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The dark side of cannibalism

Celso Camargo — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:02:24 +0000

A considerably less sympathetic type of cannibalism occurs in Guyana, along the Northeast Coast of South America. Called kanaimà, it’s a form of “assault sorcery” that may take many years to play out, but in the end the victims...

Million acres of Guyanese rainforest to be saved in groundbreaking deal

Benjamin — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 06:28:52 +0000

A deal has been agreed that will place a financial value on rainforests – paying, for the first time, for their upkeep as “utilities” that provide vital services such as rainfall generation, carbon storage and climate regulation. The...

Tea Late: New Blood Delivers Blows… India on the back foot

Sreelata Yellamrazu — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 07:28:07 +0000

Sri Lanka did lose the lone wicket of Malinda Warnapura to Ishant Sharma. But as Sri Lanka end the day without too much damage, there is no reason to believe Sri Lanka need suffer the same fate as India. It may well be a low...

Guyana issues warrants in US missionaries' deaths

AP — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:39:02 +0000

Guyana police have issued arrest warrants for two Brazilians accused of killing a U.S. missionary couple in 2005, authorities said Wednesday, the first charges brought in the...

Guyana Muslims: FBI pursuing alleged terror plot

AP — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:23:29 +0000

Two Muslim businessmen in Guyana said Friday that the FBI and police recently questioned them about an alleged plot to blow up New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport even as court proceedings are under way in the United...

Guyana increases rates on log exports to US, Asia

AP — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:04:00 +0000

Guyana is increasing tax rates on some log exports to encourage domestic production of wood products like furniture.

Spate of maulings prompts pit bull ban in Guyana

AP — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:56:03 +0000

A spate of maulings by pit bulls prompted Guyanese authorities on Monday to ban imports of the breed into the South American nation.Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud told reporters the import ban would last until Guyana’s lawmakers review...

Guyanese lawyer attacked with acid

AP — Thu, 29 May 2008 19:03:23 +0000

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...

Guyana lawyer attacked with acid

AP — Thu, 29 May 2008 19:02:58 +0000

Guyana gives away seeds amid food crisis

AP — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:14:29 +0000

Guyana is tackling the soaring price of food in markets by sending citizens to their gardens to grow their own.President Bharrat Jagdeo said Thursday the government would give seeds _ mostly rice _ in rural communities, hoping that people will sow...