Yearly Archives: 2017

A gunman stormed a house party and killed at least 11 people and himself during New Year celebrations in the southeastern Brazilian city of Campinas late on Saturday.

Pope Francis urged leaders to work together to fight the "plague of terrorism", saying in his New Year's address on Sunday that a bloodstain was covering the world as it started 2017.

A gunman opened fire on New Year revelers at a packed nightclub on the shores of Istanbul's Bosphorus waterway on Sunday killing at least 39 people, including many foreigners, then fled the scene.

Gaming industry stakeholders are expected to benefit significantly from improved service delivery under phase three of Tax Administration Jamaica’s (TAJ) Revenue Administration Information System (RAiS), a senior official has said here.

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says the mosquito-borne Zika virus has spread rapidly throughout the Americas, including the Caribbean this year, after it was first detected in Brazil in 2015.

The Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago has described 2016 as “an extremely difficult year for the energy sector” saying that while oil prices have recovered from the depths they experienced in the first-half of the year, they remain at low levels.

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says it had provided US$11.7 billion for various projects in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2016.

Guyana assumes the chairmanship of the 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping with President David Granger saying that 2017 holds great promise for the Caribbean countries to advance” our integration process which can only be possible through the involvement and participation of all.

Why does actor Benedict Cumberbatch cut such a dash as British literary detective Sherlock Holmes?

Each year, there are times when the focus falls squarely on individuals who pushed boundaries and left indelible marks in their fields of work.