By Joseph Guyler C. Delva PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Mar 13, CMC -Several political leaders in Haiti have rejected a proposal submitted by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to end the current unstable situation in the French-speaking country and have instead reiterated their position of imposing their own three-member presidential council to govern the troubled country until general elections. Leader of the ‘Pitit ...
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Venezuelans arrested for murder-robbery at Eteringbang Supermarket; suspect linked to employee
Two Venezuelans are among those arrested in connection with the murder of a Chinese supermarketeer at Eteringbang, Region 7 (Cuyuni-Mazaruni), and one of the suspects is connected to an employee of the business, according to well-placed sources. Police sources named those arrested for the slaying of 40-year old Yang Lisong as 19-year old Pharrell Adelph, Venezuelan 23-year old Darby Silvano ...
Read More »Eteringbang supermarketeer killed, wife injured
The owner of a Chinese supermarket at Eteringbang, Region 7 (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) was killed and his wife injured during a robbery, and two suspects have been arrested, multiple sources confirmed. Head of the Criminal Investigations Department of the Guyana Police Force, Assistant Police Commissioner, Wendell Blanhum on Thursday said a Chinese man was killed in the furtherance of a robbery at ...
Read More »OPINION: Exploiting Cheddi Jagan’s good name
By Dr Randy Persaud, Professor Emeritus There is an annual ritual in this country. Every March, die hard anti-PPP operatives wake up from a yearlong slumber of their conscience to pronounce Dr Cheddi Jagan as the greatest man who ever lived in this country. By the end of March, these political hacks from the PNCR led APNU+AFC, including those who ...
Read More »OPINION: Motives, better leadership, and ;come right
by GHK Lall SN’s two lead captions of Monday March 11th paired Excellencies Ali and Jagdeo baring their teeth and talons at prospective parties and their personnel gearing up for the late 2025 elections. It promises to be a humdinger, a real whatchamacallit. President Ali went low: motives. The former president Jagdeo came out swinging: come right. Both national leaders ...
Read More »University of Guyana to become major regional leader on security, defence training
President Irfaan Ali on Wednesday announced that the publicly-owned University of Guyana (UG) would be the seat of the National Defence Institute (NDI) to play a major role in Caribbean security, even as he urged that the Caribbean Examinations Council be asked to offer a security subject. “This partnership is about positioning us, as a country, as a university and ...
Read More »Policeman under close arrest for shooting death of colleague
A police constable has been placed under close arrest for shooting and killing his friend, the Guyana Police Force said Wednesday. Police confirmed that Sergeant Alex Vaughn waa shot dead on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. “A Police Constable is under close arrest assisting with the investigation, based on preliminary information, that he allegedly and unintentionally fatally wounded Sergeant Alex Vaughn,”the ...
Read More »University of Guyana receives prestigious 2023 Perry Award for Excellence in Security and Defense Education
The University of Guyana (UG) on Wednesday received the prestigious 2023 Perry Award for Excellence in Security and Defense Education. The award was be conferred by the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies. This seminal award acknowledges UG’s significant contributions to developing future leaders equipped to address critical security and defense challenges within Guyana and the Americas,” UG ...
Read More »Teachers pay talks collapse – GTU
The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) on Tuesday said that pay negotiations with the Ministry of Education collapsed after government refused to consider the 2019-2023 proposed multi-year agreement. “Talks have collapsed because , as it is, there is no plan for a future meeting,” GTU President Dr Mark Lyte said. He related that the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education ...
Read More »Guyana-chaired CARICOM says Haiti’s Prime Minister agrees to resign; transitional council framework announced
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM), under the chairmanship of Guyana, early Tuesday announced that Haiti’s Prime Minister Dr Ariel Henry has agreed to resign after an already brokered transitional presidential council, with no ties to criminal activity, has been established. “The transitional presidential council will hold the relevant and possible powers of the Haitian presidency during the transition period until an ...
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