HAVANA, (Reuters) – Britain’s Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond yesterday praised Cuban President Raul Castro for embracing the realities of the modern world after a meeting with the Communist leader that marked a further step in Cuba’s thaw with the West.
CHICAGO, (Reuters) – Health officials on Friday confirmed the first U.S.
A number of people received treatment at a medical outreach organised by the US Embassy’s Humanitarian Assistance Program (HAP) and local community groups at the Zeelugt Primary School on Sunday.
(Trinidad Guardian) Government has ordered a full forensic audit to determine exactly how much taxpayers’ money was pumped into the bail out of Colonial Life and CL Financial in light of billion-dollar discrepancies, Finance Minister Colm Imbert said on Thursday.
Following the armed attack by robbers at the Ramada Princess Hotel, the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) yesterday voiced its concern at the current crime rate, while noting that it needs to be urgently addressed ahead of next month’s jubilee celebrations.
HAVANA, (Reuters) – Cuba decided at a secretive Communist Party congress last week to reverse market reforms in food distribution and pricing, according to reports in official media, reflecting tensions within the party about the pace of economic change.
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – A high-profile U.S. Navy commander who pleaded guilty to accepting paid travel, prostitutes and Lady Gaga concert tickets from a Malaysian defence contractor in exchange for classified information was sentenced yesterday to more than six years in prison.
The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry this afternoon said it was “extremely concerned” at the crime situation, citing among other incidents, this morning’s attack on the Ramada Princess Hotel Casino and the killings earlier this month of rice farmers Mohammed Munir and his wife Jamilla.
The Central Corentyne and Berbice Chambers of Commerce have pilloried the government over the crime situation saying it seems “powerless, ineffectual, and out of (its) league” in addressing the upsurge in attacks across the country.
Armed bandits this morning stormed the Ramada Princess Casino on the East Bank.
The Central Immigration and Passport Office received over 1,000 applications for passports over the previous four days due largely to the “misconception” by applicants that the fee is slated to be increased, Deputy Chief Immigration Officer Dale Alves says.
A thorough probe into the 2012 heist of 476 pounds of gold in Curacao has been urged after an audit report suggested that the initial investigation was lax in an effort to protect persons who may have been involved in the unlawful shipment.
A Buxton mother died last evening at the Georgetown Public Hospital after she was hit by a car at the junction of Lamaha and Oronoque streets in Georgetown.
A security guard was fatally chopped when he attempted to chase off intruders at the Best Buy Hardware Store at Bladen Hall, East Coast Demerara on Wednesday night.
Another suspect in the murder of Sophia businessman Shawn Anys, who was killed almost a year ago by armed bandits, was yesterday charged with the crime and remanded to prison.
Testimony before the Commission of Inquiry into the fatal prison unrest yesterday confirmed that the siren, which is sounded to indicate there is an emergency at the Camp Street prison, did not go off at the sighting of the first fire on March 3.
A city shop owner is now hospitalised after he was shot when two bandits pulled off a daring daylight robbery yesterday.
The Government Analyst-Food and Drug Department (GA-FDD) is maintaining its stand that local distributor, International Pharmaceutical Agency (IPA) Guyana Ltd effect an “immediate recall” of Lailac Infant Milk from the market.
A small fire was started by prisoners in the Golden Grove Police Station lock-ups, on the East Bank of Demerara yesterday.
Two companies that provided $74 million worth of services to the Guyana Gold Board (GGB) in 2014 and 2015 have been accused of VAT fraud and the GGB has been urged to refer the matter to the Guyana Revenue Authority for action.
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