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Crown Him Again – Bolt Reclaims World Champs Title Despite Sore Legs
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Gleaner – Freshly minted 100m World champion Usain Bolt is delighted to have regained the title he lost two years ago, but admitted disappointment at not testing his own 9.58-second world record in the 100m final at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics inside the Luzhniki Stadium yesterday. “Overall, it was good. I can't complain; it was a…
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TRINIDAD-BUDGET-Budget day is September 3
PORT OF SDPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago government will present the 2013-14 national budget on September 3 and dismissed suggestions that the announcement late Sunday night was aimed at a distraction from the upcoming Local Government elections. A brief statement from the Office of the Prime Minister said that the date for presenting the fiscal package had…
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GRENADA-DRUGS-Government urges caution as Grenadians celebrate annual Carnival
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – The Grenada Drug Epidemiology Network (GRENDEN) says young people between the ages 15 and 19 years accounted for 50 per cent of the patients admitted to health institutions for the consumption of illegal drugs. A statement from the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Ecclesiastic Affairs noted also that 83 per cent of persons arrested and…
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GUYANA-ENERGY-President appeals for opposition concerning Amaila Falls Hydropower project
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – President Donald Ramotar on Sunday appealed for an end to partisan politics surrounding the Amaila Falls Hydropower project. In a release on Sunday, the President said although the United States based investor, Sithe Global has pulled out of the project, there is still a window of opportunity and he has spoken with Opposition leader David Granger…
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No change in our position
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) has defended its position regarding the multi-million dollar Amaila Falls Hydropower Project (AFHP) even after president Donald Ramotar appealed for an end to partisan politics in the wake of the decision by the major United States investor to pull out. The US-based Sithe Global has said that it would only…
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US lobby group to regulator: Don’t allow CAL to expand Georgetown route
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Guardian – A US aviation lobby group is urging the US Department of Transportation (DOT) to reject an application by majority state-owned Caribbean Airlines to fly directly between Georgetown, Guyana and New York. A report on the Caribbean News Now Web site on Friday indicated that Airlines for America (A4A) wants the DOT to oppose the…
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Freedom of movement a priority
CASTRIES, St. Lucia CMC-Two years after Heads of Government of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), declared that people of the regional grouping can move freely, Chairman of the OECS Authority Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Baldwin Spencer says the free movement of nationals will continue to hold a pride of place in efforts to further develop one…
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GUYANA-LABOUR-Nurse strike in support of payment of gratuities
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) has accused the government of reneging on a promise to pay outstanding gratuities to nurses, who on Wednesday began strike action in support of their demands. Chairman of the GPSU branch at the Linden Hospital Complex, Winston Luke, said that the negotiations on the timely payment for the nurses had…
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