The Guyana Police Force’s ‘Operation Safeway’ implemented  in October last year is proving successful in reducing road fatalities and curbing road lawlessness  as the number of deaths have reduced by over 51 percent for the first six months of the year.
The police force in a release this evening stated that from January to June 48 persons died on the roads as compared to 93 for the corresponding period last year.
The Police Traffic Department also reported that 6,929 cases were made against defaulting motorists for last month with speeding accounting for most of the offences, with 2,606 cases while overloaded minibuses accounted for 671 offences.
Other offences the police reported are as follows: breach of traffic lights 73, failure to wear seat belt 144, obstruction 318, failure to wear safety helmet 86, unlicenced driver 321, breach of insurance 182, stopping within 30 feet of a corner 296 and unlighted bicycles 69.
Operation Safeway was put into effect to curb lawlessness on the roadways borne out by Read the full story

Health Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy has been lauded by Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis Dr. Denzil Douglas for his efforts in ensuring that  Caribbean States besides Guyana and Haiti, also benefited from funds which were made available to tackle HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean.
This, the St. Lucian Prime Minister said, has set the stage for middle income regional states to also receive assistance.
Dr. Douglas is lead Head responsible for Health and Humanity Services and is currently in Antigua and Barbuda at the 29th Caribbean Community(CARICOM) Summit  where Heads of the region and their five associate members are being updated on the operations of the task force established to handle the fight against the disease through Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV/AIDS (PANCAP) as regional efforts to stem the disease are ongoing.
Dr. Douglas was also expected to update his colleagues on the region’s negotiations at the recently held United Nations (UN) Special session on HIV/AIDS and noted that the region has an appropriate response as it relates to prevention, care, treatment and support. Read the full story

Minister of Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh reiterated that government has expressed concerns about administrative matters in the administration of the EU micro projects programme and when those issues have been addressed the programme would continue.
As the motion on food price increases was presented to the National Assembly on Tuesday, July 1, Minister Singh responded to queries made by the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Member of Parliament, Mervyn Williams who sought an explanation as to why approval for the projects was not granted.
“I argued that it is important that we are responsible when we address this issue,” Minister Singh said.
The general objective of the European Union/ Government of Guyana funded Micro Projects Programme (GMPP) is to reduce poverty and social inequality in urban areas, coastal villages and the rural interior by contributing to the financing of micro-projects with an economic and social impact on vulnerable groups and communities. Read the full story

Elena Dementieva has clarified remarks suggesting the Wimbledon ladies’ final between Venus and Serena Williams would be decided by a “family decision”.

“I do not think for one second that games between Serena and Venus Williams are family decisions,” said Dementieva, who lost to Venus in their semi-final. “What I meant was it is a unique situation for a family to be in.” When asked about Saturday’s result being pre-determined, Venus said: “I find the question pretty offensive.” She added: “I’m extremely professional with everything I do on and off the court. I contribute the best in my sport. “I have a ton of respect for myself and my family. Any mention of that is disrespectful of who I am, what I stand for and my family.”

Roger Federer reached his sixth consecutive Wimbledon final with a comfortable win over Marat Safin.

The world number one extended his unbeaten record on grass to 65 matches with a 6-3 7-6 (7-3) 6-4 victory. Federer dominated the unseeded Safin from the outset on Centre Court, winning in one hour 41 minutes to stay on track for a sixth title. The 26-year-old Swiss will face second seed Rafael Nadal or unseeded Rainer Schuettler in Sunday’s final. “It’s great,” Federer told BBC Sport afterwards. “It’s a beautiful feeling to get the opportunity to win the title here. “It means so much to me. Playing against Safin is always a pleasure and it’s a great win for me. I’m really, really happy.”

The British Grand Prix will move from Silverstone to Donington Park from 2010 as part of a new 10-year deal.

Silverstone, which had been home to the race since 1987, is owned by the British Racing Drivers’ Club, who had been in talks to secure a new deal. “We wanted a world class venue for F1, something teams and fans could be proud of,” said F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone. “Donington’s development plans will give us Read the full story

Joe Calzaghe has vacated his WBC super-middleweight title to free him up for a potential fight with Roy Jones Jr at light-heavyweight later in the year.

He has given up the title rather than take the mandatory defence against fellow British fighter Carl Froch.Calzaghe still holds his WBA and WBO belts. Froch will face Jermain Taylor for the title later this year.Veteran American legend Jones claims he and Welsh two-weight world champion Calzaghe will clash on 20 Read the full story

Joe Calzaghe has vacated his WBC super-middleweight title to free him up for a potential fight with Roy Jones Jr at light-heavyweight later in the year.

He has given up the title rather than take the mandatory defence against fellow British fighter Carl Froch. Calzaghe still holds his WBA and WBO belts. Froch will face Jermain Taylor for the title Read the full story

Thomas Beatie, also known as The Pregnant Man, has given birth to a girl. Beatie, 34, who began life as a woman and legally switched to a male identity, while preserving his female reproductive organs, and his wife Nancy, 46, welcomed a daughter at an Oregon hospital on June 29. Both Beatie and his daughter are healthy and doing well, he notes. Read the full story

The film lacks originality as several sequences are copied from the 1990s hit “Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge”. From the rain song to the train scene, it reminds one of the Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol starrer.
Although producer Kumar Mangat made “Haal-e-Dil” to launch his daughter Amita Pathak, it is TV star Shekhar Suman’s son Adhyayan Read the full story