News

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Pulitzer Prizes yesterday honoured The Washington Post for hard-hitting reporting on Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and The New York Times for revealing Vladimir Putin’s covert power grab, praising their probing of powerful people despite a hostile climate for the news media.

A fisherman was yesterday remanded to prison on charges of breaking and entering and larceny in which it is alleged that he stole a total of $460,000 in cash and items.

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan opposition supporters took to the streets again yesterday in sometimes violent clashes to protest an economic crisis and an erosion of democracy under leftist President Nicolas Maduro, in the first sustained wave of anti-government demonstrations in three years.

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – At least six people were killed and another 20 were injured yesterday after a structural collapse in a car park under construction in Mexico City crushed workers, local fire services said.

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s acting president warned today of “greater provocations” by North Korea as tension on the Korean peninsula rises over concern the North may conduct a test of its military hardware in coming days.

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has recommended murder charges against the suspects who were detained by police over the killings of miners Phillip Cort and Reginald Charles.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul has been called up to the West Indies squad as cover for speedster Shannon Gabriel, ahead of Tuesday’s final one-dayer against Pakistan.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – An aviation security officer who dragged a passenger off of an overbooked United Airlines flight to make room for employees has been placed on leave, Chicago authorities said on Monday.

The Police say they are investigating a fatal accident which occurred about 09:30hrs this morning at Salem, East Bank Essequibo that resulted in the death of Marlon Gobin, 29, of 312 Parika, East Bank Essequibo.

Sugar union GAWU says that a large contingent of East Demerara Estate workers accompanied by residents marched through the community of Enmore and along the Railway Embankment to the community of Enterprise, some four miles away this morning.

The Ministry of Finance today said it wished to make clear that it did not have the records of any taxpayer as insinuated by a Guyana Times article.

LUCCA, Italy,  (Reuters) – The United States will hold responsible anyone who commits crimes against humanity, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Monday, days after the U.S.

Ten years after a furore over the desecrating of world renowned Guyanese artist, Aubrey Williams’ murals at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri, the National Trust of Guyana had to be called in to avoid a recurrence.

Following a party meeting in Mabaruma, Region One yesterday, the People’s Progressive Party says that more than 800 Amerindians vowed to not recognize a recently established Commission of Inquiry (COI)  into land titling for Amerindians and other groups.

Photos and video by Keno George The state of the Queen’s College playing field is just one of numerous issues plaguing the top secondary school as a result of challenges facing the governing board over the last five years.

Noting that it had made bold proposals in the 2015 general elections campaign, columnist Ralph Ramkarran has called on the APNU+AFC government to show that it is committed to constitutional reform by tabling a motion in parliament seeking support for its manifesto proposals.

Acting Chairman of the Enmore/Hope NDC, Mohammed Dawud yesterday maintained that no decision had been made to sell 15 computers which were controversially seized by the eGovernment Unit on Thursday.

The Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (CTVET), on Friday handed over 391 Caribbean Vocational Qualification (CVQ) certificates to the Heads of Institutions which have partnered with the programme.

AMMAN,  (Reuters) – A joint command centre made up of the forces of Russia, Iran and militias supporting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad yesterday said the U.S.

TANTA,Egypt/CAIRO,  (Reuters) – At least 44 people were killed in Egypt in bomb attacks at the cathedral of the Coptic Pope and another church on Palm Sunday, prompting anger and fear among Christians and leading to troop deployments and the declaration of a three-month state of emergency.