By News Source Guyana on February 6, 2016
Caribbean & International
(BBC) Protesters in Haiti have beaten a man to death in a clash with ex-soldiers, as political uncertainty continues. Witnesses say the crowd in the capital Port-au-Prince attacked the man, thinking that he was from the country’s disbanded military. About 100 former soldiers, some armed, had been parading through the capital in pick-up trucks and […]
By News Source Guyana on February 2, 2016
Caribbean & International
(BBC) Cuba has announced it will launch residential broadband internet services in two areas of its capital, Havana. The government has also said it will allow cafes, bars and restaurants to order broadband service. Currently, broadband home connection is legal only for diplomats and employees of foreign companies, a report said. The Caribbean nation is […]
By News Source Guyana on February 2, 2016
Caribbean & International
(BBC) There is no chance that the Rio Olympics will be cancelled because of a Zika virus outbreak, Brazil has said. The authorities said there was no risk to athletes and spectators – except pregnant women – at the August event. Earlier, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned a disease linked to Zika posed a […]
By News Source Guyana on January 13, 2016
Caribbean & International, News, Politics
Guyana’s Minister of Social Protection, Volda Lawrence, has called on Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states to ensure that there are no discriminatory acts meted to persons seeking to take advantage of the privileges within the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). Lawrence made the call while joining Guyanese stakeholders from the private sector, employer organizations […]
By News Source Guyana on January 2, 2016
Caribbean & International
Venezuela’s Supreme Court has suspended the inauguration of three opposition MPs who were due to take office next week. The move follows legal challenges by the governing socialist party of President Nicolas Maduro. The suspension removes the opposition coalition’s super-majority which gave it extensive powers to challenge President Maduro. The opposition had called the challenge […]
By News Source Guyana on January 2, 2016
Caribbean & International
(BBC) Haiti’s President Michel Martelly says the run-off election to choose his successor will be held on 17 January. The run-off was due to take place last week, but was postponed after opposition factions alleged fraud during the first round in October. A special commission was asked to investigate the electoral process following widespread street […]
By News Source Guyana on January 2, 2016
Caribbean & International
(BBC) A riot at a prison in Guatemala has left at least eight inmates dead and more than 20 injured. The authorities said the inmates were drinking on New Year’s Eve when a fight broke out. At least two prisoners were beheaded by fellow inmates. Rioters set fire to mattresses and bedsheets and cut power […]
By News Source Guyana on December 28, 2015
Caribbean & International
Vast areas in Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil are being hit by the worst flooding in 50 years, forcing the evacuation of more than 150,000 people. Days of heavy rains brought on by the E l Nino weather phenomenon have caused three major rivers to swell, and officials report at least six deaths. A state […]
By News Source Guyana on December 24, 2015
Caribbean & International
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. […]
By News Source Guyana on December 24, 2015
Caribbean & International
(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 […]