LONDON, (Reuters) – A cheap generic drug used to stem bleeding from heavy menstrual periods could save the lives of tens of thousands of accident victims each year and help reduce the number of deaths in combat, scientists said yesterday.
The Linden Town Council’s health unit is investigating a popular bakery after a resident claimed she found a piece of glass in a pine tart it produced.
TEHRAN, (Reuters) – Iran has banned the production of Valentine’s Day gifts and any promotion of the day celebrating romantic love to combat what it sees as a spread of Western culture, Iranian media reported.
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – The label “Made in China” is stirring an ever-greater backlash in Brazil as cheap imports ravage local manufacturers, putting pressure on new President Dilma Rousseff to fight back.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Haiti today briefly detained former dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier, back from exile in France, and charged him with corruption, theft and abuses of power allegedly committed during his 15-year rule.
Two persons were this afternoon critically injured following a two-vehicle collision on the Mabura trail.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck southwestern Pakistan, the U.S.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Haitian police escorted former dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier today from the hotel in Port-au-Prince where he had been staying since his surprise return from exile on Sunday.
The Jakarta Post today reported that Indonesian police have found two passports purportedly issued by Guyana carrying the photographs of a corruption suspect and his wife.
TIKRIT, Iraq, (Reuters) – A suicide bomber wearing a vest filled with explosives attacked Iraqi police recruits today in former dictator Saddam Hussein’s hometown of Tikrit, killing at least 42 and wounding over 100, officials said.
WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – Pakistan need 274 runs on the final day to win the second test and complete a 2-0 series sweep against New Zealand after bowling the hosts out for 293 late on the fourth day.
SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Mike Hussey was included in the final Australia squad for the World Cup today despite undergoing surgery for a hamstring injury, while his brother David has earned a first call-up for cricket’s showpiece event.
A British woman who was freed after spending five weeks in jail in Guyana on suspicion of drug smuggling faces imprisonment for dealing heroin in Southend, UK.
(Trinidad Express) Another woman has been killed as a result of domestic violence.
Minister of Finance Dr Ashni Singh yesterday announced that the economy is projected to grow by 4.6% this year as he unveiled a $161.4 billion national budget in the National Assembly.
A light Cessna aircraft crash landed this morning at the Baramita airstrip in the North West District (NWD).
Former finance minister Carl Greenidge yesterday dubbed the 2011 National Budget a well-crafted election tool which fails to address critical issues such as widespread poverty and unemployment.
The city peddler who was shot outside the Bourda Market died last night at the Georgetown Hospital Corporation.
Personal income tax allowance Personal income tax allowance will rise from $420,000 per annum to $480,000 per annum or from $35,000
Guyana Elections Commis-sion (Gecom) Chairman Dr Steve Surujbally said yesterday that he would not knowingly do anything to undermine the public’s confidence in either the elections body or his post, particularly in the current election year.
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