Guyana News

The Georgetown Reading and Research Centre   will be staging  what it  describes as “one of the largest book exhibitions locally”  when its Guyana Book Festival 2010 opens tomorrow and runs until July 31.

LIMA,  (Reuters) – Tribes and opposition leaders  sharply criticized Peruvian President Alan Garcia yesterday  for rejecting a law that would have given Indians more power to  halt mining, oil and road projects on their native lands.

-residents on the look-out for poor construction Despite the rainy weather, contractors are working diligently to finish building and resurfacing Linden roads, while residents continue to keep a watchful eye on them to ensure the works are done to an acceptable standard.

CANBERRA, (Reuters) – Julia Gillard became  Australia’s first female prime minister today (last night local time) when Kevin  Rudd stepped down, as the Labor government sought to avoid  election defeat later this year by changing leaders.

-Fort Wellington rehab unit commissioned Although the budget for the rehabilitation department of the Ministry of Health has been increased over the years by over 1,000% it is still not adequate to cater for the needs of persons with disabilities.

Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee and a team including the National Commission for Law and Order met with Zealand residents to discuss issues affecting them and possible solutions.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Barack Obama  fired his top Afghanistan commander yesterday over  inflammatory comments that enraged the White House, and vowed  not to let the military shake-up undermine the U.S.

RIO LARGO, Brazil, (Reuters) – Rescuers in  northeastern Brazil rushed to get food and water to stranded  residents and searched for missing people yesterday after  raging floods killed at least 44 people and destroyed towns.

The Ministry of Agriculture and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) last week conducted a two-day training session on the impact evaluation of projects for key staff at the ministry.

A man was remanded to prison yesterday when he appeared before Acting  Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson charged with attempting to commit a felony.

HOUSTON, (Reuters) – BP Plc said yesterday it  had begun reinstalling a critical containment cap over the  gushing oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico.

OTTAWA, (Reuters) – In startling comments that  appeared to surprise the government, Canada’s spy agency says  it suspects that cabinet ministers in two Canadian provinces  are under the control of foreign nations.

The Ministry of Home Affairs says the agreed colour code, corporate yellow, applies only to taxi services and taxis associated with a service and services that comply will be given special privileges.

The Ministry of Amerindian Affairs on Monday presented four All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) valued about $9.8 million to communities in regions eight and nine to help them to conduct their affairs.

‘Green’ design aimed for After being courted by the government for over four years, Marriott International Inc.

President Bharrat Jagdeo and Trinidad & Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar are expected to meet today in the Twin-Island republic to discuss several issues including the possibility of an aluminium smelter originally proposed for the southwestern Trinidad town of La Brea being built here.

-dredge owner, alleged assailant die from bullet wounds By Sara Bharrat and Cathy Richards Miner Clifford Andrews ran for cover after his employer and one of two reported assailants started exchanging gunfire during a deadly ambush at Mousie Landing on Monday.

Dhanchand Balkishun, the departing passenger who died after a fall at the Timehri airport on Saturday never reached the steps of the aircraft, according to a statement yesterday from the Cheddi Jagan International Airport Corporation.

The Bureau of Statistics says that  in the context of this year’s inflation target  and in contrast with last year’s first quarter  rate of 0.4%,  the inflation rate for the first quarter of this year of 0.5% has been  “favourable”.