Guyana Ex-Politician's Face Disfigured in Acid Attack May 30, 2008
GEORGETOWN, Guyana Authorities say a Guyanese attorney and former politician is in the hospital with disfiguring burns after an unknown attacker doused her face with acid. Police said Thursday that a lone assailant threw sulfuric acid at Gomattie Singh while she sat in her idling car at a Georgetown gas station. (Fox News)
Delta to begin nonstop service to Guyana May 30, 2008
Atlanta-based Delta (NYSE: DAL) on June 1 will start nonstop service from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport to Georgetown, Guyana. Guyana is the third-smallest country in South America, is on the Atlantic Ocean and is east of Venezuela. (Atlanta Business Chronicle, GA)
Obituary: Roy AK Heath May 20, 2008
Born in what was then British Guiana, Heath attended Central high school in Georgetown, sometimes truanting to play billiards down by the docks alongside labourers, stevedores and pimps ... As he explained in Art and Experience, his 1983 Edgar Mittelholzer memorial lecture, delivered in Georgetown: "The price the artist pays for his egotism is a high one. On one level egotism obliges him to create, while the same egotism threatens to destroy him. Success not only goes to his head, it remains... (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
Aunt Susan's Kitchen: Cooking the way grandmother did it May 16, 2008
When Susan Schauer was a little girl in Georgetown, Guyana, she spent hours at her grandmother's side, watching her cook for the family and for the restaurant she owned. "My grandmother, who came to Guyana from India as a slave when she was two (years old), baked breads and desserts every Saturday and she taught all of us how to cook," Schauer said. (Laurel Leader, MD)
Bravo, Sarwan give West Indies hope Mar 27, 2008
MIAMI: West Indies closed the fourth day of the first Test on 96 for one having been set a victory target of 437 by Sri Lanka in Georgetown, Guyana on Tuesday. Sri Lanka bowled out the hosts for 280 in the morning and then scored 240 for seven before declaring mid-way through the evening session. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
West Indies avoid follow-on but Sri Lanka build 382-run lead in 1st test Mar 26, 2008
Sri Lanka reached 186 for five after bowling out West Indies for 280 on the fourth day of the first test in Georgetown, Guyana on Tuesday ... Georgetown, Guyana (Reuters) - Scoreboard at tea on the fourth day of the first test between Sri Lanka and West Indies in Georgetown, Guyana on Tuesday. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Jayawardene and Vaas put Sri Lanka on top Mar 24, 2008
GUYANA, March 23 - Captain Mahela Jayawardene compiled a patient 136 to put Sri Lanka in a strong position at the close of the second day of the first Test against West Indies in Georgetown, Guyana, today. Sri Lanka declared at 8-476 midway through the final session of the day and then claimed the prize wicket of West Indies captain Chris Gayle as West Indies finished on 1-29 at the close. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Mahela Jayawardene's century puts Sri Lanka in control of 1st test Mar 24, 2008
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) - Scoreboard at tea in the opening test between West Indies and Sri Lanka at Providence Stadium. Sri Lanka, 1st Innings. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Worlds apart Mar 21, 2008
Jones Jr. was in Georgetown, 250 miles from Jonestown, when the mass suicide occurred. The story of the Peoples Temple began in northern California. (Boston Globe)
Gayle not yet in frame to face Aussies Mar 21, 2008
West Indies cricket captain Chris Gayle, left, plays a stroke as wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin looks on, during a practice session at Bourda in Georgetown ... West Indies cricket captain Chris Gayle, left, plays a stroke as wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin looks on, during a practice session at Bourda in Georgetown ... West Indies cricket captain Chris Gayle, left, plays a stroke as wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin looks on, during a practice session at Bourda in Georgetown. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Gayle faces tough job against troublesome foe Mar 20, 2008
Andres Leighton/The Associated Press West Indies cricket captain Chris Gayle, left, plays a stroke as wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin watches during a practice session at Bourda in Georgetown on Wednesday. Text Size. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Jones moves past family history Mar 19, 2008
The Jonestown basketball team was playing in a tournament in Georgetown, Guyana, when the cult came to a violent end on Nov. 18, 1978. California Rep. (AZCentral -- Sports)
NCAA West Regional Breakdown Mar 17, 2008
In each of the past two seasons, the team that beat Belmont in the first round went on to the Final Four (UCLA in 2006 and Georgetown in 2007). Arizona is in the field for the 24th consecutive season. (Georgia Sports -- Rivals.com)
This is the real South Africa Feb 29, 2008
mark jacobs, georgetown, guyana. I cannot believe that these things still happen in so called democratic country. (Times Online)
North American Airlines to cancel Accra route Feb 20, 2008
North American Airlines to Discontinue International Scheduled Service to Lagos, Accra and Georgetown ... 19, 2008) North American Airlines today announced that it will discontinue scheduled service between the United States and the cities of Lagos, Nigeria; Accra, Ghana; and Georgetown, Guyana ... We also have had excellent customer response to our nonstop service between Georgetown and John F. Kennedy International Airport since its inception in 1999, and we regret that economic conditions... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Guyana gunmen kill 12 in attack Feb 19, 2008
The gunmen were dressed in military uniforms and took weapons from a police station in Bartica, 80 miles (130km) south-west of the capital Georgetown. The attack is the second blamed on gangs in recent weeks. (BBC News -- Americas)
Guyana: Gunmen kill 13 Feb 19, 2008
Font size: GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- Gunmen in a small town in Guyana killed 13 people, including three police officers, it was reported Monday. The assailants, wearing military uniforms, entered a police station Sunday in Bartica, about 80 miles from the Guyana capital of Georgetown, took weapons from authorities before opening up fire, the Guyana Chronicle reported. (United Press International)
Gunmen in Guyana Gold-Mining Town Attack Police Station, Kill 12, AFP Says Feb 19, 2008
The killings in Bartica -- 80 miles (130 kilometers) south-west of Georgetown, the capital -- are being investigated by a team of soldiers and police, AFP said, citing National Communications Network, the government-run television station ... On Jan. 26, 11 people were shot in their homes in a village 11 miles east of Georgetown, AFP said. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Many killed in Guyana raid Feb 19, 2008
Several more were wounded in the incident in Bartica, about 130km south-west of the capital, Georgetown, in which the attackers also stole weapons, ammunition and a police vehicle, local officials said ... The attack comes weeks after a similar incident in which 11 people died, including several children, after a gang attacked the village of Lusignan, east of Georgetown. (Aljazeera.Net)
• Gunmen kill at least 3 police, several civilians in Guyana Feb 18, 2008
GEORGETOWN, Guyana - Gunmen killed at least three police officers and several civilians in a Sunday night assault on a small town in Guyana, authorities and local media said, in the second major attack blamed on gangs in recent weeks. Police said the men, dressed in military fatigues and armed with assault rifles, invaded a police station and made off with ammunitions and weapons in the southwestern township of Bartica. (FOX59, IN)
U3O8 Corp. Reports More Uranium Intersections from Aricheng North Feb 6, 2008
Half-core HQ samples from the Phase II drill program at Aricheng North were cut on site and delivered to ACME Laboratory's preparation facility in Georgetown, Guyana. Sample blanks were inserted at an average frequency of 1 per 25 samples. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Guyana cricket captain hides, fears violence Feb 3, 2008
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) -- The captain of Guyana's cricket team has gone into hiding amid fears of escalating violence after gang members killed 11 people in a coastal town last weekend, Guyana police said Saturday. Ramnaresh Sarwan abruptly left practice on Thursday after relatives called him and said that suspicious men were spotted in his neighborhood, said team manager Carl Moore and cricket board president Chatram Singh. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
Two shot dead by Guyana police Feb 1, 2008
Six adults and five children died in the attack on Lusignan, east of the capital Georgetown, on Saturday. Angry villagers staged a series of protests after the massacre against what they said were failures by the security forces to catch the gang. (BBC News -- Americas)
Guyana deaths spark village fury Jan 29, 2008
The gunmen burst into the village of Lusignan east of the capital Georgetown on Saturday, firing on several houses ... On Wednesday, in the criminal haven of Buxton, east of Georgetown, gunmen engaged Guyanese soldiers in a firefight that left one soldier dead and another seriously injured. (BBC News -- Americas)
Protests erupt over Guyana deaths Jan 29, 2008
Villagers built barricades and set tyres on fire to blockade a main road east of the capital, Georgetown, and several children were sent to hospital after breathing in tear gas fumes during Monday's protest. Villagers say they want the authorities to crack down on a gang allegedly headed by the country's most wanted man, Rondell Rawlins, whom the authorities blamed for the attack. (Aljazeera.Net)
Gunmen kill 11 in Guyana village massacre Jan 27, 2008
GEORGETOWN - Gunmen shot and killed 11 people, including five children, early on Saturday in a village in Guyana, a small South American country where gang violence is on the rise. President Bharrat Jagdeo said the leaders of the massacre in the village of Lusignan, 11 miles east of the capital Georgetown, were linked to gunmen who attacked police headquarters in Georgetown on Friday night ... Gunmen and troops on Wednesday exchanged gunfire in Buxton, also near Georgetown. (MSNBC -- International)
Guyana shooting rampage kills 11 Jan 27, 2008
The gunmen stormed into a village east of the capital, Georgetown, and fired into several houses ... Guyanese President Bharrat Jagdeo deplored the attack, in the village of Lusignan, east of the capital Georgetown, as a "cowardly act" carried out by "sick, demented criminals" ... On Wednesday, in the criminal haven of Buxton, east of Georgetown, gunmen engaged Guyanese soldiers in a firefight that left one soldier dead and another seriously injured. (BBC News -- Americas)
Guyana villagers shot dead Jan 27, 2008
Leroy Brummel, divisional police commander, said that the men kicked in the doors of five houses in Lusignan, about 16km east of the capital Georgetown on Saturday, and fired on residents. "They didn't come here to rob, they came here to slaughter," Jag Singh, a resident of Lusgnan, said. (Aljazeera.Net)
Gunmen in Guyana kill 5 children, 6 adults in coastal village Jan 27, 2008
GEORGETOWN, Guyana Gunmen stormed into a coastal village and killed 11 people, including five children, in violence blamed on a gang leader who has threatened widespread attacks ... Five children were among the dead in Lusignan, 11 kilometers (seven miles) east of Georgetown, the capital. (International Herald Tribune)
CGX Energy Files Independent Resource Assessment Jan 4, 2008
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Jan. 3, 2008) - CGX Energy Inc. (TSX VENTURE: - ; "CGX") is pleased to announce that an independent resource assessment (the "Report) has been completed by Gustavson Associates LLC of Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A. (Gustavson) for four prospects on the Company's Corentyne Petroleum Prospecting Licence (PPL) located offshore Guyana, South America. Using probabilistic analysis, Gustavson calculated a total best estimate (P50) Prospective Resource in the four prospects to... (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Former First Lady Appeals To Nation To Lend Her A Car Nov 30, 2007
GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- Guyana's former first lady on Wednesday appealed to her fellow citizens to lend her a car to carry out charitable work, complaining she currently has to walk or take a bus ... "If there is anyone with a spare vehicle who can lend it to me for a while, I will be very grateful," the British-trained economist said in the capital, Georgetown. (KIRO TV, WA)
Guyana's Ex-First Lady Appeals For A Car Nov 29, 2007
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Nov. 28, 2007 ... "If there is anyone with a spare vehicle who can lend it to me for a while, I will be very grateful," the British-trained economist said in the capital, Georgetown. (CBS News)
Gold Port Intercepts 39 meters of 1.74 Grams Per Tonne Gold in Hole AK-34 of an Eight Hole Drill Program Nov 17, 2007
Sample preparation was completed in Georgetown Guyana, with final assay work completed in Chile, South America. On site security was provided by the Company and supervised by Mr. Brian Sucre, Project Geologist. (PR Newswire)
Guyana Claims Venezuela Blew Up Dredges Nov 17, 2007
GEORGETOWN, Guyana Guyana rushed troops and police to its western border Friday after Venezuelan soldiers allegedly blew up two Guyanese gold-mining dredges on a river near the frontier, the foreign ministry said. According to the Guyanese military and reports reaching the capital, Venezuelan troops used helicopters and C-4 explosives to destroy the two river dredges Thursday. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Guyana reports drop in malaria cases Nov 7, 2007
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) Guyana health officials said Tuesday they have drastically reduced the number of malaria cases in the interior of this South American country through use of medicines and mosquito nets. In 2006, 20,000 malaria cases were reported - a drop of 70,000 from the previous year - Health Minister Leslie Ramsammy said. (Herald Online, SC -- Health)
Nation's climate plan: Get paid tokeep trees Oct 17, 2007
GEORGETOWN, Guyana - Impoverished Guyana has offered to limit logging inside its rain forests if it gets compensation. President Bharrat Jagdeo made the proposal at the opening of a three-day conference on climate change attended by delegates of more than 50 former British colonies. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Rising above tragic legacy Oct 6, 2007
Jim Jr., who was playing in a basketball tournament in Georgetown, Guyana, lost his first wife and unborn child that day. Rob is one of three sons from a second marriage and a new life. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Outside The Lines Oct 6, 2007
A Guyanese government official offered them a chance to compete in a tournament against the region's national teams in the capital city of Georgetown, a two-hour plane ride away ... By now it was late summer of 1978, and Jim Jr., then 18, was dispatched to Georgetown where he would spend three months helping set up the tournament ... "I went into Georgetown to learn public relations -- black son, black country, great idea," Jim Jr. says. (ESPN -- College Basketball)
'Friday Night Lights' shouldn't compete with real deal Oct 5, 2007
The Jonestown team was invited to a tournament at Georgetown and were spared when 919 people dies in a mass suicide at Jonestown. Jim Jones Jr., then 18, lost his wife and unborn child. (North County Times)
ESPN's Outside the Lines' Special Documentary on USD Freshman Rob Jones to Air Sunday Oct 5, 2007
Playing in that basketball tournament in Georgetown, Guyana allowed Jones, Jr. to survive and return to America where he is now watching his son strive to erase the notoriety surrounding their family surname. "We needed machetes to get through the thick brush, then finally standing in what was once Jonestown, I was stunned thinking of what was accomplished there, yet felt the sadness at what was its final chapter," Fish said. (Usdtoreros.com)
Guyana, Suriname must share a potentially rich oil source, UN tribunal rules Sep 21, 2007
"The resolution of this dispute, which is now final and binding on the parties, will allow Guyana and Suriname to put this controversy behind them, and to proceed to cooperate as good neighbors," Guyanese President Bharrat Jagdeo said at a news conference in Guyana's capital, Georgetown ... AP writers Bert Wilkinson in Georgetown, Guyana, and David McFadden in San Juan, Puerto Rico, contributed to this report. (International Herald Tribune)
FBI Questions Shiite Leaders Linked to JFK Plot in... Sep 17, 2007
GEORGETOWN, Guyana The FBI and Guyana police have questioned two Shiite Muslim leaders they say knew at least one of four Caribbean nationals arrested in an alleged plot to attack New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport. The two unidentified Guyanese men who were not arrested also had been in contact with a confidential informant who is expected to be a main witness in the case, Guyana Police Chief Henry Greene said on Sunday. (Fox News)
A quest to find ancestoral roots in India Sep 5, 2007
Her voyage of discovery began after she managed to get copies of immigration passes for three of her ancestors from the National Achieves in Georgetown, Guyana, last year. The immigration passes gave the name of the individual, his caste and father's and mother's names together with the home address in India. (India Times, India)
Report: Mine Mercury Sickens Villagers Aug 17, 2007
GEORGETOWN, Guyana Mercury used by gold miners has seeped into rivers and streams and sickened scores of Indian villagers in rural Guyana, a conservation group said Thursday. About 90 percent of 200 residents screened in one community showed symptoms of illness from mercury, which can cause permanent lung and brain damage, according to the World Wildlife Fund for Nature. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Guyanese official: UN tribunal to rule on feud with Suriname over potentially oil-rich basin Jul 29, 2007
GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Guyana's foreign minister said Saturday that he expects a U.N. tribunal to rule next month on a feud with neighboring Suriname over the rights to an undersea basin that could provide oil riches. Rudy Insanally said the U.N. International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea is reviewing oral and written ownership claims to the basin, which experts estimate may hold 15 billion barrels of oil and natural gas. (International Herald Tribune)
Sons of JFK suspect get bail Jun 21, 2007
GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- Two sons of a man accused of plotting to blow up fuel lines at John F. Kennedy International Airport are free on bail following their unrelated detention on charges of illegal possession of ammunition, their lawyer said Wednesday. Kareem and Iqra Kadir, sons of plot suspect Abdul Kadir, a former opposition legislator in Guyana, were released on U.S. $180 bail each on the illegal-munitions charges, defense attorney James Bond said. (Newsday -- New York City)
Discover the Truth Behind Dr. Walter Rodney's Death Jun 20, 2007
Anne R. Wagner was born in Georgetown Guyana, eldest of five children, mother of four children and fourteen grandchildren. Her role as the eldest sister and the deep commitment to family led to the publishing of this book. (Primezone Releases)
U3O8 Corp's Aricheng North Drilling Intersects 0.23% U3O8 Over 11 m Including 1.70% U3O8 Over 1 m Jun 19, 2007
Samples were delivered to the AMCE Labs sample preparation facility in Georgetown, Guyana and then shipped to Vancouver, BC, Canada for analysis by ICP-MS hot 4 acid digestion. According to Ibbitson, the company is pleased with the timely return of its assay results, particularly given the significant demands on uranium assay labs in the current robust uranium exploration sector. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Daughter of JFK plot suspect freed on bond Jun 18, 2007
June 18, 2007 GEORGETOWN, Guyana - The daughter of a man accused of plotting to blow up Kennedy Airport fuel lines is free on $50 bond following her unrelated detention on suspicion of weapons possession. Sauda Kadir said early yesterday that police detained her after they saw photos taken last Christmas showing family members posing with toy guns. (Newsday -- World)
Caribbeans fear stigma from plot will linger Jun 11, 2007
June 11, 2007 GEORGETOWN, Guyana - Like most drivers of the. minivans that whisk the public around this capital city, Trevor Low proudly displays an American flag on his dashboard beside a red, yellow and green flag of Guyana. (Newsday -- World)
Friends, family: JFK suspects innocent Post a comment Jun 8, 2007
Friends, family: JFK suspects innocent - 06/08/2007 - MiamiHerald (The Miami Herald)
JFK suspect once in drug mixup Jun 8, 2007
GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- The alleged mastermind of a terror plot against John F. Kennedy International Airport briefly gained attention in his native Guyana four years ago when he said he unwittingly carried cocaine in his baggage on a trip to New York. Russell Defreitas was on Guyanese television in May 2003 when he demonstrated outside an airline he blamed for allowing six packets of cocaine to be placed in his luggage. (Newsday -- New York City)
Iran link in JFK plot? Jun 7, 2007
June 6, 2007, 8:59 PM EDT GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- Investigators are probing a possible Iran connection to the JFK bomb plot because one Guyanese suspect planned to visit that country, a New York City police source said Wednesday ... Police also searched a Georgetown home of Guyana-born suspect Russell DeFreitas, of Brooklyn. (Newsday)
Caribbean terror fears Jun 6, 2007
June 6, 2007 GEORGETOWN, Guyana - The barefoot boys were playing cricket on a street awash with sewage and linked with rickety wooden shacks. Yet for all the desperation of their surroundings, they were a case study in multicultural harmony. (Newsday -- World)
Coming To America: Guyana And The JFK Plot Jun 6, 2007
Further, Kareem asked Kadir if any money received for the operation could be kept in his foundation in Georgetown, Guyana, to which Kadir agreed. This evolution in Defreitas quest for support is the terrorist group adult supervision that may have turned Defreitas plot into an effectively actionable and executable attack in New York City. (ThreatsWatch.Org)
Nuclear Terrorist Last Seen in Guyana Jun 6, 2007
" Get it FREE ] Authorities hoped the JFK plot surveillance would lead to his capture, but had to pull the plug on their probe and make arrests when one of the alleged conspirators planned to fly from Trinidad to Venezuela, where the U.S. has no extradition rights. Story Continues Below Officials were left only with Shukrijumahs last known sighting, according to the New York Post when he sought refuge with Guyanese foreign-currency exchange mogul Farouk Razac at Razacs home in the Guyanese... (Newsmax)
WALID PHARES: Global dimensions Jun 5, 2007
For example, JFK airport suspect Russell Defreitas -- a 63-year-old native of Georgetown, Guyana, a U.S. citizen and a former employee at JFK airport -- had began his jihadi activities decades ago, which is an indication as to the long-term results of a war of ideas triggered even as the Cold War was on. Also note, for example, that Jamaat-al-Muslimeen (JAM), a Trinidad and Tobago Islamic organization that was involved in a coup attempt in 1990 that resulted in the death of 19 persons, was... (Washington Times)
Trinidad Islamic Group Scrutinized Before JFK Plot Jun 4, 2007
Nur, a Muslim originally named Compton Eversley who is now in his late 50s, worked odd jobs for a foreign-exchange office and smoked drugs at night but appeared harmless, said Rudy Thorne, an employee of the rooming house where he lived in a low-income area of Guyanas capital, Georgetown. He left for Trinidad about three weeks ago and did talk about Americans as oppressors, Thorne said. (CBS New York, NY)
Ignite jet fuel artery that runs under neighborhoods... Jun 3, 2007
(AP) Abdul Kadir, former opposition member of Guyana's parliament, is seen in Georgetown, Guyana, in. Richard Kuprewicz, a pipeline expert and president of Accufacts Inc., an energy consulting firm that focuses on pipelines and tank farms, said the force of explosion would depend on the amount of fuel under pressure, but it would not travel up and down the line. (The Drudge Report)
Guyana politicians surprised at arrest of ex-legislator Jun 3, 2007
GEORGETOWN - Members of Guyanas main opposition party on Saturday were surprised to hear that a former legislator from their ranks was implicated in an alleged plot to blow up jet fuel pipelines at New Yorks John F. Kennedy International Airport ... He was also mayor of the small bauxite mining town of Linden, southeast of Georgetown ... While Guyana government officials have not openly acknowledge working with US authorities on the case, at the US embassy in Georgetown, Deputy Chief of... (Khaleej Times)
4 charged in plot to blow up NYC airport Jun 3, 2007
Abdul Kadir, former opposition member of Guyana's parliament, is seen in Georgetown, Guyana, in this 2004 file photo. Kadir, who was arrested in Trinidad as he prepared to board a flight to Venezuela, is accused by authorities of being involved in an alleged plot to blow up a fuel line that feeds New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Trinidad holding 2 men in connection with alleged U.S. terror plot; police search for suspect Jun 3, 2007
Kadir studied civil engineering at the University of Guyana and at the Trinidad campus of the University of the West Indies and has also served as mayor in Linden, a small city about 70 miles south of Georgetown, the Guyanese capital ... Kadir was a friend and associate of an Iranian cleric, Muhammad Hassan Abrahemi, who was abducted, shot to death and left in a sand pit east of Georgetown in 2004. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Former Guyana lawmaker arrested in U.S. plot, defended Jun 3, 2007
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) Colleagues of a former opposition member of Guyana's parliament expressed disbelief Saturday that he could be involved in an alleged plot to attack New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport ... Kadir, who studied civil engineering at the University of Guyana and at the Trinidad campus of the University of the West Indies, also served as mayor in Linden, a small city south of Georgetown, the Guyanese capital. (USA Today)
A package of news briefs from the Caribbean May 17, 2007
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) - Guyana has banned scrap metal exports to close the market for thieves who have stripped copper and other valuable metals being stolen from traffic lights and other installations. Prime Minister Samuel Hinds announced the measure late Tuesday, saying exporters had not heeded warnings to crack down on the supply of stolen metals in this South American country. (The Ledger)
* World News Quick Take May 3, 2007
Police have arrested three people and are questioning others in the beating death of the unidentified woman, whose remains were found on Saturday in a village east of Georgetown, Superintendent Balram Persaud said on Monday. Authorities said the woman raised suspicions with unusual behavior and was set upon by villagers who apparently believed she was an "Old Higue" -- the equivalent of a vampire in the local Obeah religion that blends folk magic and African rituals. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
