MEDELLIN, Colombia (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Saturday visited Medellin, epicenter of Colombia’s narco wars of the 1980s and asked that God convert the hearts of the “drug assassins” who cut short so many young lives.
Ram and McRae Chartered Accountants and Christopher Ram and Associates on Friday launched the second edition of their Companies Act Handbook at the Georgetown Club.
(Reuters) – The powerful Hurricane Jose was moving away from the northern Leeward Islands on Saturday, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said, giving some relief to the Caribbean archipelago battered by the massive storm Irma earlier this week.
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Hurricane Irma’s deadly tear through the Caribbean will hobble the region’s multi-billion dollar tourism industry for months, just as hotels, airlines, and cruises were gearing up for the region’s peak winter season.
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Angry Houston residents shouted at city officials on Saturday over decisions to intentionally flood certain neighbourhoods during Hurricane Harvey, as they returned to homes that may have been contaminated by overflowing sewers.
Kellon King, the man who was the victim of an acid attack that was allegedly carried out by his ex-girlfriend, remains hospitalised in a serious condition.
MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) – Uruguay’s Vice President Raul Sendic resigned on Saturday amid accusations that he misused public funds while heading state oil company Ancap.
BANGKOK/COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) – Rohingya insurgents declared a month-long unilateral ceasefire, starting on Sunday, to enable aid groups to help ease a humanitarian crisis in northwest Myanmar.
The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) will today begin a series of consultations with residents of Sophia on the reformulation of the Road Network Upgrade and Expansion Programme.
SANTIAGO, (Reuters) – Chilean President Michelle Bachelet officially created a 740,000-square kilometer (286,000-square mile) marine reserve on Saturday around remote Easter Island, a move that will protect dozens of species found nowhere else.
(Reuters) – The powerful Hurricane Jose was moving away from the northern Leeward Islands on Saturday, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said, giving some relief to the Caribbean archipelago battered by the massive storm Irma earlier this week.
(Trinidad Guardian) A Lance Corporal with the T&T Regiment was released on $80,000 bail when he appeared in court yesterday charged with sexually assaulting two minors ages eight and 14.
Battle lines are once again being drawn over metered parking following Thursday’s vote by the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) to continue negotiations with the investor in the controversial project, Smart City Solutions (SCS).
President David Granger yesterday said that the recently-concluded Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the alleged assassination plot against him has exposed serious deficiencies and weaknesses in the Guyana Police Force that have to be corrected.
REMEDIOS, Cuba (Reuters) – Hurricane Irma pounded Cuba’s northern coast today as it headed for Florida, where millions of residents were told to evacuate after the storm killed 22 people in the Caribbean and left devastation in its wake.
A 66-year-old man, of Mibicuri, Black Bush Polder, died on Thursday morning after a car that was reportedly speeding slammed into him as he was riding on the public road.
In a bid to promote increased agricultural trade in the region, the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) of Region Four will be hosting a trade fair in November.
The life of several service commissions, including those pertaining to the police force and public servants, expired at the end of last month, according to Minister of State Joseph Harmon, who said on Thursday that the process to select new members will be activated.
A mere 8% of the $248 million allocated for the Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) subventions has so far been spent in 2017.
Sean Griffith, the man whose burnt remains were recovered after a suspected arson at his Golden Grove, East Coast Demerara home on Thursday, died of smoke inhalation, according to the results of an autopsy that was conducted yesterday.
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