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(BBC) Pope Francis has delivered a strong denunciation of the drugs trade before an audience of 300,000 people attending an open-air mass in Ecatepec, one of poorest suburbs of Mexico City. He urged the congregation to rid Mexico of drug dealer “merchants of death”. Ecatepec, with 1.6 million inhabitants, is notorious for drug violence, kidnappings […]
Haiti’s parliament has chosen an interim president a week after Michel Martelly stepped down, leaving the country without a head of state. The new leader, Jocelerme Privert, was elected at a marathon session of the national assembly that continued into the early hours of Sunday morning. Mr Privert is the current head of the assembly. […]
(CNN) Three people have died in Venezuela from complications related to the Zika virus, President Nicolas Maduro said. There have been 319 confirmed cases of the Zika virus in the nation, state-run newspaper Correo Del Orinoco reported Thursday. Venezuela’s deaths come as other Latin American nations battle the virus. Zika is also commanding attention because of […]
KINGSTON, (Reuters) – The threat of West Indies being forced to field a second string side at the World Twenty20 was averted on Sunday when 12 of 13 players in the original squad signed the contracts which had caused a standoff with the board. West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) had given the players a deadline […]
(ICC) Only time will tell how West Indies Under-19 lifting the ICC Under-19 World Cup 2016 trophy will impact the health of the game, especially in their islands. But 11 young boys led by Shimron Hetmyer were hardly thinking about the ramifications of their performance on the big picture as they scripted a tense five-wicket […]
Even as Guyana continues to reject claims by its Western Neighbour to the Essequibo Region, Foreign Affairs Minister Carl Greendige has commended the relationship Guyana shares with its southern neighbor, Brazil. The Minister told the National Assembly on Thursday that Guyana and Brazil’s relationship remained excellent even as the country is forced to utilize its […]
The Chairman of the Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry, Sir Richard Cheltenham, is clearing the air over the Commission’s failure to hand over the final report of the Commission to the President directly. In a four page statement issued on Saturday, Sir Richard explained that it was the President’s Secretary who told the Commissioners that […]
President David Granger is making it clear that when it comes to the role of the Government Information Agency, his position has not changed, and GINA needs to cover all branches of Government including the Government and Opposition in Parliament. Appearing on the weekly “Public Interest” television programme, President Granger dismissed the position of the […]
Finance Minister Winston Jordan ended the five days of heated budget debates on Friday in the absence of opposition Members of Parliament who refused to return to the Chambers following the contribution of Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo. The absence of the People’s Progressive Party Members of Parliament did not stop the Minister from defending the $230 billion […]
“Unruly and disrespectful” were among a slew of remarks used by Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo to describe the Opposition’s walk out of the budget debates on Friday. Speaking to the empty seats on the Opposition side of the House, Prime Minister Nagamootoo blasted the PPP for its refusal to sit out the debate. He said […]
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