WARRI, Nigeria/LONDON, (Reuters) – An oil vessel used for storage that exploded off the coast of Nigeria this week had not been maintained for sometime and had technical issues, two sources and an environmental group said yesterday, as its wreckage lay in the sea after the fire was put out.
MIAMI, (Reuters) – The leader of a group of Haitians concerned about the Caribbean country’s future called yesterday for the formation of a provisional government to bolster security and ensure free elections in two years.
BOGOTA, (Reuters) – Intense fires in Colombia’s Amazon region so far this year point to rising deforestation by people clearing land for ranching and other uses, alarming environment groups, while officials also warned of pollution caused by smoke.
MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Russia and China called in a joint statement today for NATO to halt its expansion while Moscow said it fully supported Beijing’s stance on Taiwan and opposed Taiwanese independence in any form.
(Trinidad Express) Police have confirmed they are investigating the alleged failure of Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi to transfer the motor vehicle registration of a car which he sold to former member of the Police Service Commission (PolSC) Roger Kawalsingh.
Commissioner of Police (ag) Nigel Hoppie has assured the families of Christopher Bhagwandat and his girlfriend, Sheereda Persaud that there will be an impartial investigation into the accident which claimed their lives on the Mahaica Bridge on Wednesday.
The PPP/C government yesterday signalled to CGX Energy Inc (CGX) that it would be seeking amendments to the 2013 agreement signed under the Donald Ramotar administration, with Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo saying the decision is in keeping with campaign promises made to give this country better deals from the resource.
Convicted sex offender Esan Germain who is currently serving a 65-year sentence for sexually abusing a 4-year-old on three occasions—with the final assault at age seven—has again been convicted—this time for raping a 15-year-old girl three times.
Promising members of the security sector that the APNU+AFC coalition will soon be back in Government to deliver, the “good life”, Opposition Member of Parliament Geeta Chandan-Edmond yesterday called for the immediate establishment of an inter-ministerial committee on public security.
Workers and machinery attached to the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) have been dispatched to the Andrews, Better Success area in Region Two to remedy the broken Andrews sluice door.
Davendra Kissoon, 27, of Lusignan, East Coast Demerara, is revelling in the glory of securing the coveted title of the University of Guyana’s Valedictorian for the Class of 2020/2021 after successfully completing the requirement for a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Civil with Environmental Engineering with a 4.0 GPA, a perfect score.