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A Brooklyn woman has been convicted by a jury in Long Island, New York for the gruesome murder of a Guyanese woman whose body was dismembered and scattered in various parts of Long Island. The incident took place back in July, 2014. The jury convicted the Brooklyn woman, Leah Cuevas of second-degree murder in the […]
The Opposition, People’s Progressive Party, has accused the government of abandoning parliamentary democracy, in wake of being served with notice that the government intends to suspend the standing orders at Thursday’s sitting of the National Assembly to allow three bills to go through all three stages for passage. The party said it only received information about […]
Local conglomerate, Banks DIH Limited has confirmed the sale of its over 4.3 million shares in Banks Holdings Barbados to SLU Beverages Limited of St Lucia. The sale took place on December 2, 2015 as Banks Barbados faced a possible buy out by Trinidad and Tobago beverage giants, Ansa McAl Limited. The move by Banks […]
While the Guyana Trades Union Congress has welcomed the move by Government to give all public service workers earning less than $500,000 a month, a $50,000 tax free bonus, it is worried that the administration failed to consult with the unions representing the interests of public servants. “The payment of this bonus, in the absence […]
A 69-year-old Guyanese man living in neighbouring Brazil has been arrested by Brazilian Police after he failed to report his wife’s death but kept her body in his house and performed a ritual known as “smoking”. Investigators were called to the Boa Vista home of Guyanese national Herbert Pratt, after children playing in a nearby […]
President David Granger, this morning, announced a contribution of $1 million dollars to the Guyana Police Force’s (GPF) Fallen Heroes Foundation and another $1 million the Force’s Scholarship Fund. The President, who himself benefited from a GPF scholarship to attend Queen’s College, made these announcements at the GPF’s Traditional Christmas Breakfast at the Headquarters in […]
(Jamaica Observer) –Dancehall artiste Lady Saw was baptised a short while ago. In a private service at the Emmanuel Apostolic Church on Slipe Road in Kingston, Lady Saw – whose given name is Marion Hall – was baptised by Bishop Everton Thomas in the presence of close friends and family about 8:00 pm. “The Lord has […]
Barbados plans to remove Queen Elizabeth II as titular head of state and replace her with a ceremonial president from the Caribbean island, a former British territory once known as “Little England” for its colonial trappings. Prime Minister Freundel Stuart announced that the plan is to make Barbados a republic by November, 2016, when the […]
(BBC) Officials in Mexico say 60 people have been arrested in the US, Latin America and Spain over alleged links to a ring circulating images of child sex abuse. The Mexican government said almost 100 raids had been carried out in 12 countries. Three girls aged between nine and 15 were rescued in Mexico, a […]
(BBC) The government of Colombia and Farc rebels have announced that they have reached a deal on reparations for war victims. The agreement deals with one of the most sensitive issues in the three-year peace talks taking place in the Cuban capital, Havana. It will include the establishment of a special judicial system to deal […]
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