SHANGHAI, (Reuters) – China accelerated the devaluation of the yuan yesterday, sending currencies across the region reeling and domestic stock markets tumbling, as investors feared the Asian giant was kicking off a virtual trade war against its competitors.
RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Brazil has cut the number of doses for vaccinations given by the public health service to counter human papillomavirus (HPV) and pneumonia, as Latin America’s largest economy looks to reduce health costs in the midst of a deep recession.
DALLAS, (Reuters) – Texas tycoon Sam Wyly engaged in “lies, deception and fraud” in a years-long scheme to dodge taxes on $1.1 billion held in offshore trusts, a lawyer for the Internal Revenue Service said yesterday.
Approximately 15,000 ounces of gold is being smuggled from Guyana each week and the country is losing as much as 60% of gold produced here in this manner, Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman says.
(Barbados Nation) A day after Chris Gayle was fined for making disrespectful comments to a TV reporter, he has denied fresh allegations that he indecently exposed himself to a woman in Sydney during the 2015 World Cup.
Expressions of interest (EOI) have been invited for the repair of the Chinese-built Moco Moco hydropower plant in Region Nine which was severely damaged by a rockslide in 2003.
(Trinidad Guardian) A Tunapuna businessman is expected to appear before a Port-of-Spain magistrate today on charges of human trafficking, child prostitution and assault.
SEOUL, (Reuters) – North Korea said it successfully tested a miniaturised hydrogen nuclear device today, claiming a significant advance in its strike capability and setting off alarm bells in Japan and South Korea.
Almost a week after army intelligence officer Robert Pyle was killed in a horrific vehicular collision that claimed two other lives, the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) yesterday broke its silence and confirmed that he was on a “legitimate operation.”
Unsettled weather has not been a factor in the “precipitate” decline in cane yields and sugar output, rather it has been a case of a shortage of cash and poor agricultural practices.
Chairman of the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) Leonard Craig yesterday said that a report that all radio licences issued by former president Bharrat Jadgeo will be rescinded is erroneous as the board has not yet made a decision on the way forward.
Police are currently investigating whether the burning to death of Anita Baichan during a home invasion on Sunday is linked to a decision by the woman’s daughter to leave a former partner.
The Mayor and City Council of Georgetown (M&CC) plans to permanently end vending along the section of the Merriman Mall between Cummings Street and Orange Walk.
Former Attorney General (AG) Anil Nandlall yesterday slammed government for what he termed an “exercise in cosmetology” in relation to consultations on two bills set to be debated in the National Assembly tomorrow.
The body of a 49-year-old fisherman of Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara was caught in a seine in the Corentyne River a few hours after he was reported missing from a trawler on Monday.
The Guyana Police Force has launched an investigation into a scam allegedly carried out by a businessman, who obtained a total of $1M from 19 persons by claiming he could get United States (US) visas for them.
A distraught father is seeking the public’s help to find his 18-year-old son, British national Dominic Michael Lloyd Bernard, who has not been heard from since he travelled to Guyana last October.
Bhiron Robertson, one of the survivors of a fatal brawl at Manchester just over a week ago, has been charged with murder.
Some markets within the city will undergo major rehabilitation and modernisation this year, according to Town Clerk Royston King.
A man yesterday found himself in court after allegedly threatening to kill his landlady when she visited for rent payments.
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