See this story at CaribbeanLifeNews.com. By Nelson A. King The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, has called for a “new narrative” on international cooperation for the region’s development. In addressing ...
Reproduced from Telesur Venezuela will not participate in proceedings at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in relation to the territorial controversy with Guyana over the Essequibo, its Foreign Ministry said in a statement Monday. “The Venezuelan delegation has informed ...
Vice-Chancellor of The University of Fiji Professor Prem Misir resigned amid drama in senior management, the Fiji Sun newspaper reported. Misir resigned on June 7, 2018, about three years after taking up the post. He resigned as the University of ...
See this story at CaribbeanLifeNews.com. By Nelson A. King The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency says a number of Caribbean nationals have been arrested among 91 immigrants during a five-day immigration sweep in New Jersey. ICE said ...
The Guyana government has scrapped plans to build a new three-lane bridge across the Demerara Bridge and has instead decided to ask for fresh proposals to construct a fixed four-lane crossing, Finance Minister Winston Jordan said Sunday. “The reason why ...
The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) on Sunday denied that it was responsible for the delay in the opening of the US$40 million MovieTowne because equipment and seating were at wharves for weeks awaiting “simple signatures”. Commissioner-General of the GRA, Godfrey ...
The managers of a mosque and at least 12 residents at Wakenaam Island want a river defence contractor to compensate them for damage and destruction caused by a flood due to poor quality works, officials said Sunday night. Chairman of ...
Hundreds of residents of a section of Wakenaam Island woke up Sunday morning to flood waters in their premises, due to a reported break in the river defence caused by poor construction work, a local government councillor said. Chairman of ...
See this story at CaribbeanLifeNews.com. By Nelson A. King As part of his Caribbean American Heritage Month celebrations, New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer on Tuesday honored three Caribbean Americans in a grand celebration at Tropical Paradise Ballroom on ...
The revised but still controversial parking meter contract is back with Cabinet which has decided to refer the document to a sub-committee, amid ongoing concerns by several sections of Georgetown, Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan said Saturday. He said Cabinet ...