TORONTO, Jan. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — The University of the West Indies (UWI) is hosting its 3rd Annual Benefit Gala in Toronto, on Saturday March 10, 2012. Under the theme: Light, Learning and Liberty, Canada’s business community will honour award-winning author, Malcolm Gladwell, and Zananda Akande, former cabinet minister, as […]
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U.S. Department of Defense Helps Bolster Haiti’s Disaster Response
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Jan. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Haiti’s Civil Protection network received a substantial boost with the presentation of SUVs, trucks, boats, canoes, 11,000 solar radios, tents and other disaster-response equipment presented as gifts to the Government of Haiti by the U.S. Department of Defense. In a ceremony held today […]
Jamaica’s First Female PM Returns To Post She Lost Today
News Americas, KINGSTON, Jamaica, Thurs. Jan. 5, 2012: Jamaica’s first female prime minister, Portia Simpson Miller, will return officially today, to the post she lost more than four years ago. Simpson Miller is scheduled to take the oath of prime minister at 4 p.m. at King’s House. The swearing-in ceremony […]
Guyanese National Slapped With Hate Crime Charge
Guyanese-born accused bomber (Bryan Pace/New York Daily News image) News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Thurs. Jan. 5, 2012: A 40-year-old Guyanese man, who allegedly unleashed a scary New Year’s Day firebombing spree on five buildings, has been charged with hate crime. Ray Lazier Lengend has been charged with one count […]
Guyanese National Gets 32 Years In Jail
News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Thurs. Jan. 5, 2012: A 39-year-old Guyanese man will spend the next 32 years in jail for rape, conspiracy and perjury. Jerry Ramrattan was sentenced Wednesday by Supreme Court Judge, Richard Buchter, who called him “diabolical conniver and sinister manipulator” who framed his ex-girlfriend for […]