ANKARA, (Reuters) – A car bomb tore through a crowded transport hub in the Turkish capital, Ankara, yesterday, killing at least 34 people and wounding 125 in the second such attack in the administrative heart of the city in under a month.
WASHINGTON/BLOOMINGTON, Ill., (Reuters) – Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump refused to take responsibility yesterday for clashes at his campaign events and criticized protesters who have dogged his rallies and forced him to cancel one in Chicago last week.
GRAND BASSAM, Ivory Coast, (Reuters) – Gunmen from al Qaeda’s North African branch killed 16 people, including four Europeans, at a beach resort town in Ivory Coast yesterday, the latest in a string of deadly attacks that have confirmed the Islamists’ growing reach in West Africa.
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazilian prosecutors late on Saturday accused executives from construction conglomerate Odebrecht and state-run oil company Petrobras of misconduct and demanded they pay 7.3 billion reais ($2 billion) in damages.
DHAKA, (Reuters) – Bangladesh’s central bank confirmed yesterday that cyber criminals tried to withdraw $951 million from its U.S.
HAVANA, (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama promised one of Cuba’s most prominent dissident groups he would raise the issues of freedom of speech and assembly with Cuban President Raul Castro during his March 20-22 visit to the Caribbean island.
DUBAI, (Reuters) – A Palestinian school teacher won a $1 million education award yesterday to applause from world leaders for helping children to learn through play.
(Trinidad Guardian) The Steel Workers Union (SWUTT) is not accepting ArcelorMittal’s claims that it was incurring losses since 2009, which subsequently led to the company being forced to close its Point Lisas plant on Friday.
(Reuters) – A gunman opened fire yesterday on a Prince George’s County police station in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, killing one officer in what authorities called an unprovoked attack, before the assailant and a second suspect were arrested.
With a few days remaining for the Local Government Elections, we asked members of the public if they would be voting and if they have seen the candidates that would be representing them in their communities.
LA PAZ, (Reuters) – A small plane crashed into a market in rural Santa Ana del Yacuma in northeast Bolivia’s Beni region yesterday, killing seven people and injuring another 15, local police said.
Former President Bharrat Jagdeo’s sister was this afternoon found dead in a house on his property at Pradoville 2 on the East Coast of Demerara.
A bouncer was beaten to death yesterday at a Queens, New York Guyanese restaurant and bar and two men have since been taken into custody.
(ICC) Darren Sammy hit a blistering half-century, smashing 50 not out off just 28 balls, to seal a thrilling three-wicket win for the West Indies over Australia in a warm-up match ahead of the ICC World Twenty20 2016 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata today.
The Steel Workers Union (SWUTT) is not accepting ArcelorMittal’s claims that it was incurring losses since 2009, which subsequently led to the company being forced to close its Point Lisas plant on Friday.
Local government expert Vincent Alexander says independent councillors and a functioning Local Government Commission will be crucial for establishing accountability and autonomy in the local government bodies that will be elected at the impending polls.
Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) recorded an after-tax profit of $1.89 billion for 2015, down 1% from the previous year and for the first time ever the export value of branded rums was greater than the value of bulk rum exports as the latter was hit by low prices and currency issues.
Alliance is one of the villages situated in Canal Number Two.
Seven months after government promised action having discovered that the historic Red House was leased to a private company associated with the PPP/C for next to nothing, there has been none.
The controversial sale of land at `Pradoville 2’ is still engaging the attention of the police and Attorney General Basil Williams favours a criminal investigation which will allow for all the evidence to be reeled in.
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