PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Exiled former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier returned unexpectedly to his Caribbean homeland today for the first time since he was forced out by a popular uprising and U.S.
(Trinidad Express) The value of the Trinidad and Tobago dollar against foreign currencies has slipped to its lowest level since it was floated in 1993.
(Barbados Nation) Friday morning, and Sawh Bar & Grocery at Eagle Hall is bustling with activity.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – China’s President Hu Jintao called the international currency system, which is dominated by the U.S.
(Barbados Nation) Prime Ministers Stephenson King of St Lucia and Ralph Gonsalves of St Vincent and the Grenadines have chided Opposition Leader Owen Arthur for attacks on Mara Thompson’s candidature in the January 20 St John by-election.
The dimpled star of yesteryear Shashi Kapoor is battling for life at Kokilaben Ambani Hospital at Andheri in Mumbai, according to One News India.
A jury in Connecticut, US on Friday found a 28-year-old Guyanese man guilty of murdering another Guyanese after only a few hours of deliberations, according to the online publication Republican American.
MUMBAI, (Reuters) – India’s Sachin Tendulkar has been ruled out of the last three one-day internationals against South Africa due to a hamstring injury, the Indian cricket board said today.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Shane Watson blazed a magnificent 161 not out, and clubbed a six to win the game, as Australia scored 297 for four to beat England by six wickets in their first one-day international today.
Republic Bank opened its new $560M branch at Diamond, East Bank Demerara yesterday and was challenged by President Bharrat Jagdeo to become the conduit to help in selling Guyana’s vision abroad and bring in capital for projects that could transform Guyana.
A young pregnant woman lost her life on Friday evening after the car she was travelling in collided with a tree when it swerved to avoid hitting an animal on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway.
PPP executive Moses Nagamootoo says that any legal challenge in an election year with respect to whether overseas voting is permissible must be treated as “suspect,” and as a tactic designed to postpone general elections.
The five nominees vying to be the PNCR’s presidential candidate on Friday listed education, transparency in government policies and an inclusive approach to development among their solutions to bridge the country’s racial divide.
Former foreign minister of Guyana Rashleigh Jackson says this government’s formal recognition of Palestine’s sovereignty is “a welcomed development”, which he hopes will add momentum to the Israel/Palestine negotiation talks.
(Trinidad Guardian) Government on Friday tabled legislation to remove obstacles to the death penalty and to allow for the creation of three categories of murder in T&T.
BEIJING (Reuters) – China should not worry about being too heavily invested in the dollar and US government debt, because its dependence is not unique in a world with few alternatives, a senior official at China’s sovereign fund said.
TUNIS (Reuters) – Gunmen fired at random from cars in Tunis yesterday and inmates staged a mass jailbreak while leaders tried to prevent Tunisia from descending into chaos after the president was swept from power.
Projections for the sugar industry as outlined in the turnaround plan had indicated a huge production year in 2011 with a target of 359,000 tonnes, but the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) will likely chase a less ambitious target given the ongoing problems.
CARACAS (Reuters) – Denying he was a dictator, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez offered yesterday to give up much-criticized decree powers a year ahead of schedule if post-flood emergency measures were implemented quickly.
TERESOPOLIS, Brazil (Reuters) – Dozens of flood survivors desperate for news of missing relatives lined up outside a morgue in the town of Teresopolis yesterday as criticism grew of authorities’ response to one of Brazil’s worst natural disasters which has killed nearly 600 people.
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