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As if participating in President Obama’s Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative was not enough, young Guyanese business woman, Abbigail Loncke, has been left on cloud nine after the US President himself recognised her and her business efforts during his final international speech and town hall meeting in Peru. The 31-year-old Loncke said she was […]
The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) in a strongly worded missive has objected to the impending passage of the Hamilton Green Pension Bill, noting that the treatment being offered to the “Princes of the City” reinforces the notion that the purpose of politics is to enrich politicians. The Prime Minister Hamilton Green Pension Bill 2016 […]
As the Christmas season draws near, security efforts countrywide are being intensified and President David Granger believes that Guyanese can look forward to a safe and comfortable Christmas season. The President expressed this view on Friday during a radio interview. With mounting complaints from the public about Guyana’s crime situation presently, the President expressed the […]
The Guyana Police Force has launched an investigation into the murder of a Venezuelan national at Eteringbang landing in the Cuyuni region. According to a Police statement, the Venezuelan national, Henry Mendonca, and a Guyanese man who was known to him, traveled to the area from Venezuela late last night and were involved in a […]
(BBC) Mexican officials have ordered Dell Computers to honour the sale of laptops that had been mistakenly advertised online for just 679 pesos (£27; $33). The computers normally sell for up to 50,000 pesos (£1,990; $2,500). But because of an apparent software malfunction, only the shipping costs – 679 pesos – were included in an […]
(BBC) Two nephews of Venezuela’s first lady have pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking charges at a court in New York. Efrain Campo Flores and Francisco Flores de Freitas were arrested by undercover American agents in Haiti in November and taken to the US. They denied charges of conspiring to smuggle “five (11lb) or more […]
The mosquito-borne Zika virus will no longer be treated as an international medical emergency, the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared. By lifting its nine-month-old declaration, the UN’s health agency is acknowledging that Zika is here to stay. The infection has been linked to severe birth defects in almost 30 countries. These include microcephaly, where […]
BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Half centuries from veteran left-hander Shiv Chanderpaul and openers Rajendra Chandrika and Shimron Hetmyer, gave Guyana Jaguars momentum but yet another five-wicket haul from Rahkeem Cornwall, ensured Leeward Islands Hurricanes shared some of the honours on the opening day of their Regional Four-Day contest here Friday. Asked to bat first […]
The Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) is extremely elated that the National men’s team, the “Green Machine”, managed to win their eight Caribbean Championship last weekend in Trinidad and Tobago at the Rugby Americas North (RAN) Championship. The team powered its way to the finals but fell to Canada by a 52-5 margin. However, by virtue of the team […]
As Secretary General (SG) of the United Nations (UN), Mr. Ban ki-Moon prepares to leave office in December, President David Granger is holding him to a commitment made to assess the next step in resolving Guyana’s border controversy with neighbouring Venezuela. “We have to hold Mr. Ban ki-Moon to his own word. The word he […]
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