Caribbean countries urged to vote for UN death penalty moratorium
In New York on today, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) will cast an initial vote, in committee, on a draft resolution calling for a moratorium on the use of…
Day: November 21, 2014
Rainfall recorded peak in years, Gov’t to invest more in City drainage
Georgetown: Overall assessments done by engineers following the heavy rainfall, the highest recorded in Georgetown with 186 millimeters, (7.25 inches) of rain in a 24 – hour period, Government will…
CARICOM members to discuss CDF replenishment
The second meeting of the technical working group (TWG) established by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to make recommendations on the replenishment of the capital fund of the CARICOM Development Fund…
Concerns mount over Bahamas immigration policy
Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell (L) and Prime Minister Perry Christie Bahamas : The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Organization of American States (OAS) have both expressed concerns, at…
5000 applications being processed for Remigrant Scheme- Housing Minister
Georgetown: In excess of 5000 thousand applications have been received for the ‘Re-migrant Housing Scheme’ programme, according to Housing and Water Minister Irfaan Ali. The minister said that the scheme,…
Deep water harbor options addressed in confab with South American neighbours
Georgetown: President Donald Ramotar said that his government is currently engaged in discussions with its South American counterparts to realize its intentions of having a deep water harbour in Guyana.…
Youth Minister endorses State of the World Population 2014 report
Georgetown : Minister of Culture Youth and Sport, Dr. Frank Anthony endorsed the United Nations Population Fund’s (UNFPA) report on the State of the World Population 2014 which was launched…
Five million down, 6.5 more to go
One hundred and two open letters to President Barack Obama, undocumented youth risking arrest and deportation each time they occupied offices of members of Congress; parents who participated in direct…
Police found and destroyed five fields of marijuana plants in Berbice River
Berbice : Police ranks conducted drug eradication operations along the Canje Creek, Berbice. At Baracara five fields of marijuana plants, about nine acres in size, with approximately 10,000 marijuana plants…
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