December 2, 2011
Guyana governing party’s Donald Ramotar wins election
The electoral commission in Guyana says Donald Ramotar of the People's Progressive Party (PPP/C) has won Monday's presidential election. It is the fifth straight win for the party, which is mainly backed by Guyana's ethnic-Indian community. The…
December 2, 2011
LIME ‘CLOUD’ GIVES MORE TO BUSINESS CUSTOMERS IN THE REGION
Telecoms Company LIME announced that it will be expanding its suite of LIME Cloud services across its 13 markets in the region starting immediately. The LIME Cloud, which is part of its Managed Services solutions, will be upgraded to include…
December 2, 2011
Fifth man charged in $65 million security heist
A fifth man is to be charged jointly with the four already held in connection with the robbery of $65 million from a team of security guards in February. The case was set for trial today in the Gun Court but was put off to allow the crown to add…
December 2, 2011
41,000 added to voters’ list in Jamaica
THE names of 41,607 eligible electors have been added to the new voters’ list published by the Electoral Commission of Jamaica yesterday. At the same time, the names of 5,636 electors confirmed as dead have been deleted. This now brings to…
December 1, 2011
HIV infections rate fall by 20 percent – Ban Ki-Moon
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, in his message for World AIDS Day, which is celebrated the…
December 1, 2011
Ruling party leading in Guyana vote count
The ruling People's Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) has taken the lead for control of the 65 member National Assembly after more than 35 per cent of the ballots cast in Monday's regional and general elections had been counted. Preliminary figures…
December 1, 2011
Jamaica PM: I will not cover up corruption
PRIME Minister Andrew Holness said he will not seek to cover up any form of corruption in his Government, but will instead take firm and decisive action. Holness, who was addressing supporters in Alligator Pond yesterday during the party’s…
December 1, 2011
US cleric: American jailed in Cuba in good spirits
A US government subcontractor jailed for nearly two years for bringing restricted communications equipment to Cuba has lost a lot of weight but seems in good humour, a prominent US religious leader said after visiting the prisoner yesterday. The…
December 1, 2011
Aruba suspect Gary Giordano freed
A US businessman held since August over the presumed death of an American woman in Aruba has been released. Gary Giordano, who is now free to leave the Dutch Caribbean island, says 35-year-old Robyn Gardner was swept out to sea while snorkelling.…
November 30, 2011
New Gov’t in St Lucia
The return of Dr Kenny Anthony as prime minister of St Lucia following Monday's general election has resulted in an amusing political chorus among the more exuberant supporters of his victorious St Lucia Labour Party (SLP). "Kenny is back, Tom…