Guyana News

LONDON (Reuters) – The euro zone has agreed a multi-billion euro bailout for heavily indebted Greece as part of a package to support the euro, the Guardian newspaper reported today.

LAHORE, Pakistan – Two suicide bombers targeting the Pakistani military killed at least 45 people in Lahore yesterday, officials said, in a challenge to government assertions that crackdowns have weakened Taliban insurgents.

-crew member in ICU A fuel boat exploded early yesterday morning at Bartica, leaving a man battling for his life.

Torture and mistreatment of suspects and detainees by security forces, killings by police and poor prison and jail conditions were among the most significant human rights abuses committed in Guyana during 2009, according to the US State Department Human Rights country report on Guyana.

– as El Nino scorches Rupununi Government is purchasing Brazilian peanuts to boost the upcoming crop in the Rupununi.

Armed bandits struck at the Agricola Post Office yesterday morning, where they held staff and customers at gunpoint before escaping with cash.

Alliance For Change MP Khemraj Ramjattan yesterday asked that the first reading of the Broadcasting Bill 2010 in the National Assembly be deferred after he received notice that the government was not prepared to support the piece of legislation.

Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud earlier this week met with representatives of a company from Aruba, as the latter plans to source fruits and vegetables from Guyana for the Aruban market.

Twenty-four-year-old Rabindranauth Basil was remanded to prison on Wednesday when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court after he allegedly assaulted his girlfriend.

Government yesterday used its majority to block a motion by PNCR-1G MP Deborah Backer to have Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh questioned before the Parliamentary Committee of Privileges in relation to a previous motion he had moved to have her disciplined.

As El Nino dry weather conditions persist over Guyana, the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has adopted several strategies to conserve water used for supply to the sugar estates along the coast.

Venezuelan Ambassador to Guyana Dairo Morandy yesterday urged students to make use of the once in a lifetime opportunity to study medicine in Venezuela at a meeting with ten scholarship awardees and their parents at the Venezuelan Cultural Centre.

Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday ordered that a 40-year-old man be remanded to prison when he appeared before her at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court for allegedly threatening to kill a woman.

– urges conservation The decreasing water level of the Lamaha Canal has forced the Guyana Water Inc (GWI) to adjust its water supply schedule, as El Nino persists.

CONSTITUCION, Chile (Reuters) – The ground shook and buildings swayed as billionaire Sebastian Pinera took over as Chile’s president yestersday, tasked with rebuilding after a massive earthquake killed hundreds just 12 days ago.

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki posted mixed results in initial returns yesterday from Iraq’s parliamentary election, and a rival grouping complained of serious fraud.

– court hears Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson yesterday sentenced a 48-year-old man to four years imprisonment for breaking into his neighbour’s home and stealing a quantity of jewellery, among other items.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – As US prospects for a national climate change bill fade, five US states and Canadian provinces are on track to start a cap-and-trade market for carbon dioxide in 2012, say officials who see fading federal momentum boosting regional efforts.

Thirty-one-year-old Royston James of Lot 448 East Ruimveldt was remanded to prison on Wednesday when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court for allegedly stealing a quantity of jewellery from a two- year-old boy.

ATHENS – Police clashed with stone-throwing youths in Athens yesterday as tens of thousands of strikers protested against draconian cutbacks aimed at pulling Greece out of a debt crisis shaking the euro zone.