PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, February 4, 2019 (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago government said, today, it is prepared to assist its fellow Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries develop their hydrocarbon sector, as it placed much emphasis on the ...
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St. Vincent Government Owes Millions For Lands Used To Build New Airport
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, February 4, 2019 (CMC) – The St. Vincent and the Grenadines government has acknowledged owing an estimated EC$33 million for lands acquired at Argyle, for the construction of the Argyle International Airport, which opened ...
Read More »Guyana’s President, David Granger, Urges Supporters To Re-Elect His Administration
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, February 4, 2019 (CMC) – President David Granger appealed, yesterday, to supporters to re-elect his coalition government, even as he pledged not to resign, despite the December 21, 2018 vote of confidence that tumbled his three-and-a-half year old ...
Read More »Guyana’s Opposition Leader Threatens Legal Action Against Guyana Elections Commission
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, February 1, 2019 (CMC) – Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo, says legal action may be taken, against the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), to force it to prepare for holding fresh regional and general elections, within the next three months. ...
Read More »Guyana Government Intends To Appeal Ruling On No Confidence Motion To The Caribbean Court Of Justice
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, February 1, 2019 (CMC) – The Guyana government says it intends to challenge, all the way to the country’s “highest court of appeal, the ruling of acting Chief Justice, Roxanne George- Wiltshire, that the motion of no confidence, ...
Read More »Opposition Lawyers Say Guyana High Court Ruling Could Have Implications For Legislators With Dual Citizenships
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, February 1, 2019 (CMC) – Anil Nandlall, the attorney who represents opposition leader, Bharrat Jagdeo, says legislators, with dual citizenship, may face challenges, in light of the ruling handed down by the High Court, yesterday, in which Acting ...
Read More »Spike Lee’s Best Picture Academy Awards-Nominated “BlacKkKlansman” — A Deadly Serious Comedy
By Vershawn Ashanti Young Contributing Writer Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman, which was nominated for the Academy’s Best Picture Award, this year, delivers more than a brilliantly entertaining story. Officially, BlacKkKlansman is about Ron Stallworth (John David Washington, son of actor Denzel Washington), the ...
Read More »Other People Are Having Way, Way Less Sex Than You Think They Are
By Bobby Duffy Contributing Writer Research shows we think young people have a lot more sex than they do in reality – and men have a particularly skewed view of the sex lives of young women. As part of Ipsos’ ...
Read More »Super Bowl: Why An MRI Is Not Needed To Detect A Concussion
By Jeff F. Dunn Contributing Writer In the run up to the 2019 Super Bowl in Atlanta, the NFL has announced a significant drop in concussions as a result of several safety-related rule changes. Concussion, though, is a risk that ...
Read More »Guyana’s Acting Chief Justice Rules Motion Of No Confidence Against Government Valid
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, January 31, 2019 (CMC) – Guyana’s Acting Chief Justice, Roxanne George-Wiltshire, ruled, this afternoon, that the motion of no confidence, passed in the National Assembly on December 21, last year, which brought down the David Granger-led coalition government ...
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