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Dengue fever diagnosed in 126 residents of Guyana Print E-mail
Friday, 21 November 2008
This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Dengue fever has been diagnosed in 126 residents in the Rupununi area of Guyana's hinterland. The viral disease is transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosqu...
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Two in custody following cocaine bust at Guyana airport Print E-mail
Friday, 21 November 2008
GEORGETOWN, Guyana: A Guyanese and a Caribbean national are in custody in Guyana after Customs Anti- Narcotic Unit (CANU) officials intercepted over two pounds of liquid cocaine concealed in lotion bo...
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Trinidad judge to decide if juror wearing Muslim burkah should be disqualified Print E-mail
Friday, 21 November 2008
This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: A Trinidad and Tobago High Court judge has a difficult task to determine whether or not a Muslim female wearing a burkah, which obscures the face, s...
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Caribbean Airlines grounded in Guyana by instrument malfunction Print E-mail
Friday, 21 November 2008
This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it GEORGETOWN, Guyana: One hundred and fifteen passengers travelling between Guyana and New York via Port of Spain on Wednesday were seriously inconvenienced when Caribbean Air...
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Agri Bank in Trinidad gets $20 million judgment against local company Print E-mail
Friday, 21 November 2008
This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Justice Mustapha Ibrahim has awarded the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) of Trinidad and Tobago close to TT$20 million (US$3.3m) against Agrifin...
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International election observers arrive in Venezuela Print E-mail
Friday, 21 November 2008
CARACAS, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- A total of 134 international observers arrived in Venezuela on Thursday for the country's upcoming regional elections, electoral authorities said. The observers, from 52 ...
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Venezuela and Vietnam create $200 million development fund to strengthen economic cooperation Print E-mail
Friday, 21 November 2008
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and his Vietnamese counterpart, Nguyen Minh Triet, agreed on Thursday to create a $200 million joint development fund to strengthen economic coop...
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From the Kremlin to Caracas, how oil collapse changes everything Print E-mail
Friday, 21 November 2008
Russia is lurching towards a major economic crisis, experts predicted yesterday, following news that the price of oil had slumped to under $50 (£33.72) a barrel. The collapse was likely to have ...
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Chavez sees power base crumble in Venezuelan elections Print E-mail
Friday, 21 November 2008
According to the latest polls, the government of Hugo Chavez, the outspoken anti-US president, may lose up to a third of the states – undermining any attempts to push forward a major constitutional ...
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Figure in alleged Colombia scam extradited Print E-mail
Friday, 21 November 2008
Reporting from Bogota, Colombia -- The president of a failed Colombian financial services firm suspected of laundering drug profits and bilking thousands of mostly poor investors of millions of dolla...
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Oil prices fall further below 50 dollars Print E-mail
Friday, 21 November 2008
futures contract , light sweet crude for January delivery, dropped 59 cents to 48.83 dollars a barrel.The December contract plunged 4.00 dollars a barrel before ending at a closing price of 49.62 on t...
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Colombia police tear-gas protesters Print E-mail
Friday, 21 November 2008
BOGOTA, Colombia - Police tear-gassed protesters Thursday as a crackdown on illegal investment schemes exposed class divisions in Colombian society.
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2 killed at Trinidad bar Print E-mail
Friday, 21 November 2008
TRINIDAD, Colo.—Police were searching for four people of interest in a shooting at a bar that left two people dead. Trinidad Police Chief Charles Glorioso said there were six patrons at the Holl...
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US convicts smuggler in massive Colombia arms deal Print E-mail
Friday, 21 November 2008
A US court on Thursday convicted an international arms dealer dubbed the "Prince of Marbella" in a plot to sell machine guns and anti-aircraft missiles to Colombian guerrillas. Syrian-born Monzer al-K...
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US Convicts Syria Weapons Dealer Of Plot To Arm Colombia Rebels Print E-mail
Friday, 21 November 2008
(AFP)--A U.S. court on Thursday convicted a Syrian arms dealer in a plot to sell a huge arsenal, including anti-aircraft rockets, to Colombian guerrillas.
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Not Time for a Trade Deal Print E-mail
Friday, 21 November 2008
(Washington, DC, November 20, 2008) – Colombia needs to do much more to address its human rights problems before the US Congress should consider the US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (FTA), Human Rig...
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Lower Oil Prices Give Power to Producers in Contract Talks Print E-mail
Thursday, 20 November 2008
Energy producers are attempting to use lower oil prices to grab back negotiating power from oilfield service companies in order to cut costs and secure cheaper deals. In the past four years, as oil...
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Cuban president to make first visit to Venezuela Print E-mail
Thursday, 20 November 2008
CARACAS, Venezuela -- Raul Castro's first official trip abroad since assuming Cuba's presidency will be to Venezuela.Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he received a letter from Castro two days ag...
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Venezuela - IAPA calls on government to ensure free, unregulated reporting during election... Print E-mail
Thursday, 20 November 2008
(IAPA/IFEX) - The following is a 19 November 2008 IAPA press release: IAPA calls on Venezuelan government to ensure free, unregulated reporting during election campaign Miami (November 19, 2008)...
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US airlines struggle between low oil prices and travel demand Print E-mail
Thursday, 20 November 2008
US Airways CEO, Doug Parker, said earlier this week that US airlines were torn between the falling oil prices and lessened travel demand. Whilst US airlines are expected to record a better profit n...
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