WEST COAST DEMERARA, Guyana (Friday, October 30, 2020) — Prime Minister, retired Guyana Defence Force Brigadier Mark Phillips, yesterday, joined the Islamic community in the observance of Youman Nabi (the birth of Prophet Muhammad), at the Anna Catherina Islamic Complex, ...
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Preliminary Estimate Of Damage Caused By Heavy Rains In Jamaica Set At $2 Billion
KINGSTON, Jamaica (Friday, October 30, 2020) — Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, informed Jamaicans that the preliminary estimate for the damage, caused by the heavy rains that lashed the island recently, is close to $2 billion. “The estimate for flood damage, ...
Read More »Caribbean Airlines Now Offering Twice-Weekly Flights From Canada To Guyana
TORONTO, Ontario (Friday, October 30, 2020) — Caribbean Airlines (CA) has re-started commercial operations out of Guyana to Canada. The twice-weekly service, between Toronto’s Lester B. Pearson International Airport and Guyana’s Cheddi Jagan International Airport, features flights, every Monday and Friday, ...
Read More »How To Build A DIY Ice Fishing Shelter On A Budget: The Best $150 Ice Shanty Ever
By Joe Overlock Guest Contributor Keeping warm while ice fishing is next to impossible on some days, unless you have a good shelter. Many “pop-up” tent style shelters are available on the market, all of which have hefty price tags, ...
Read More »How ‘Strategic’ Bias Keeps Americans From Voting For Women And Candidates Of Color
By Regina Bateson Guest Contributor When Americans vote net Tuesday, the candidates on their ballots will not reflect the diversity of the United States. Despite recent gains, women and people of color still do not run for office as frequently as ...
Read More »John Legend And Chrissy Teigen’s Stylish Beverly Hills Home
The A-List couple — of singer, John Legend, and his model-turned-cookbook-author wife, Chrissy Teigen — have been everywhere lately, making a huge splash, between recording songs for John, such as his new Wild, and Chrissy’s cookbooks and associated engagements. Now with one ...
Read More »Being Civically Active
By Yvonne Sam Contributing Columnist Already Americans are at the polls, voters are casting their ballots early in record numbers this time, amid the current pandemic, in a last ditch effort to ensure that the incumbent becomes recumbent on November ...
Read More »Air Antilles Announces Increased Airlift To Barbados
ST. MICHAEL, Barbados (Friday, October 30, 2020) — Guadeloupe-based regional carrier, Air Antilles, has increased its commitment to Barbados, by offering eight weekly flights from Barbados to St. Lucia; and four weekly flights from Barbados to Dominica. Founder and owner ...
Read More »Rehabilitation Of The Infrastructure In Guyana’s Capital Underway, Says Local Government Minister
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (Tuesday, October 27, 2020) — Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Nigel Dharamlall, announced, yesterday, the rehabilitation of Georgetown’s public infrastructure has begun. He made the announcement, during a sideline interview, at the swearing-in ceremony for regional ...
Read More »Barbados Government To Remove Lord Nelson’s Statue Next Month
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (Tuesday, October 27, 2020) — The Barbados government will remove the statue of Lord Nelson, from its location in National Heroes Square, in Bridgetown, on November 16, 2020 — designated as International Day of Tolerance, by the United ...
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