Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana sign security master plan
In a landmark move to bolster regional security and defence, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana yesterday signed a security Common Master Plan.
The mother of a Christ Church Secondary School student is demanding justice for her 14-year-old son who was beaten with a belt by another male student, of the same age and school, while on his way home last Friday.
Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) Officers yesterday conducted an intelligence-led operation which led to the discovery of one 9mm sub-machine gun with twenty matching rounds, one AK-47 magazine with twenty 7.62 x 39 rounds and a bulky parcel which contained a quantity of leaves, seed and stems suspected to be cannabis.
Publicly, at least, the PPP/Civic administration is almost certainly not about to admit that its awarding of a multi-million dollar contract for the construction of a Primary School in a community which, as we understand it, is particularly in need of the facility to a team of ‘contractors’ known much more for their exploits in the entertainment industry than in the building sector was an unacceptable error in judgement.
Workplace deaths have risen this year compared to the same period last year, according to Minister of Labour, Joseph Hamilton.
-Region 10 Chair says as town week launched As the mining town of Linden celebrates its 54th Anniversary, Region 10 Chairman Deron Adams urged residents to celebrate the community’s week of activities with pride and nostalgia.
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GCB T10 Blast tournament… -Demerara Pitbulls crush Berbice Caimans By Michaelangelo Jacobus Action in the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) T10 Blast continued yesterday with a double-header at the Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) ground, Thomas Lands.
After winning the Guyana edition of the inaugural Caribbean Airlines T10 Village Cricket on Sunday, Demerara will jet out to the twin island republic of Trinidad and Tobago to represent the country at the final of the competition.
In continuing its drive to bring chess to persons with disabilities, the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) Special Needs Committee in an unprecedented initiative, hosted a training session catering to teachers and students from eight Special Education Needs schools.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Haiti’s new transition council is set to choose the country’s next president tomorrow, but leaders of the gangs who have exerted increasing control are clamoring for political influence and amnesties and threatening violence if their demands are not met.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Indian High Commissioner to Jamaica Masakui Rungsung says a medical camp held earlier this month at the Mustard Seed Communities’ Jacob’s Ladder in Haddon, St Ann, was the least his office could do to help the plight of Haitian children with disabilities who arrived in Jamaica in March.
(Trinidad Guardian) The Auditor General Jaiwantie Ramdass has fired back at Finance Minister Colm Imbert and Attorney General Reginald Armour, SC, via a pre-action protocol letter, over alleged erroneous statements made in Parliament last Friday about her audited report on the nation’s finances.
MONTEVIDEO, (Reuters) – Jose Mujica, Uruguay’s former president and one of Latin America’s best-known leaders, announced a cancer diagnosis yetserday that doctors say will be challenging to treat.
LONDON (Reuters) – Scotland’s leader Humza Yousaf resigned today, further opening the door to the UK opposition Labour Party regaining ground in its former Scottish heartlands during a national election expected to be held later this year.
MADRID, (Reuters) – Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said today he had decided to continue in office, days after abruptly announcing he was considering his future following the launch of a corruption investigation against his wife.