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(WSJ) Aides to U.S. President Barack Obama faced a problem rare in six years of meetings with foreign leaders when they secretly prepared for his momentous encounter with Cuban President Raúl Castro. The standard backdrop—the flag of each nation—wasn’t permitted. The lack of formal diplomatic ties between the U.S. and Cuba preclude it, leaving the […]
(BBC) Hundreds of thousands of people have joined peaceful demonstrations across Brazil against government corruption. Crowds were generally smaller than in March when more than 1.5 million people turned out. They allege involvement of the governing Worker’s Party in bribery at the state oil firm Petrobas. President Dilma Rousseff denies involvement and has been exonerated in an […]
(KINGSTON) –Bringing his message of engagement over isolation to the English-speaking Caribbean, U.S. President Barack Obama wrapped up a meeting in Jamaica on Thursday stressing his administration’s commitment to the region and announcing energy and education initiatives. “We are not just nations, we’re also neighbors,” Obama said at a youth town hall before heading to […]
Former President Bharrat Jagdeo has been summoned to appear in court over allegedly making “racially divisive” statements at the Babu John memorial for late President Cheddi Jagan. The private criminal charges were filed against the former President by Attorney and Financial Analyst Christopher Ram. Jagdeo has been summoned to appear in court on April 20, […]
Newly minted People’s Progressive Party/Civic Candidate Clinton Urling does not appear pleased with recent statements made by another PPP/Civic Candidate about the youth organization that Urling founded and headed up to March of this year. On her Facebook page on Tuesday, Education Minister Priya Manickchand in an effort to defend Urling from criticism over his […]
The smaller parties contesting the upcoming General and Regional elections have warned that their influence and ability to encourage large voter turn-out should not be underestimated by the citizenry and bigger parties. While the hype on Tuesday surrounded mainly the incumbent People’s Progressive Party Civic and the APNU+AFC Coalition, at least four smaller parties submitted […]
Presidential Candidate of the APNU+AFC coalition David Granger believes the coalition is on its way to victory and he is convinced that the group has handed in a list of integrity. The coalition was swarmed with hundreds of supporters on Tuesday as leaders and supporters marched from the Square of the Revolution. There were shouts […]
The main Political parties that will be contesting the elections are now expected to step up their campaigning as they turn the final stretch to the May 11 elections. The parties handed in their list of candidates on Tuesday as part of the nomination day process. The PPP Civic’s list has seen the return of […]
On the same day that the founder and former Chairman of the Blue Caps youth group Clinton Urling declared that he will be supporting the People’s Progressive Party Civic, one of his new PPP colleagues has fired off a “feral blast” at the group and has declared that it is “anti PPP” and she is […]
Guyanese songbird Lisa Punch is throwing her full support behind the APNU+AFC coalition for the May 11, 2015 regional and general elections. Punch who now lives in the United States but has been making regular trips to Guyana since migrating just over a year ago, has declared that the youths of Guyana need to vote […]
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