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A Guyanese woman was this morning sentenced to ten years in prison after she was found guilty of drug smuggling at the Croydon Crown Court, United Kingdom court, the Sutton Guardian has reported.

A 58-year-old Triumph, East Coast Demerara shop owner was shot in the neck last night by one of four bandits who confronted him and is now in a critical condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

In keeping with anti-money laundering laws, cambios now require the name, address and a form of identification from persons changing foreign currency.

The ruling Unity Labour Party (ULP) of Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves won an historic third consecutive term in office fighting off a strong challenge from the New Democratic Labour Party (NDP) in yesterday’s general election, according to the Caribbean Media Corporation.

(Barbados Nation) Senior consultant cardiologist Dr Richard Ishmael has been suspended from duties at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH).

The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) yesterday concluded its Annual Regional Visits with meetings in Aishalton and Karasabai, Region Nine and heard residents of the former call for a clean election campaign next year.

The passing of Winston Murray elicited a level of bipartisan expression of grief usually reserved for distinguished and universally loved Heads of State.

The West Indies Cricket Board has created history in awarding Central Retainer Contracts to six women cricketers for the period October 2010 to September 2011, a release from the board said today.

Congratulations are extended to Amika Lewis-Dorris who has successfully completed her studies at the University of Guyana and graduated on November 20, 2010 with a Bachelors Degree in English.

A quartet, including a teenager and a pensioner who allegedly are members of the ’Salt fish’ gang that went around stealing vehicle parts, was remanded to prison when they appeared at the Vreed-en-Hoop Magistrate’s Court this

(Trinidad Guardian) The Caribbean Airlines board will not resign. Tired of being punched by its line Minister Jack Warner, CAL’s board sought to defend its actions in a three-page statement issued yesterday.

The Guyana Red Cross will be hosting the last blood drive for 2010, tomorrow Tuesday December 14th at the GRCS Headquarters, Eve Leary, Kingston, Georgetown. 

(Trinidad Express) Businessman Lawrence Duprey is disappointed about what is described as the People’s Partnership Government’s poor management of the collapsed CL Financial conglomerate and he is willing to return to Trinidad and Tobago “to set things right”.

The Ministry of Agriculture along with the Environmental Protection Agency and the Guyana Police Force over the weekend conducted simultaneous exercises along the East Bank of Demerara, West Bank and West Coast of Demerara and the Sophia area to stop the dumping of garbage by residents in drains and canals.

STOCKHOLM, (Reuters) – A Middle East-born man who  died in a blast in Stockholm was wearing an explosives belt and  likely intended to attack a crowded train station or department  store when the device went off prematurely, an official said.

(BBC) Britain wants to breathe new life into the Commonwealth, the 54-member grouping made up mostly of former British colonies.

Just after midnight today a Plaisance squatting area man wanted by police escaped after firing shots at ranks.

STOCKHOLM, (Reuters) – WikiLeaks founder Julian  Assange, who angered Washington by releasing secret cables, said  in a documentary today he faced prosecution by the United  States and was disappointed with how Swedish justice had been  abused.

Hi, my name is Christopher King I was born on the 20th December 1968.

Jomo Primo is the Groovy Soca King after edging out Michelle ‘Big Red’ King to cop the title at the National Park early this morning.