By Sue-Ann Wayow THE strengthening ties between the United States and Guyana is weaking Guyana’s relationship with Venezuela. On Monday, Venezuela’s Vice President Delcy Rodriguez at a news conference criticised joint naval exercises conducted by the US and Guyana which she said was an attempt by the outgoing Trump administration to “create provocations, threats,” US […]
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Anniversary of First Covid Death Ver la historia en Español
By Sue-Ann Wayow IT has been exactly one year since the first Covid-19 death was reported. Since then, there have been almost two million deaths globally as a result of the virus. At a media briefing on Monday, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus said an international team of scientists, distinguished experts […]Read More
THE United States ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago Joseph Mondello says he is shocked and dismayed by the storming of the US Capitol building on Wednesday. In a release on Thursday, he said, “We saw individuals abuse their first amendment right to protest peacefully as afforded to them by our sacred US Constitution, threatening to […]Read More
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Ambassador Sung: T&T can Create Sweet Music with South Korea
By Sue-Ann Wayow THE Republic of Korea is approximately 15,000 km away from Trinidad and Tobago. With a history stemming more than 700,000 years ago, the nation that is also known as South Korea is clearly not to be confused with its northern counterpart which boasts of having one of the strongest military borders in […]Read More
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Guyanese-Born Nurse Gives Kamala Harris Covid Vaccine… Says Vaccine is
UNITED STATES (US) Vice President-elect Kamala Harris did not receive a fake vaccine last month just for the purpose of publicity. Patricia Cummings, the Guyanese born, US -registered nurse who administered the Moderna brand vaccine to Harris, said she personally conducted research about the Covid-19 vaccine before she herself was administered the Pfizer-BioNtech version […]Read More
By Sue-Ann Wayow THE Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is the first to receive emergency validation from the World Health Orgnisation (WHO) since the Covid-19 outbreak began a year ago. The Comirnaty COVID-19 mRNA vaccine received its validation on Thursday. In a statement by WHO on Thursday, WHO Assistant-Director General for Access to Medicines and Health Products Dr […]Read More
ONE year after Covid-19 was discovered, a vaccine is finally underway, paving the way for rapid global vaccination. The United Kingdom (UK) has become the first country to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech that was co-developed by United States (US) company Pfizer. The long awaited vaccine will be available in the UK from next week the BBC […]Read More
THE legendary footballer Diego Maradona has passed away. Reports indicate that the man who has been described as one of the greatest players of all time died of a heart attack. He was 60 years old. He had successful surgery on a brain blood clot earlier in November and was to be treated for alcohol […]Read More
MORE than 370,000 homes are without power in the US state of Louisiana due to a pounding from Hurricane Laura. The BBC reported that Laura, one of the strongest storms to ever hit the US Gulf Coast, caused flash flooding and half a million residents were advised to leave parts of Texas and Louisiana. […]Read More
BRENTON Tarrant, the man charged for killing 51 Muslims at two mosques in New Zealand in 2019, has been sentenced to life in prison without parole, the first time such a ruling has been delivered in the country. Reuters reported that Christchurch High Court Judge Cameron Mander said Tarrant had shown no remorse and […]Read More
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