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From left are DDL Finance Controller Vasudeo Singh, DDL Chairman Komal Samaroo, CWSL CEO Nigel Bennett and CWSL Chief Marketing Officer Darren Debideen (Demerara Offshore Incorporated photo)

DDL enters oil and gas venture with T&T company

Demerara Distillers Limited today announced that it had entered a joint venture partnership with Trinidadian company CWSL for the oil and gas sector which includes the development of a “world-class shore base facility”.

A flooded St Mark’s square is pictured during exceptionally high water levels in Venice, Italy November 13, 2019. REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri

Venice devastated by second highest tide in history

VENICE, Italy, (Reuters) – Venice’s mayor called the city a disaster zone today after the second highest tide ever recorded swept through it overnight, flooding its historic basilica and leaving many squares and alleyways deep under water.

Edward Greene

Edward Greene new UG Chancellor

One year after the position of Chancellor became vacant at the University of Guyana (UG), the council has selected Professor Edward Greene, former UN Special Envoy and CARICOM Deputy Secretary-General, as the new Chancellor.

Immigration rights activists take part in a rally in front of the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC on November 12, 2019. – The US Supreme Court hears arguments on November 12, 2019 on the fate of the “Dreamers,” an estimated 700,000 people brought to the country illegally as children but allowed to stay and work under a program created by former president Barack Obama.Known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals or DACA, the program came under attack from President Donald Trump who wants it terminated, and expired last year after the Congress failed to come up with a replacement. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Supreme Court leans toward Trump on ending ‘Dreamers’ immigrant programme

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The Supreme Court’s conservative majority signaled support on Tuesday for President Donald Trump’s bid to kill a programme that protects hundreds of thousands of immigrants – dubbed “Dreamers” – who entered the United States illegally as children, even as liberal justices complained that the move would destroy lives.

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