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LONDON,  (Reuters) – Scientists tracking a crop-destroying caterpillar known as armyworm say it is now spreading rapidly across mainland Africa and could reach tropical Asia and the Mediterranean in the next few years, threatening agricultural trade.

(Jamaica Gleaner) People’s National Party president Portia Simpson Miller is to demit office on April 2.

(Trinidad Guardian) Father of two, Naim Caliph did not live to celebrate his 36th birthday on Tuesday.

ABUJA, (Reuters) – President  Muhammadu Buhari asked parliament yesterday to extend his medical leave, his office said in a statement, deepening suspicions among many Nigerians that his health is worse than officials are admitting publicly.

The Police say they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the murder of Sunil Singh AKA Grey, 42 yrs.,

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Donald Trump today ramped up his criticism of a federal judge who blocked a travel ban on seven mainly Muslim nations and said courts were making U.S.

(Trinidad Guardian) Father of two, Naim Caliph did not live to celebrate his 36th birthday on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON/BEIRUT, (Reuters) – A U.S. appeal court late on Saturday denied a request from the U.S.

While welcoming the protest against the implementation of the metered parking system in Georgetown as a sign that citizens are finally engaged with governance, Communities Minister Ronald Bulkan has reiterated that central government is not inclined to intervene.

Story and photos by Joanna Dhanraj The lively village of Ann’s Grove, probably ‘the village that never sleeps,’ was founded back in the early 1800s.

In the face of frequent complaints about its slower than advertised DSL internet service, Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Justin Nedd is guaranteeing that the problem would be rectified by the end of June.

Almost 30,000 overseas-based Guyanese returned home in May last year, the same month that Guyana observed its 50th anniversary of Independence, Minister of Citizenship Winston Felix has revealed.

Toshao Lenox Shuman, elected village leader of St Cuthbert’s Mission on the Mahaica River, is adamant that the recent attempts by residents to have him removed were intended to undermine the work of the current village council, but says he welcomes the investigation as it will help to clear the air .

A Berbice bank clerk died tragically yesterday, after she lost control of her car and slammed into a utility pole at the Seawell turn, directly opposite the Guyoil gas station.

Former Guyana Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Noel Sinclair, who had been called one of the country’s finest diplomats, has died.

She left her mother’s home at age 13 and soon after was pregnant with her first child.

Young parents will now have additional opportunity to educate and empower themselves, with the advent of the Ministry of Public Health’s Adolescent Clinic Day and Community Parenting Support Group.

The Alliance For Change (AFC) on Thursday said the move to replace some members of state boards and commissions because of advanced age was not discriminatory and warned that the issue was being deliberately twisted to create a racial divide.

Opposition leader Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday called on President Granger to hold press conferences and accused the Head of State of not allowing himself to be challenged as should be done in a democracy.

Residents of Tenth Street, Cummings Lodge, are fed up with the condition of the deplorable and impassable road and are calling on the relevant authorities to quickly fix it.