CGX Energy Reports on Drilling Plans Nov 22, 2009
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Nov. 21, 2009) - CGX Energy Inc. (TSX VENTURE: - ; "CGX" or the "Company") announces that after a meeting today in Georgetown, Guyana with the President of Guyana, His Excellency Bharrat Jagdeo, CGX's President, Kerry Sully stated. Related Quotes. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Guyana's Jonestown suicide site gets plaque Nov 20, 2009
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) It has taken more than 30 years, but the government of Guyana has erected a memorial plaque at the site of the Jonestown cult massacre, a dark episode the South American country had long sought to downplay. A simple, white stone plaque was unveiled with little fanfare Wednesday at the jungle clearing where more than 900 members of the cult led by the American preacher Jim Jones died in a night of mass murder and suicide on Nov. 18, 1978. (Florida Today)
YESTERYEARS FOR FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2009 Nov 20, 2009
GEORGETOWN, Guyana The bodies of between 300 and 400 men, women and children some shot to death, most reportedly poisoned by their own hand have been found at the Guyana jungle camp of a California religious sect. Members of the sect, led by the Reverend Jim Jones, also one of the dead, attacked and killed five Americans on Saturday, including Congressman Leo J. Ryan, Democrat of California. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Guyana police accused of burning boy's genitals Nov 1, 2009
GEORGETOWN, Guyana - Police in Guyana said on Saturday two officers had been arrested over accusations of setting fire to a 14-year-old boy's genitals in a case creating an uproar in the South American nation. The incident is the latest in a series of rights accusations against President Bharrat Jagdeo's security forces in the former British colony of 750,000 people. (MSNBC -- International)
Caricom ordering swine flu vaccines Oct 21, 2009
GEORGETOWN, Guyana Health workers, pregnant women and the elderly will get the Caribbean Community's first batch of swine flu vaccinations in early November, the organization said Tuesday, but most people will have to wait as doses trickle in. More travel stories. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Brazil And Guyana Inaugurate Border Bridge Sep 15, 2009
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Sep ... Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said experts from his country will visit Guyana within weeks to discuss paving the 350-mile (560-kilometer) jungle road connecting the bridge with Georgetown, Guyana's seaside capital. (CBS News -- World)
Guyana makes Mormon missionaries leave Sep 4, 2009
GEORGETOWN, Guyana - Authorities in Guyana grew "uncomfortable" with the presence of Mormon missionaries who have been ordered to leave the South American country, a governing party leader said Thursday. About 40 missionaries were briefly detained Wednesday and told to leave within a month as authorities said their travel documents were out of date. (MSNBC -- International)
Guyana detains 30 missionaries Sep 3, 2009
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) -- At least 30 Mormon missionaries were detained Wednesday in the South American country of Guyana because they did not have updated travel documents, police said. Most of them are U.S. citizens and will be given one month to leave before they are deported, Police Chief Henry Greene said. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
N. Iowan takes part in nation-building exercise Aug 31, 2009
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Caribbean news briefs Jul 24, 2009
GEORGETOWN, Guyana - A Turkish company will build Guyana's first casino by October, a spokesman said Thursday. Princess Group Hotels & Casinos will invest $2 million to build a casino and upgrade a local hotel to a five-star facility, spokesman Oguz Tayanc said. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
OAS chief: Honduras sanctions likely Jul 3, 2009
"I will do everything I can. But I think it will be very hard to turn things around in a couple of days," Insulza said at a summit of Caribbean leaders in Georgetown, Guyana. "We are not going to Honduras to negotiate. We are going to Honduras to ask them to change what they have been doing.". (MSNBC -- International)
Envoy to make Honduras demand Jul 3, 2009
"I will do everything I can but I think it will be very hard to turn things around in a couple of days," Mr Insulza said at a summit of Caribbean leaders in Georgetown, Guyana. Miguel Insulza (left) says he will not negotiate with the coup leaders. (BBC News)
From homesick to standout, Nigerian heads for Pitt Jun 23, 2009
It was in Lagos, at a big man camp run former Georgetown player Godwin Owinje, that Zanna met Keithline, who was part of a contingent of high school and junior college coaches invited to run drills for the 75 or so Nigerian youngsters. "We talked extensively for about five months after I went over there," Keithline said, "trying to get him a visa, trying to get everything settled with immigration and making sure the paperwork was straight.". (MSNBC -- Sports)
Air Force Readies for Operation New Horizons in Guyana Jun 2, 2009
New Horizons Guyana is no different -- scheduled to last 75 days, it includes two major construction projects, one school remodel and eight medical readiness training exercises in the vicinity of Georgetown, said Chris Donovan, the New Horizons Guyana lead planner at 12th Air Force. All construction projects are in the capital of Georgetown, or in nearby suburbs and will take place simultaneously during the fast-paced exercise ... Operation Southern Partner, a military-to-military exchange... (DOD DefenseLINK)
Republic of Guyana Ministry of Home Affairs Signs eTrace Agreement May 13, 2009
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, May 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that will provide eTrace, an electronic system used to trace illicit firearms, to the Republic of Guyana, Ministry of Home Affairs. This is an ongoing effort to combat firearms trafficking in the region consistent with the December 2007 joint Caribbean Community (CARICOM)-U.S. Initiative on Combating the Illicit Trafficking in Small Arms... (PR Newswire)
China to loan Guyana $40M to update power system May 3, 2009
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP): Guyana is turning to a $40 million loan from China to overhaul its crumbling electrical system and end rolling blackouts. Guyana Power manager Bharrat Dindyal says the funds will be used to build several substations and link power grids in the capital and southeastern Berbice. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Pounds of cocaine, heroin seized at JFK Apr 3, 2009
Friday April 03, 2009. U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents seized about 40 pounds of cocaine and more than four pounds of heroin in baggage arriving at Kennedy International Airport on March 22. (Queens Chronicle, NY)
* World News Quick Take Mar 29, 2009
US-born former president of Guyana Janet -Rosenberg-Jagan died yesterday at the countrys state-run Georgetown Public Hospital, officials said. She was 88. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Deaths in the news: Janet Jagan Mar 29, 2009
GEORGETOWN, Guyana - Janet Jagan, a Chicago native who became Guyana's first white and first female president, died Saturday, a government official said. She was 88. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Obituaries in the news Mar 28, 2009
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) Janet Jagan, a Chicago native who became Guyana's first white and first female president, has died, a government official said. She was 88. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
MARIE SELE ASHCRAFT, Mar 25, 2009
Georgetown, Guyana was Marie s and Lyn s final posting with the U.S. Foreign Service Department before his retirement and their relocation and settlement in Green Valley in 1975. There, with first residents of the new town they enjoyed an active social life while meeting wonderful new friends. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
England win as Windies get sums wrong Mar 22, 2009
GEORGETOWN: England claimed their first international win since August in farcical circumstances when West Indies miscalculated the Duckworth-Lewis target at the end of the opening one-dayer in Guyana on Friday. West Indies, chasing Englands 50-over total of 270 for seven, were offered the chance to go off due to rain and bad light and their Australian coach John Dyson beckoned the batsmen off the field. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Guyana farce as England claim victory Mar 21, 2009
The second game in the five-match series is in Georgetown on Sunday. (Reporting by Simon Evans in Miami; editing by Tony Jimenez). (International Herald Tribune)
Eng beat WI by 1 run (D/L) Mar 21, 2009
GEORGETOWN: England claimed their first international win since August in farcical circumstances when West Indies miscalculated the Duckworth-Lewis target at the end of the opening One-dayer in Guyana on Friday. ( ). (India Times, India)
England beat West Indies by 1 run in 1st ODI Mar 21, 2009
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) - England beat West Indies by 1 run on the Duckworth/Lewis system in the first one-day international at National Stadium in Providence on Friday. West Indies, chasing England's 270-7 off 50 overs, went off for bad light at 244-7 off 46. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
T-Pain cancels show after threats Feb 23, 2009
GEORGETOWN, Guyana R&B singer T-Pain has canceled a concert in Guyana after receiving what a promoter calls "credible death and kidnapping threats.". Kerwin Bollers says Monday's performance for Carnival celebrations was called off after e-mail and phone threats from an unidentified source. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
