Last Updated on Tuesday, 27 January 2015, 21:19 by GxMedia Washington, Jan 27 (EFE).- The U.S. government has urged Carribean countries to accept a new energy paradigm based on private investment in order to diversify its energy sources and reduce dependence on “Petrocaribe”, the Venezuelan plan for subsidized oil. The first Caribbean Energy Security Summit held on Monday in Washington did not ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 27 January 2015, 21:16 by GxMedia San Juan, Jan 27 (EFE).- Nevis is preparing to become “the greenest island on Earth” by 2018, when the government expects to meet its energy needs entirely from renewable resources, the CEO of the island’s tourism authority said here Tuesday.Greg Phillip is currently in San Juan with a delegation of ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 27 January 2015, 18:48 by GxMedia Colonel Wilbert Lee heads the Guyana Defence Force’s (GDF) promotions list for 2015, according to a release by the army. In accordance with the Defence Act Chapter 15:01 of 1977, Guyana Defence Force Chief-of-Staff Brigadier Mark Phillips, has announced that His Excellency, the President and Commander-in-Chief, has approved the promotions ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 27 January 2015, 18:30 by GxMedia Amnesty International and the charitable not-for-profit Justice Institute of Guyana are lobbying for an official suspension of hanging convicted prisoners, according to a United Nations report. Prepared by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights  for the Human Rights Council’s Working Group on the 21st Session ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 27 January 2015, 16:40 by GxMedia The shooting and arrest of a suspected burglar and his accomplice have led police to the discovery of a large number of stolen items and the arrest of eight other persons. A police spokesman said that at about 9:30 Monday night, two men, suspected to be burglars, were seen exiting ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 27 January 2015, 3:09 by GxMedia University of Guyana (UG) staffers Monday commenced sit-in action which they say could last as many as two weeks if their demands remain unmet. The sit-in, which is to run until Wednesday, became imminent after UG Vice Chancellor Jacob Opadeyi failed respond favorably to, among other things, a 60% wage ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 27 January 2015, 3:00 by GxMedia The University of Guyana Student Society (UGSS) will picket Pro Chancellor Bibi Shaddick’s office on Thursday unless the Council of the University of Guyana (UG) agrees by Tuesday to meet with disgruntled staffers on Wednesday. The decision was taken Monday afternoon when the UGSS held a consultation with the student populace ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 27 January 2015, 2:51 by GxMedia The incumbent People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) on Monday used  the Lusignan Massacre to rally its traditional East Indo-Guyanese base, saying that the deadly attack was racist and those who represented the suspects should be rejected in their quest for political office. Addressing an Indian Arrival Committee (IAC)-organised commemorative event ...