News – April 25, 2017
- Ministry of Legal Affairs Law Books…Former AG Nandlall arrested by SOCU
$4.6B GPL project…Contractor runs into hurdles over smart meters - Gold dealer money laundering probe widens…Four vehicles seized from Rasul’s associate
- Way paved for Govt’s new broadcast legislations
- Gold Board probe…Let the chips fall where they may – Jagdeo
- Local Wikileaks?…Fmr. board member blows whistle on CH&PA’s operations
- Entrepreneurship programme to empower youths launched
- National Emergency Response programme gradually expanding – Medical Director
- Defects on Turn-key houses to be corrected by weekend
- PAHO/WHO commends Guyana immunisation gains
- Trinidad Tax lawyer is newest member of Guyana Bar
- Yellow Fever is at our borders – Medex cautions
- CH&PA set to unveil new housing solutions in ‘model village’
- Guyana’s ranking improves – 2016 Human Development Report
- Linden Town Week gets underway
- Key UK visit seen as critical for Guyana’s investment agenda
News – April 24, 2017
- GRA needs to improve tax collection in mining industries, other areas
- Alleged plot against President Granger…Probe stalled as cops fail to find man who claims he was hired
- Integrity Commission Act weak…TIGI calls for amendments giving power to Minister to be removed
- Gold prices expected to drop in 2017
- PPP has left Guyana in an ethnic trap
- Parking meter suspension…One month passes without any consultations with citizens
- Training on sand slopes and grass tracks…Linden star athletes’ performances merit ‘fast tracking’ of modern facilities
- Hats galore as Inner Wheel Club hosts 30th hat show
Racism persists in Cuba – By Nelson A. King
Racism persists in Cuba
Many Afro-Cuban activists say that despite the social advancements made in Cuba in recent years, blacks on the Spanish-speaking Caribbean island still face and battle overt racism.
More than 30 Cuban activists, writers, academics and entrepreneurs, mostly of African descent, gathered at prestigious Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., last week for what was described as an “unprecedented meeting to celebrate the achievements of the Afro-Cuban movement on the island and set the course for future work,” according to the Miami Herald. [Read more]
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