US-The girl known as “Baby Doe” — who in June was found dead, wrapped in a trash bag on a rocky shoreline in Boston Harbor — has been identified by authorities, Boston-area CNN affiliates WCVB and WHDH reported Friday. The break came after a search warrant was executed in a Boston neighborhood on Thursday, WCVB reported. The Boston Globe reported Friday that there was a break in the case, citing law enforcement officials that it didn’t name, but did not report anything about the girl being identified. The Globe reported that a warrant was carried out Thursday evening in Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood after Boston police received a tip.(CNN NEWS/ nbcnews.com)…[+]
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President Granger, First Lady woo Guyanese in Toronto
GUYANA- President David Granger returned home Sunday night after a hectic three-day visit to Toronto, where he met with a wide cross section of Guyanese in the Greater Toronto Area. There were three events. He was accompanied by First Lady Sandra Granger and Minister of Social Cohesion, Amna Ally. On Friday night he had dinner with members of the organizing committee that planned the visit, and on Saturday evening, delivered the keynote address to over 700 enthusiastic supporters at a dinner and dance in his and the First Lady’s honour at the Armenian Community Centre.The following day he addressed business leaders and professionals at a brunch, and spoke to local media at a press conference at the Riverstone Golf Club in Brampton.(KAIETEUR NEWS/ kaieteurnewsonline.com)…[+]
Guyanese using cocaine and marijuana at a younger age – survey finds
Guyanese students are using marijuana and cocaine at a marginally lower age when compared to eight years ago. This and other findings are contained in the Secondary School Drug Prevalence Survey Project 2013. The Survey was sponsored by the Organisation of American States Inter American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD). It was conducted by the Crime and Social Observatory of the Ministry of Public Security. Technical support was provided by the Inter American Drug Abuse Control Commission. According to a press release from the Ministry of Public Security, the report presents key findings related to the consumption of licit and illicit drugs among secondary school students in Guyana based on information collected from a sample of Secondary School students from both public and private schools across Guyana. Among the other findings were increases in the average age of first time use for tobacco, alcohol, crack and ecstasy when compared to the results of a previous survey done in 2007…[+]
Yoga can ease arthritis
Research has shown the ancient Eastern art to ease symptoms of the two most common forms of the condition. Regular yoga sessions lessened pain, boosted energy levels and made it easier to carry out everyday tasks. Importantly, the benefits were still evident months after the classes ended. The US researchers said: ‘There’s a real surge of interest in yoga as a complementary therapy. ‘Yoga may be especially well-suited to people with arthritis because it combines physical activity with potent stress management and relaxation techniques and focuses on respecting limitations that can change from day to day.’ All of those involved in the study either had osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis. Osteoarthritis is caused by wear and tear of cartilage that helps the joints take the strain of bending, lifting, gripping and kneeling, and affects more than eight million Britons.(dailymail.co.uk)…[+]
Man trains pet to get him a beer
USA – A pet pooch certainly proved that it was man’s best friend when it went and retrieved a bottle of beer from the fridge for its owner. Michael Impelluso captured footage of his dog Ryder obeying his command to quench his thirst on a number of cameras at their home, in what is believed to be in New Jersey, USA. In the clip Michael utters the magic words: ‘It’s Miller Time,’ and the pooch springs into action with an excited bark. Ryder then heads off into the kitchen and pulls on a towel around the handle of the fridge with his mouth – all the while he wears a New York Giants jersey. The fridge door swings open and the obedient pooch locates the bottle of Miller Lite. He then picks it up in his mouth and heads back to the front room with it – giving the door of the fridge a nudge on the way past so that it closes.(dailymail.co.uk)…[+]
Syria’s Bashar al-Assad: West is to blame for refugee crisis
SYRIA-Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is blaming Western nations for fueling the refugee crisis by supporting opposition groups in his country’s bloody civil war. “If you are worried about them, stop supporting terrorists,” he said in an interview with Russian news organizations. “That’s what we think regarding the crisis. This is the core of the whole issue of refugees.” Europe is struggling to deal with unusually large numbers of migrants arriving at its borders, many of them refugees fleeing the years-long conflict in Syria that has killed more than 220,000 people…[+]
Large scale gold mining returns to Guyana
GUYANA-The US$250M Aurora Gold Mine (AGM) officially began production Tuesday, marking the return of large scale gold mining in Guyana since the departure of OMAI Mines several years ago. AGM, a project of Canadian-based company Guyana Goldfields Inc. (GGI) marked its entry into the mining sector with its first gold pour held at its Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni location). It is expected that millions of ounces of gold will be produced in just over a decade. Furthermore, it is hoped that with the re-introduction of large scale gold mining, Guyana will return to the “good times” experienced many years ago, President David Granger said…[+]
Foreign Minister briefs Florida groups on Venezuela claims
GUYANA-Guyana’s Vice President and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl Greenidge, wrapped up a 60-hour visit to south Florida last Saturday night during which he briefed various audiences on the current situation regarding Venezuela’s renewed claim to Guyana’s territory and waters. Minister Greenidge used the opportunity of the Florida Conference on Current Caribbean issues hosted by the Institute of Caribbean Studies (ICS) and the Greater Caribbean American Chamber of Commerce…[+]
The Sophia Promise- A community based project aimed at bettering lives
GUYANA-Effective projects bring a wide range of benefits to youths, families and communities. Whether they be academics, health and fitness, disease awareness or agricultural programmes – they help to boost academic performance, reduce risky behaviours, promote physical health and provide a safe, structured environment. One such project is ‘The Sophia Promise’, which was founded by Courts (Guyana) Inc and implemented by the Rotary Club of Georgetown, Central (RCGC), two years ago. Sophia is known as one of the largest squatting settlements converted into a housing scheme. Residents of the densely populated community have been benefiting from various aspects of the project since it came into existence…[+]
Our terrifying swim: Two Syrians’ journey through dark waters to Greece
SYRIA-Hesham Modamani looked out at the sea separating him and his dream of getting to Europe, the continent that could finally free him from the horrors back at home in Syria. The 24-year old felt nervous. Modamani couldn’t afford to pay the $1,350 ticket for a smuggler to ferry him across the channel between the coast of Turkey and the nearest Greek island. Swimming, he decided, was his best chance. The one-time college student had traveled all the way from the Damascus suburb of Daraya to Turkey’s west coast. He couldn’t give up now…[+]
