By Manuel Otero THE looming global food crisis will also significantly impact Latin America and the Caribbean. Failing to address it, or tackling it in a disjointed manner will have painful consequences and will endanger the peace and future of our societies, which have been hard hit by the pandemic in the last two years,…
Opposition-nominated Commissioners to the Guyana Election Commission (GECOM) have made a second bid to secure an internal review of the 2020 elections although the Chairman of the electoral body, Justice (retired) Claudette Singh, has already ruled against it. Led by Charles Corbin, the three APNU+AFC nominated Commissioners (Vincent Alexander and Desmond Trotman) on Tuesday presented…
(BBC) – MORE than 400 prisoners are missing following a raid on a prison in Nigeria’s capital Abuja, officials say. Four inmates, a security guard and several attackers were killed after the prison was targeted on Tuesday night, according to officials. Islamist militant group Boko Haram is suspected of carrying out the attack, and dozens…
One day after the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court ruled that Antigua and Barbuda’s buggery law contravenes the Constitutional rights of its citizens, there were fresh calls in Guyana on Wednesday for the Parliament and Government to be proactive in removing those colonial-era laws here. The ruling in Antigua will no doubt have widespread implications for…
– CARICOM leaders conclude following regional summit WITH several countries entering the post-pandemic recovery stage, Heads of Governments of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) recognised that this recovery is an opportunity to restructure healthcare services across the Caribbean. This was revealed following the recently concluded 43rd Regular Meeting of the Conference of CARICOM Heads of Government,…
LONDON, July 7 (Reuters) – Scandal-ridden Boris Johnson announced on Thursday he would quit as British prime minister after he was abandoned by ministers and most of his Conservative lawmakers. Bowing to the inevitable as more than 50 ministers quit and lawmakers said he must go, an isolated and powerless Johnson spoke outside his Downing…
– Minister Indar tells air transport conference, plugs cooperation with Republic of Korea THE local aviation sector has been recovering faster than the rate of the rest of the world following the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Minister within the Ministry of Public Works, Deodat Indar. During his remarks to delegates of the…
A 30-year-old man identified as Viron Cameron is accused of setting his siblings’ house on fire while they were at work on Wednesday. Fire Chief Gregory Wickham told the News Room that investigators have confirmed that the fire was maliciously set. The siblings – Shamar and Alpha Daniels – lost all of their belongings in…
– As Region advances removal of non-tariff trade barriers WITH an initial focus on building regional trade relations, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is looking towards the United Arab Emirates (UAE) funding to establish an intra-regional ferry service with Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada and Barbados for the testing phase. This initiative also falls into the…
By Akeem Greene akeem@newsroom.gy You can pinch Junior Sinclair at this point, and he probably won’t even flinch. In fact, he might look at you with the biggest smile over what he is viewing as a life-changing opportunity. He was a draft pick as one of the two Under-23 players by the Guyana Amazon Warriors…
