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, Bob Gunnell said.Ali will turn 73 on Jan. 17 and ...

–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 tweets, it was his third attempt to re-enter in eight ...

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 Road, Adventure, Corentyne, by two men armed with shotguns.  The ...

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 Unit, Roslyn Hurley, said in a statement Wednesday. The pageant ...

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 event, to be held at the Condado Vanderbilt Hotel Convention ...

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 of the department of urban economy and finances for UN-Habitat, ...

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 = GYD$208.00) This comes amidst the backdrop of an announcement by ...

Employees of the Guyana Geology and Mines (GGMC) say management’s failure to approve a pay-hike, in keeping with a terms of resumption of work following protest action last month, forced them to  recommence strike action on Tuesday, a move that management deems illegal. Meanwhile, Guyana Public Service Union  (GPSU) Industrial Relations Officer Jermaine Hermanstine, who led the strike, says the ...

The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) on Tuesday dismissed several workers, as part of the streamlining of the company’s operations, according to Chief Executive Officer, Radha Krishna Sharma. He said four of the staff members were from the Sales and Marketing Department and one was a Secretary to an official who is no longer with the company. “They have ...

Havana, Jan 6 (EFE).- Cuban artist Tania Bruguera, who was temporarily jailed last week for organizing an open microphone event in Havana, has quit the Union of Cuban Writers and Artists, UNEAC, and returned an award bestowed upon her by the country’s ministry of culture in 2002.Bruguera told Efe on Monday that it was a well-thought out albeit difficult decision ...