Articles published on Saturday, March 26, 2016
HAVANA, (Reuters) – The Rolling Stones rocked a massive crowd at a free, outdoor concert in Havana on Friday, capping a week of engagement with the West for the Communist-led country that once censored the veteran British band’s music.
NAGPUR, India, CMC – West Indies captain Darren Sammy has praised his side for the way they responded under pressure to beat South Africa on Friday and clinch their spot in the semi-finals of the Twenty20 World Cup.
(Trinidad Guardian) A 52-year-old former Republic Bank Ltd employee, who developed an incurable respiratory disease after being exposed to paint fumes following renovation works at one of the bank’s two branches in Tunapuna, will now receive a little over TT$2.5 million in compensation after the bank withdrew its appeal against the payout.
MOHALI, India, (Reuters) – It will be a virtual quarter-final when his team take on hosts India in a potential World Twenty20 humdinger on Sunday and retiring Australian all-rounder Shane Watson likes the simplicity of the situation.
While the governing APNU+AFC coalition won the Kwakwani Neighbourhood Democratic Council election on March 18 they were fiercely challenged by an independent group which won five of the 12 seats and captured the most votes in the Proportional Representation (PR) component.
The National Insurance Scheme (NIS) is calling for investment proposals. In an advertisement in yesterday’s Stabroek News, the NIS made an open call for
Even as American oil-giant ExxonMobil continues its oil exploration activities here, a prominent Trinidad and Tobago business executive has recommended that Guyana invest some of its expected oil revenues in projects aimed at ensuring sustainable economic development.
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo is not pleased with the way the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has handled the declaration of the results for the recently concluded Local Government Elections but he is certain that his party the People’s Progressive Party has won a “massive victory” at those polls.
Municipalities must functions like corporations and earn their keep, says President David Granger who said “capital towns” will be established in every region to drive economic development.
A Guyanese man was earlier this month convicted in the United States of three charges relating to a US$50 million mortgage fraud scheme in Florida.
