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Dear Editor The Walter Rodney Youth Movement wishes to state its continued indignation at the choice of language being used by politicians on the campaign trail. Prior to this letter we issued a public statement on the said subject however it cannot go unnoticed the fact that our politicians who are supposed to be professionals […]
A man whose identity is still to be confirmed, collapsed and died outside the Georgetown Public Hospital on Monday morning. Efforts were being made to locate his his relatives. The man was carrying an X-ray document with the name “Delly Payne”. According to reports it was just after 5:30 am on Monday that the man […]
Former President Bharrat Jagdeo on Sunday begged Region Ten residents to give the People’s Progressive Party Civic “a chance” in the opposition controlled district with promises of improved management and an economic turnaround. Jagdeo who served as President from 1999 to 2011, and now finds himself as a candidate for the PPP Civic, said he rushed back from […]
Retired Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force, Rear Admiral Gary Best has offered his endorsement to the APNU+AFC coalition as the parties enter the homestretch for the 2015 elections campaign. In a statement on Saturday, Rear Admiral Best said he believes that the APNU+AFC coalition headed by retired Brigadier David Granger is best […]
Prime Ministerial Candidate for the People’s Progressive Party, Elisabeth Harper is convinced that there have been attempts by a “known individual” who she does not name, to extort or blackmail her regarding a legal dispute involving her son and his former business partners. News broke on Wednesday night that Harper’s 36-year-old son was at the […]
(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 […]
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