A Lusignan resident sustained second degree burns to his back while saving his children who were trapped in the upper flat of their Lusignan, East Coast Demerara (ECD) home which was completely destroyed in a fire of unknown origin early Sunday morning.
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s controversial anti-terrorism law could be passed as soon as the end of this month, state news agency Xinhua said yesterday, legislation that has drawn concern in Western capitals for its cyber provisions.
A Lance Corporal in the City Constabulary appeared in court yesterday where she pleaded not guilty to a charge of assault.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations is mulling “light touch” options for monitoring a possible ceasefire in Syria that would keep its risks to a minimum by relying largely on Syrians already on the ground, diplomatic sources said.
Administrative staff of five municipalities are now better equipped to provide support to newly elected councillors after next year’s local government elections following a recent interactive two-day workshop.
Another 21 bicycles were donated yesterday as the local business community continues to support President David Granger’s ‘Boats, Buses and Bicycles’ initiative.
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Haiti’s Provisional Electoral Council yesterday postponed until January this Sunday’s scheduled presidential run-off election amid accusations by the opposition candidate of fraud and irregularities.
DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Violence in northeast Nigeria and neighbouring countries targeted by Boko Haram has forced more than one million children out of school, leaving them prey to abuse, abduction and recruitment by armed groups, the United Nations said today.
ASUNCION (Reuters) – Argentine President Mauricio Macri started his second week in office by asking regional trade bloc Mercosur to back his appeal for the freedom of jailed opposition leaders in Venezuela.
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – Burkina Faso has issued an international arrest warrant for ousted leader Blaise Compaore in connection with the murder of former president Thomas Sankara nearly 30 years ago, judicial sources told Reuters yesterday.
The Number 66 steel truss bridge in Region Six will be undergoing rehabilitation, a process that is estimated to last six months.
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuban gross domestic product grew 4 percent in 2015, official media reported yesterday, as internal reforms overshadowed negative trends such as falling commodity prices.
The Department of Natural Resources and Environment (DNRE), today, hosted its first technical working group meeting with stakeholders and members of civil society on the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI), a globally recognised governance framework for the natural resources sector that Guyana had committed to joining several years ago.
The Number 66 steel truss bridge in Region Six will be undergoing rehabilitation, a process that is estimated to last six months, GINA said today.
With effect from today, the Divisional Headquarters for the Police “F” Division ( Interior Locations) is located at Lot 12, Third Street, Bartica, and no longer at Rabbit Walk, Eve Leary, Georgetown.
LAS VEGAS, (Reuters) – One person was killed and dozens were injured on Sunday night when a woman deliberately drove her car onto a crowded sidewalk on the Las Vegas Strip, police said, near the hotel where the Miss Universe beauty pageant was being held.
(Trinidad Guardian) More than two weeks after being admitted to the Eric Williams Sciences Complex in Mt Hope for pains related to her pregnancy, 28-year-old Stacy Ramkissoon has died. Ramkissoon
ZURICH, (Reuters) – FIFA President Sepp Blatter and European soccer boss Michel Platini were both banned from soccer for eight years today for ethics violations, leaving the global game leaderless as it struggles with a swirl of corruption cases.
A person convicted of a terrorist act that has resulted in the death of another person would be sentenced to death under proposed anti-terrorism legislation.
The bus driver who was shot in the back by a bandit last week succumbed to his wounds on Saturday afternoon.
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