LES CAYES, Haiti, (Reuters) – As Haiti cleans up the destruction wrought by Hurricane Matthew, which killed more than 1,000 people and destroyed thousands of homes, the storm has also disrupted the education of many school children in the country.
(Reuters) – Hurricane Nicole plowed directly into Bermuda yesterday, causing widespread damage and knocking out power to most homes and businesses while apparently sparing the tiny Atlantic island chain any severe injuries or fatalities, government officials said.
Hamid Latiff, called ‘Crapo,’ yesterday walked out of court a free man after a jury found him not guilty of murdering 16-year-old Mulchand Murilall.
ABUJA, (Reuters) – Jihadist group Boko Haram has freed 21 of more than 200 girls it kidnapped in April 2014 in the northern Nigerian town of Chibok, after mediation by Switzerland and the International Red Cross, officials said yesterday.
(Reuters) – The Maldives said yesterday it will leave the Commonwealth, weeks after the organisation warned it could be suspended because of its lack of progress in promoting the rule of law and democracy.
BOGOTA, (Reuters) – Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos yesterday extended his ceasefire with Marxist FARC rebels through the end of the year as he seeks to revive a peace accord to end five decades of war after voters rejected the hard-fought deal in a referendum.
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – A federal judge in Brazil ruled yesterday that former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will stand trial for an alleged bribery scheme related to work by construction giant Odebrecht in Angola.
Cooperative Republic of Guyana Address of His Excellency Brigadier David Granger President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana to the National Assembly of Guyana 2016.10.13 The quality of life ‘Quality of life’ is a measure of citizens’ satisfaction with theirlives.
Attorney-General Basil Williams today said that there has been no compulsory acquisition of the two small lots of land on Carmichael Street, while stating that to engage owners whose lands are under consideration with a view of their acquisition on the question of purchasing them by private sale, could “open one to severe recrimination” if not done under the protection of a Section 4 order as was published in the gazette on September 24, 2016.”
The Ministry of Natural Resources today said that it is “gravely concerned” about the recent dismissal of 11 workers of Demerara Timbers Limited (DTL) for engaging in a protest against the company.
(Trinidad Guardian) Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley yesterday described the photographs of Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi’s children training with high-powered guns at Camp Cumuto, which were shown in Parliament and plastered all over Facebook, as a serious breach of security by the Defence Force.
Cabinet has decided that orders to compulsorily acquire private lands on Carmichael Street to extend the Ministry of Legal Affairs will be rescinded, well-placed sources said yesterday.
Onetime Chairman of the former Guyana Electricity Corporation (GEC), Ramon Gaskin wants government to explain its decision to end the management of Guyana Power and Light (GPL) stations here by Finnish company, Wartsila in favour of local expertise.
The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) will today boycott President David Granger’s address to parliament because it believes it is hypocritical to listen to him speak on democracy.
A man was shot in his back by men on a bicycle last night while he was standing on the West Front Road, a short distance away from his mother’s home.
A damaged section of the Linden-Soeskdyke High-way near Bamia Creek, considered dangerous because of several recent road fatalities, was patched yesterday and Region Ten Chairman Renis Morian said there is need for a regulatory body to ensure that overweight, heavy-duty trucks are not traversing the road.
An indictment for 12 counts of murder is expected to be read tomorrow morning to the five men accused of the massacre of a dozen people, including three police officers, at Bartica in 2008.
The equipment for the first phase of the installation of the National Parking System/Smart City Solutions (NPS/SCS) Metered Parking System in Georgetown has already arrived and SCS plans to begin installation of the first phase of 3,400 spaces in November, “once there is no unexpected delay in the clearance of the equipment.”
Justice Priya Sewnarine-Beharry on Monday in Essequibo sentenced a man to 20 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to killing his wife.
Statements will be served on Friday to Veerasammy Narine, the businessman charged with attempting to bribe a police officer.
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