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President Granger says country has much to learn from Nepal in developing green economy

President David Granger Wednesday said Guyana has much to learn from Nepal as his administration continues its efforts to develop a “green’ agenda” particularly in the area of forest and natural assets conservation.

Guyana signs agreement to establish new law school

Guyana Wednesday signed an agreement with the University College of the Caribbean (UCC) and the Law College of the Americas (LCA) as it moved to establish its own law school and ease the difficulties being experienced by Guyanese students wishing to attend the Hugh Wooding Law School in Trinidad and Tobago.

Boat captain jailed on drug charges

A 54-year captain of a boat was jailed for three years on Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to being in possession of 80 pounds of marijuana seized by police during an operation on Monday.

British singers Church, Ferguson snub Trump inauguration

British singers Charlotte Church and Rebecca Ferguson have rejected invitations from U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's team to perform at his inauguration next week, they said in separate statements on Tuesday.

New Jersey's Monmouth University to host Bruce Springsteen archive

A university in U.S. rock icon Bruce Springsteen's home state of New Jersey will be home to a collection of decades' worth of works and memorabilia from his Grammy Award-winning career, a school spokeswoman said on Wednesday.

Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visit family charities in London

Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate joined in on a support group session at a child bereavement charity on Wednesday, as they helped the service's London center mark its one-year anniversary.

Investor Warren Buffett's life is chronicled in HBO movie

"I like numbers," Warren Buffett says in an upcoming HBO documentary about his life. "It started before I could remember. It just felt good, working with numbers."

George Lucas' $1 billion 'Star Wars' museum finds Los Angeles home

"Star Wars" filmmaker George Lucas has settled on Los Angeles for the home of his $1 billion storytelling museum, after pulling the project from Chicago last year.

Killer Breivik wants to spread ever more radical Nazi ideology: Norway

Mass killer Anders Behring Breivik wants to spread his ever more radical Nazi-style ideology, Norway's attorney general said on Wednesday in defending Breivik's near-isolation in jail after a court ruled the conditions breached his rights.

Afghan Taliban releases video of U.S., Australian hostages

The Afghan Taliban released a video on Wednesday showing an Australian and an American hostage pleading with the U.S. government to negotiate with their captors and saying that unless a prisoner exchange was agreed they would be killed.
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