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 Cricket West Indies preisdent Dave Cameron says it will be challenging to convince players to tour Pakistan.
Cricket West Indies preisdent Dave Cameron says it will be challenging to convince players to tour Pakistan.

Defiant Cameron stays firm on decision to axe Simmons

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – West Indies Cricket Board president, Dave Cameron, has defended the timing of the decision to sack head coach Phil Simmons, and says he expects the “bold” move by the board to be vindicated in the future.

Police get more vehicles

Often criticised for not responding promptly to crimes because of the lack of mobility, more vehicles have been made available to the police force.

Venezuela thwarts anti-Maduro referendum, foes protest

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Outraged opposition leaders vowed today to focus their battle to remove socialist President Nicolas Maduro on peaceful street protests after judicial and electoral authorities shot down their drive for a referendum against him.

Carvil Duncan

Court puts hold on Carvil Duncan tribunal

Embattled Chairman of the Public Service Commission (PSC) Carvil Duncan has secured temporary court orders to halt the work of the tribunal set up to investigate whether he ought to be removed from the post.

Bharrat Jagdeo

Crime has never been this bad – Jagdeo

Former President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday be-moaned crime here saying that from his comparative analysis of his party’s governance to the current APNU+AFC-led government, the situation is worse.

Ministry announces review of Barama investment

With Barama Company Limited not seeking a renewal of its forest concession agreement, the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) yesterday said it would be embarking on an assessment of the 25-year-old investment to citizens.

Strikers at Wales

Sugar workers protest over no pay hike

Workers from six of the seven sugar estates again staged picketing exercises yesterday after learning that the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) would not be paying any increase in wages and salaries again this year.

Vanessa Moore

UK-based woman freed of cocaine-in-rum charge

Over a month after police said they were advised by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to proceed with a cocaine trafficking charge against United Kingdom-based Guyanese Vanessa Moore, they reported yesterday that they have since been advised to withdraw it.

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