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A 47-year old fisherman accused of stealing a quantity of cash, two passports and a driver’s licence belonging to two Chinese nationals was yesterday remanded to prison after appearing before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.
A post-mortem examination performed yesterday on Sebastian Cleto, the inmate of the New Amsterdam Prison who succumbed days after he was beaten, revealed that he died as a result of brain haemorrhage and a fractured skull.
Hillary Amos, the man accused of murdering 25-year-old miner Fabian George, was yesterday remanded to prison after appearing before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.
A Rusal worker injured in a collision last year is calling for compensation from the company, saying that the money he is currently receiving is not enough.
The National Insurance Scheme (NIS) recorded an income over expenditure of $628 million in 2009, down from the $1.4 billion it recorded in the previous year, while the auditors have expressed concern that recommendations made to ensure the future viability of the Scheme are yet to be fully implemented.
The Ministry of Culture has hailed Sister Rose Magdalene D’Ornellas of the Community of Carmelite Sisters as a woman blessed with a sense of dedication to both a divine calling and service.
ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – In 2003 or 2004, Pakis-tani intelligence agents trailed a suspected militant courier to a house in the picturesque hill town of Abbotta-bad in northern Pakistan.
While Osama bin Laden’s death will not reduce the levels of global insecurity, it has proven the effectiveness of global alliances against terror, Grenadian Prime Minister and CARICOM Chairman Tillman Thomas has said.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. officials reaffirmed yesterday that there was a firefight at the compound in Pakistan where Osama bin Laden was killed, despite growing questions about the Obama administration’s version of events and revelations the al Qaeda leader was not armed.
It is through diplomacy that small states such as those in CARICOM make their mark on the international community, says acting Secretary-General of CARICOM, Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite.
Guyana has been featured as one of the National Geographic Traveler Magazine’s “50 tours of a lifetime,” which is being seen as a major international boost for the country’s prospects as a tourist destination.
AMMAN, (Reuters) – Syrian army units backed by tanks have tightened the siege of two defiant urban centres, in a sign that President Bashar al-Assad is widening the use of the military to crush demonstrations against his autocratic rule.
Barbados Foreign Minister Billie Miller gave island-based ambassadors a detailed briefing in 2006 in which she declared that the service industry would be Bridgetown’s future away from areas like sugar and she cited Guyana as one of a number of sweetener producers who were being undercut by Brazil.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. officials reaffirmed today that there was a firefight at the compound in Pakistan where Osama bin Laden was killed, despite growing questions about the Obama administration’s version of events and revelations that the al Qaeda leader was not armed.
(WICB) Georgetown, Guyana – West Indies leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo has had a great time of it so far in the Digicel Series against Pakistan.
The police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of farmer Alvis Matthews, 45 years of Kariako Village, Moruka, NWD, which occurred at about 0600h yesterday at Karaiko.
ISLAMABAD, (Reuters) – Photographs acquired by Reuters and taken about an hour after the U.S.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said in a television interview today he decided not to release photos of Osama bin Laden’s body because it could incite violence and be used as an al Qaeda propaganda tool.
(Trinidad Express) The Trinidad and Tobago Lawyers cricket team warmed up for the Third Lawyers’ World Cup tournament with two easy victories against Barbados Lawyers and Guyana Lawyers in Barbados over the Easter weekend.
A Bourda market vendor died in a hit and run accident at the corner of Middleton Street and Campbell Avenue last evening.
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