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Panama’s Supreme Court has ordered the arrest of former President Ricardo Martinelli, who governed the Central American country from 2009 to 2014. Mr Martinelli is accused of using public funds to illegally spy on more than 150 prominent people. Among those he allegedly spied on are trade union activists, politicians, lawyers, doctors and business people. […]
(BBC) Colombia’s president has signed a decree fully legalising medical marijuana in a shift away from preventing drug crop production. Juan Manuel Santos said the move put Colombia “in the group of countries that are at the forefront…in the use of natural resources to fight disease”. But, he said, the country would still fight illegal […]
(Washington Post) Brazilian health authorities are sounding the alarm about a mosquito-borne virus that they believe may be the cause of thousands of infants being born with damaged brains. The pathogen, known as Zika and first discovered in forest monkeys in Africa over 70 years ago, is the new West Nile — a virus that […]
The Ministry of Public Security has announced that it is relaxing the enforcement of the curfew for bars and clubs to close their doors by 2:00am. In a statement on Wednesday, the Ministry said it has been inundated with requests from various promoters and business owners for an extension of the time for partying during […]
The Cabinet has instructed the Finance Minister to hand over the file containing the forensic audit into the operations of the state-owned National Industrial and Commercial Investments Ltd. (NICIL) to the Police Commissioner and the State Asset Recovery Unit for investigation and possible charges. The announcement was made by Minister of State, Joe Harmon at the […]
The nude and decomposing body of a man was found on Wednesday morning, fastened under a number of large rocks at the Kitty Seawall area close to the seaside. The man’s identity is unknown and police investigators believe it may be difficult for someone to positively identify the body because of its state of decomposition […]
The Government Analyst – Food and Drug Department is advising all consumers against the purchase of Powdered Milk in unlabeled, transparent plastic bags. And the body is also advising retailers to discontinue the practice of repackaging milk without being in possession of a Permit to Repackage. According to the food and drug department, The sale […]
Transparency Institute Guyana Inc is raising concern as to why the acting CEO of the Guyana Power and Light company, Colin Welch is still on the job, even after serious allegations about giving a bidder advice, were leveled against him. Mr. Welch has denied the allegations and the government has scrapped the original tender process and […]
A 45-year-old Essequibo man died on Tuesday, four days after he and his wife savagely beat on each other during a brawl at their Truli Island home. Dead is Harrichand Mahadeo. His 46-year-old wife could now face manslaughter charges. The fight between the couple took place on December 17, 2015 and they were both taken […]
President David Granger has described late President and Opposition Leader, Hugh Desmond Hoyte, as an example of selfless service to the people of Guyana and a man who possessed an acute awareness of the need to change the course of direction of the country, which verged on the brink of bankruptcy. “Guyana remembers Desmond Hoyte, […]
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