By Santana Salmon The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) has “apologized for any inconvenience caused” after thieves dressed as security guards on Thursday night stole nearly GUY$20 million (One Guyana dollar=US$0.004 cents) in cash and checks from one of its stores. In a statement, GTT said all its team members have been accounted for […]
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Some 1,055 persons were murdered in Jamaica up to September 7, a 7.4 per cent increase in the country’s homicide tally year on year. At the same time last year, 73 fewer persons were killed, according to the latest crime statistics from the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). St James recorded 145 murders to lead the police […]
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New king meets representatives of former colonies, but may struggle to keep them in the fold after his mother’s death By Alice Ritchie Britain’s King Charles III (R) during a reception with Realm High Commissioners and their spouses in Buckingham Palace, London, on September 11, 2022. (Victoria Jones/Pool/AFP) AFP — King Charles III hosted his […]
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BUENOS AIRES, Sept 9 (Reuters) – Economists hiked their estimate for annual inflation in Argentina this year to 95%, a monthly poll published Friday by the central bank showed, as the country struggles to overcome a prolonged economic crisis marked by soaring prices. The latest forecast for surging consumer prices is 4.8 percentage points higher […]
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By Tim Cocks and Ayenat Mersie JOHANNESBURG/THIKA, Kenya, Sept 9 (Reuters) – As condolences poured in from around the world after Queen Elizabeth’s death, there were mixed feelings among some Africans about the monarch and her country’s colonial legacy on a continent where Britain once ruled more than half the territory. Some had fond memories […]
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By Matt Murphy BBC News Antigua and Barbuda will vote on whether to become a republic following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the country’s prime minister has said. Gaston Browne said a referendum could take place within three years – but emphasised that the move was “not an act of hostility”. He made the […]
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Latest estimates show that forced labour and forced marriage have increased significantly in the last five years, according to the International Labour Organization, Walk Free and the International Organisation for Migration. Press release | 12 September 2022 GENEVA (ILO News) – Fifty million people were living in modern slavery in 2021, according to the latest […]
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The Nevis Electricity Company Limited (NEVLEC) is submitting a Request for Information (RIF) that requires the drilling of five (5) wells in Phase 1 for an initial 10MWe. This will be expanded to 30MWe with the drilling of four (4) additional wells in Phase 2. Responses to this RFI should be sent to ge********@****ec.com on or before 16:00 (4 p.m.) […]
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Gov. Hochul declares polio emergency in NY © AP New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) declared a “disaster” in the state on Friday due to the spread of polio through wastewater. The emergency declaration allows a larger group of medical personnel to administer polio vaccines and requires providers to send immunization data to the New York State […]
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SKN Governor General Sir. Tapley Seaton advises of passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, flags to be flown at half-mast His Excellency the Governor General of St. Kitts and Nevis Sir S. W. Tapley Seaton, GCMG, CVO, QC, JP, LL. D has been officially advised of the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. […]
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