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(New York Daily News) – A New York woman whose battle with leukemia united her community behind her is under investigation after skipping town, police said Saturday. Residents around Ardsley village in Westchester County donated over $60,000 to Shivonie Deokaran and her family after learning in August she had only 18 months to live, The […]
A Former Chief Magistrate of Guyana, K.A. Juman-Yassin, believes time and tax payers dollars are being wasted with the ongoing Commission of Inquiry into the Camp Street Prison unrest. The CoI was ordered by President David Granger and set up within a matter of following the March 3 disturbances which left 17 inmates dead. Mr. Juman-Yassin, […]
Australia will face the West Indies for the women’s World Twenty20 title after the queens of the Caribbean beat New Zealand by six runs in their Mumbai semi-final. The Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars are aiming for a fourth consecutive World T20 crown and will have watched with interest as the Britney Cooper smashed the highly-fancied […]
Fired Managing Director of the state-owned, Guyana Oil Company (Guyoil), Badrie Persaud has responded to the findings of the forensic audit which was used to terminate his services earlier in March 2016. Persaud said the claims of irregularities at Guyoil which were included in the audit report, are merely lies and distortions. And he has defended […]
West Indies will clash with India on Thursday in the second semifinal of the ICC T20 World Cup that is currently being played in India. While both teams are considered favourites to win the entire tournament, the semi final clash is even greater since most of the top T20 West Indian players ply their trades […]
A man who is currently being investigated for two incidents of alleged rape in the Berbice area was on Tuesday shot to the foot after he assaulted two unarmed constables during attempts to detain him. According to a police statement, at about 19:55 hrs ranks of a mobile police patrol at East Canefield, Canje, Berbice, […]
(BBC) The PMDB, the largest party in Brazil’s ruling coalition, has voted for an “immediate exit” from President Dilma Rousseff’s government. The move could hasten impeachment proceedings against President Rousseff, correspondents say. Opposition lawmakers want to remove Ms Rousseff over claims she manipulated accounts to hide a growing deficit. Following Tuesday’s vote, the embattled president […]
(BBC) The Falkland Islands have asked the UK to clarify the meaning of an international commission judgement that would leave the islands surrounded by Argentina’s territorial waters. The decision, which is not yet final, follows a request by Argentina in 2009 to expand its maritime territory to include that of the islands, known as the […]
(BBC) The Venezuelan National Assembly has passed an amnesty bill which could free dozens of jailed opposition leaders. The opposition-controlled assembly passed the bill after a heated discussion late on Tuesday. President Nicolas Maduro said he would block the bill, which he argued would benefit “criminals and terrorists”. The opposition won the parliamentary elections in December […]
The government is moving to have a Special Response Team in place to deal with prison unrests. The move comes in wake of the recent prison riot which left 17 inmates dead. According to Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan, the unit would have the capacity to handle all cases of misconduct that may arise […]
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