(Jamaica Gleaner) It was a subdued mood that characterised the tiny room at the Terra Nova All Suite Hotel in Kingston where private-sector interests on Tuesday hosted Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Keith Rowley, who is in Jamaica to address trade and immigration concerns that have been placed on the front burner by business leaders.
ISTANBUL, (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan declared a state of emergency yesterday as he widened a crackdown against thousands of members of the security forces, judiciary, civil service and academia after a failed military coup.
Radio Mabaruma 95.1 FM, an affiliate of the National Communications Network (NCN) is currently down and off air, GINA said yesterday.
(Barbados Nation) Government failed on Tuesday to secure support from the opposition Barbados Labour Party (BLP) for a change to the Constitution to correct “an oversight”.
WASHINGTON/KUALA LUMPUR, (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors are trying to seize more than $1 billion in assets they said were tied to money stolen from the Malaysian state fund, overseen by the prime minister, and used to finance “The Wolf of Wall Street” film and to buy property and works of art.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Following is the list of award winners from the fourth West Indies Cricket Board/West Indies Players’ Association Awards Ceremony held here last night.
The Ministry of Education today issued guidelines for school registration fees and stated that no student shall be denied registration due to their parent’s inability to pay.
(Trinidad Guardian) Selwyn “Robocop” Alexis, 51, was well known to the police in the Central Division over the years to be involved in high-level criminality.
The Shipping Association of Guyana is studying legal action against the George-town Mayor and City Council (M&CC) after City Hall officers barred container trucks from leaving wharves over a “road assessment”.
The National Assembly on Monday night adopted the second report of the Committee on Appointments, paving the way for the appointing of the Director and Deputy Director of the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU).
“Without merit” was how the Ministry of Communities yesterday described claims by Cevons Waste Management that a $221M contract for the management of the Haags Bosch landfill on the East Bank Demerara had been improperly awarded to Puran Brothers Disposal Inc.
The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has removed its dress code. “We don’t want the taxpayers to feel as if we are turning our backs on them… and more so if they are coming to pay their revenues,” Chairman of the GRA Board Rawle Lucas told Stabroek News yesterday.
Around 9,000 families living under difficult circumstances will be supported through the Ministry of Social Protection’s Conditional Cash Transfer programme which is set to be launched soon, GINA said.
A Norton Street woman is at her wits’ end as she tries to remain hopeful that her husband will make a safe return after he reportedly went missing several days ago in the Mahdia area.
A Berbice mother of 14 was yesterday charged with willfully neglecting three of her daughters, who were found loitering on the seawall early last Thursday morning.
Government, through the Ministry of Social Protection’s Department of Labour will soon start talks with the private sector and union bodies to review the national minimum wage paid to workers, GINA said yesterday.
A man died on Sunday evening after he lost control of his motorcycle and swerved into a motor lorry along the Annandale Public Road, East Coast Demerara (ECD).
The Amelia’s Ward and Wisroc water treatment plants are expected to become operational by mid next month.
Caleb Caesar, who it is alleged conspired to smuggle cocaine hidden in wiri wiri peppers out of the country, was committed to stand trial in the High Court yesterday after a city magistrate found that a prima facie case had been made out against him.
A Vryheid’s Lust man was yesterday placed on $100,000 bail after he denied making a false declaration on an immigration form at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport.
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