Dear Editor, A couple of days ago, I was doing some research for the year 1972 and as I was turning the pages of some old newspapers, I stumbled on this press report and kept looking at the headline for a while. I find it very interesting, especially that OIL is the current topic of
By Bibi Khatoon The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has called for an immediate end to the United States commercial, economic, and financial embargo against Cuba. Delivering remarks at the opening of the sixth Meeting of Foreign Ministers of CARICOM and Cuba on Friday at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, CARICOM Secretary General, Irwin LaRocque said the embargo is unjust. “The…
The 53-year-old man who was badly injured when the Mayor’s official vehicle slammed into his parked car and two others, has succumbed to his injuries. The Buxton resident, who was identified as Mitford Cambridge, never regained consciousness after the Tuesday afternoon accident. Cambridge was sitting in his parked car just off the Rupert Craig Highway…
THERE is a definite balance in the universe which then transcends into the home, when a child is being raised by two parents, and each parent is playing a meaningful role in the child’s life. When parents are working in unison towards the same goals, they can afford to agree to disagree; they can have
By Fareeza Haniff A 10-year-old girl is on life support at the Georgetown Public Hospital following an incident at the Regma Primary School in McKenzie, Linden on Monday. The teachers at the school are claiming that June Alexander fell and hit her head while running but relatives dispute that story; the relatives claimed that they…
A late afternoon verdict was handed down in the High Court today which saw 67-year-old, George Robin, being bundled off to jail after he was found guilty of raping a 16-year-old girl. In the Courtroom of Justice, Brassington Reynolds, the elderly man repeatedly professed his innocence after the jury returned the unanimous verdict. “Whatever happens…
…Guyana, Ghana abolish visa requirement …emphasise need to ‘bridge ocean’ through air service pact GUYANA and Ghana have signed an agreement to abolish the visa requirement for citizens desirous of travelling between the two countries. The agreement, in the form of a Memorandum of Understanding, was signed by Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Karen Cummings
Foreign Ministers of CARICOM and Cuba will be in Georgetown for their sixth meeting on Friday, June 14, 2019 at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre. Among areas of mutual interest on the agenda are CARICOM-Cuba relations and issues pertinent to the region such as climate change, tourism, and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the…
The Labour Department in the Ministry of Social Protection has extended an invitation to all former employees of Fly Jamaica Airways to an important meeting. The meeting is set to take place on Tuesday at the Department of Labour on Brickdam from 11:30 in the morning. News Source understands that the meeting comes on the…
GUYANA, early Tuesday morning, rolled out the red carpet to welcome President of Ghana, His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo who arrived here for an historic state visit, with a delegation of over 40 officials. During the tour, President David Granger will bestow, on the West African leader, Guyana’s highest National Award– the Order of
