DEARBORN, Michigan, (Reuters) – Democrat Kamala Harris lost Michigan by more than 80,000 votes amid a nationwide shift to Republicans, as union workers, Black voters, Arab Americans and Muslims either failed to show up at the polls, or cast their ballots for Donald Trump.
(Reuters) – Sweden and Brazil signed a letter of intent yesterday to extend cooperation on aviation, with Brazil intending to buy SAAB SAABa.ST
-industry production cost pegged at U$1.31 per pound Already experiencing dismal sugar production, GuySuCo is facing further woes as its factory at the Albion Estate has recently been plagued with a number of issues that have seen boiler and crystallizer malfunctions, added to the poor quality of cane produced and now, overproduction of molasses.
-says contractors have no confidence in it based on handling of complaints APNU+AFC Parliamentarian, David Patterson has expressed concern over the silence and seeming sloth by the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) given that there have been many reports on questionable contracts and even the ongoing scandal in the Guyana Police Force on purchases.
The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) last night conducted an enforcement operation at the Peng Teng Chinese Supermarket located on Independence Boulevard and Hunter Street in Georgetown.
A fire broke out at Fireside Suites located on Garnett Street in Kitty yesterday, engulfing the rooftop of the building that housed a storage section for the hotel.
Assistant Police Commissioner Calvin Brutus and his wife, Adonika Aulder on Friday withdrew and discontinued a High Court action filed on August 19, against the Head of the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU), the Commissioner of Police, and the Attorney General, a release from the Attorney General’s Chambers stated yesterday.
The Labour Ministry is to meet this week with Fernandes Guyana Enterprise Inc over its sudden decision to close its bakery operations here.
-in effort to arrest falling pass rates As part of its efforts to effect a turnaround in the national mathematics pass rate which has been on a downward trend in recent years, the Ministry of Education (MoE) has launched a Math Intervention Awareness Campaign to promote its revised National Mathematics Intervention Programme which kicked off earlier in September.
A total of 60 contracts valued at $300 million were signed yesterday to upgrade infrastructure in 25 communities across Region Eight, as part of the government’s community participation programme, the Department of Public Information (DPI) said.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Republicans yesterday appeared close to clinching control of the U.S.
JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – Israel rejected yesterday a group of global food security experts’ warning of famine in parts of northern Gaza where it is waging war against Palestinian militant group Hamas.
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday said that the government is eager to work closely with the incoming Trump administration in the United States, expressing a commitment to address what he said were misinformation campaigns against the PPP/C administration especially by opposition forces.
The National Visual Arts Exhibition and Fair currently being held at Castellani House, Georgetown, aims to showcase the progress made in visual arts education, which has transitioned from the Allied Arts Unit to the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Unit.
DOHA/CAIRO, ++ (Reuters) – Qatar has told Palestinian militant group Hamas and Israel it will stall its efforts to mediate a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal until they show “willingness and seriousness” to resume talks, its foreign ministry said yesterday.
Business and Economic Commentary by Christopher Ram Part 17 Introduction A transactional electorate has overwhelmingly voted to return to the presidency in the United States of America a convicted felon, a misogynist, a businessman who owes his success to scamming, the exploitation of the tax and bankruptcy laws of that country, and a man who has been ordered by the courts to pay millions for sexual assault.
LIMA, (Reuters) – Peru aims to finalize negotiations for a free trade agreement with India in 2025 and is advancing talks to have a similar trade pact with Indonesia in the future, said Peruvian Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism Ursula Leon.
WASHINGTON/REHOBOTH BEACH, Delaware, (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump will meet on Wednesday at the White House on Biden’s invitation, a White House spokesperson said on Saturday.
VALENCIA, (Reuters) – Thousands of people demonstrated in the eastern Spanish city of Valencia yesterday over regional authorities’ handling of devastating floods that killed more than 220 people in one of Europe’s worst natural disasters for decades.
MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – An agreement aimed at ensuring more regular water from Mexico to the United States has been reached, both governments said yesterday, following a long period of tension over a decades-old treaty.
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