CASTRIES, St. Lucia, December 13, 2017 (CMC) – National Security Minister, Hermangild Francis, says prisoners, who were brought here, following the passage of two hurricanes through the Lesser Antilles in September, have not been a financial burden to the state. ...
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Guyana President David Granger Speaks On ExxonMobil’s Oil Bonus Payment
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, December 13, 2017 (CMC) – President David Granger, today, acknowledged that US-based oil giant, ExxonMobil, had paid over US$18 million as a signing bonus to his government, and that he had no intention of deceiving the population on ...
Read More »Former Antiguan Prime Minister, Sir Lester Bird, Retires From Active Politics
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda, December 13, 2017 (CMC) – Sir Lester Bryant Bird, who served as the second prime minister of this Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country, has announced his retirement from active politics. Sir Lester, who was born on ...
Read More »Black Lawyers Support Law Society’s Statement Of Principles To Address Systemic Racism
By Neil Armstrong PRIDE Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario, December 13, 2017 — In a vote, on December 1 at the Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC), benchers defeated a motion that would have provided lawyers an exemption from the statement ...
Read More »Guyana Opposition Legislator Suspended For “Four Sittings” Of Parliament
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, December 13, 2017 (CMC) – Opposition legislator, Bishop Juan Edghill, yesterday, was suspended from four sittings of the National Assembly, after the government used its majority to table and pass a motion, suspending him for his “gross misconduct”, ...
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