GEORGETOWN, Guyana – One of the country’s Veteran politicians and former General Secretary of the opposition People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Amna Ally, died on Saturday.
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KINGSTON, Jamaica – In observance of Workers’ Week and Labour Day this year, two government buildings are to be renamed after former Prime Minister of Jamaica, Portia Simpson Miller, and former legislature, Lynden Gladstone Newland,
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad - Though weary, family and friends, along with Damian ‘Ace’ Oliverie himself, will not give up on the prospects of a bright and happy future. Now diagnosed with Multiple myeloma – a cancer of the body’s plasma cells, a type of white blood cells charged with producing antibodies- the well-loved Trinidad and Tobago entertainer, husband and father, will require chemotherapy and constant treatment for the rest of his life.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica's government has strengthened the national capacity to disrupt the illegal supply of guns and to address the roots of violence in schools and communities, with the support of a US$750 000 joint United Nations (UN) intervention.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The family of an 11 year-old girl, whose body was found in a swimming pool at a hotel late last month, and whose death caused the government to institute a four and a half hour curfew following protest action, say the funeral planned for Monday has been postponed.
WASHINGTON, DC - In a testament to the rising influence of Caribbean-Americans in New England politics, three trailblazing mayors of Caribbean descent will headline the honorees at the West Indies Social Club of Hartford's diamond-studded 75th anniversary gala this Saturday.
NEW YORK, New York – A federal judge has ruled that the financial records of Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister Gaston Browne and several other persons, including his wife, must be produced but with strict confidentiality conditions attached as the legal battle continues here regarding the sale of the mega yacht, Alfa Nero.
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – Haiti has emerged as one of the worst countries in the world with regards to press freedom, Reporters San Frontiers (RSF) reported on Friday.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyana government has given the family of the murdered 11-year Adrianna Younge that it is providing full support in their pursuit of truth and justice.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) Saturday said an “angry bob” had prevented its officials from seizing several high end vehicles, including a Ferrari, a Rolls Royce and Lamborghini Roadster from the home of businessman, Azruddin Mohamed, over the non-payment of billions of dollars (One Guyana dollar=US$0.004 cents) in outstanding taxes.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony, has raised concerns over calls for a second autopsy in the death of 11-year-old Adriana Younge, despite a unanimous conclusion from three internationally acclaimed forensic pathologists that the child died by drowning.
CASTRIES, St. Lucia – The acting Chief Justice of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC), Mario Michel, Friday said he hopes his retirement on May 5 will pave the way for the unanimous appointment of a new head of the court.
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti - Two nuns were among several people killed when an armed gang ran riot near Haitian capital Port au Prince on Monday, the Metropolitan Archbishop of Port au Prince, Max Leroy Mésidor, has confirmed.
