswijk, Somohardjo join forces The quest of Desi Bouterse’s Mega Combination (MC) to forge a coalition government took a new twist this week, when two of the parties originally being courted by the group, decided to form a bloc against the MC.

The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) has vehemently protested the search “purportedly for drugs” which was carried out on the luggage of its executive member Dr David Hinds on June 14  as he was departing Guyana.

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s ruling communist party has called a rare meeting to elect a new leadership team, in a move analysts said could set in motion succession plans for ailing leader Kim Jong-il’s youngest son.

Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud says the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Guianas project needs to be reformulated to make it  more aligned towards  providing support to the wider objectives of the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) and REDD+ initiatives.

TAIPEI (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Taiwanese decried a landmark trade deal with rival China in a protest yesterday that will not stop their government from signing the agreement to boost around $100 million in annual two-way trade.

The dredge owner who was killed during an ambush at Mousie Landing just after midnight on Monday died from perforation of the heart and lungs due to gunshot wound.

This is the second in a series of interviews with domestic violence survivors in recognition of a one-month focus campaign targeting domestic abuse which Red Thread and its networks recently launched; the groups are calling for an end to the brutal maiming and killing of women in the country.

CONAKRY (Reuters) – Voters in Guinea go to the polls today in their first chance to freely elect their leadership since the coup-prone West African state won independence from France in 1958.

The National Vocational Training Centre (NVTC) known as the Open Doors Centre for persons with disabilities held its annual open day activity last Thursday when items made by the students were put on sale.

TORONTO/HUNTSVILLE, Ontario (Reuters) – World leaders neared agreement yesterday to halve their budget deficits within three years but, fearing spending cuts would jeopardize a fragile recovery, they planned to allow each country to set its own pace.

The construction of the Mahaica fire station to the tune of $13 million is among over 50 multi-million-dollar contracts awarded under the Ministry of Home Affairs’ 2010 current and capital projects for the police force, prison and fire services.

TORONTO (Reuters) – Black-clad anarchists protesting the G20 summit in Toronto smashed storefronts and wrecked a police car yesterday, while riot police donned gas masks in anticipation of an escalation of violence.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s maverick environment minister is resisting pressure from some cabinet colleagues to clear forests for mining and roads in a tussle that underlines the country’s struggle for sustainable growth.

The African  Caribbean and Pacific  (ACP) member states have been expressing concerns about unresolved issues, including Most Favoured Nations (MFNs), rules of origin, market access,  export taxes and the need to ascertain the net fiscal impact on their economies before tariff reduction agreements.

The Guyana Cultural Association (GCA) has issued a call for nominations for its 2010 Awards which will be held on September 1 in New York as a precursor to the events to mark the annual Folk Festival Labour Day weekend.