Last Updated on Thursday, 8 January 2015, 14:17 by GxMedia As Guyana and the rest of the world await Guyana’s President Donald Ramotar’s announcement of the dissolution of the Parliament and the naming of a date for general elections, the United Kingdom (UK) on Thursday resumed pressure on the South American country for the suspension of the law-making body to ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 8 January 2015, 0:52 by GxMedia BEIJING, Jan. 7 (Xinhua News Agency) — Chinese President Xi Jinping and Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie pledged to boost cooperation between the two countries as they met on Wednesday at the Great Hall of the People. “China attaches great importance to ties with the Bahamas,” Xi told the visiting ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 8 January 2015, 0:46 by GxMedia At least 30 members of Guyana’s Special Forces are Thursday expected to inserted into “an area of interest” as part of their more than one-week old search for a small plane that went missing over the country’s dense jungle and rugged terrain. The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) said the ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 7 January 2015, 21:58 by GxMedia U.S. Sports Desk, Jan 7 (EFE).- Muhammad Ali has been released from an undisclosed hospital in Louisville, Kentucky, after receiving treatment for a mild case of pneumonia and a serious urinary tract infection, a family spokesman said Wednesday.The boxing legend, who was hospitalized last month, was discharged on Tuesday night, ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 7 January 2015, 21:34 by GxMedia –Roger Ver gave up US passport in favor of St. Kitts last year. (ARS TECHNICA).-A well-known entrepreneur, often dubbed “Bitcoin Jesus”—who famously renounced his American citizenship last year—was denied a visa on Tuesday to re-enter the United States to attend an upcoming Bitcoin conference in Miami. According to Roger Ver’s ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 7 January 2015, 21:14 by GxMedia Two persons were Wednesday morning arrested shortly in connection with the armed robbery of a couple on the Corentyne Coast, Police said that about 0730h. today Wednesday January 07, 2015, vendor Hemraj Singh, 54 years, of Lusigan, ECD, and his wife were held up at the Black Bush Polder Access ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 7 January 2015, 21:07 by GxMedia San Juan, Jan 7 (EFE).- The government of Barbados will host a beauty pageant for young women with physical disabilities “to showcase their inner and outer beauty.” The Shine like a Diamond pageant will be held at the Hilton Barbados on March 22, the special envoy for persons with disabilities at the National Disabilities ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 7 January 2015, 21:05 by GxMedia San Juan, Jan 6 (EFE).- Puerto Rico is preparing to host on Feb. 26-27 its second Puerto Rico Investment Summit, at which more than 300 entrepreneurs and investors from the United States are expected to participate in order to learn about the competitive advantages the island has to offer. The ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 7 January 2015, 20:59 by GxMedia Bogota, Jan 7 (EFE).- Entrepreneurs in Latin America must take into account urban infrastructure since mobility and commercial services may turn out to be either obstacles or platforms for their businesses to grow, an expert said. “The city is the entrepreneur’s center of activity and his connection with the world,” Marco Kamiya, head ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 7 January 2015, 20:54 by GxMedia Preparations for upcoming general and regional elections are gradually moving into high gear, as the country awaits President Donald Ramotar’s announcement of E-Day. Cabinet has given its no objection for the procurement of GYD$55 million in Duracell batteries and sensitive materials for GECOM ahead of impending General Elections. (US$1.00 = ...