August 2015

New York murder rate surges 10 per cent

August 05, 2015 in International

New York's murder rate jumped more than 10 per cent in the last year, forcing the mayor on the defensive Tuesday over any suggestion America's largest city is returning to its dark days. He spoke hours after a pregnant 19-year-old was shot five times and her...

CP and Drue are soca royalty

August 05, 2015 in Regional

Claudette “CP” Peters won big at the LIME Party Monarch on Saturday. The soca diva earned her 10th soca monarch title over the weekend when she claimed the Groovy Monarch crown, making her the most decorated soca artiste in the show’s history. Her pole dancing antics...

Guyana PM confirms salary hikes for gov’t officials; says they need “respectable salaries”

August 05, 2015 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_6961" align="alignright" width="300"] PRIME MINISTER MOSES NAGAMOOTOO[/caption] GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Tuesday August 4, 2015 – Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo has confirmed media reports that ministers and other top level government officials will be getting bigger pay checks, saying they need to be paid “respectable salaries” to...