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NIGEL Hughes appeared timid and out of step when he appeared before Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrates Court last Wednesday. An upbeat and witty Magistrate McGusty was assigned to take over the GECOM fraud trial from Magistrate Leron Daly who has been experiencing an extended bout of ill health. Hughes is the lead […]

AMADOU Thera banged an African drum in tune with the exciting music playing at the ongoing seventh China International Import Expo (CIIE), while saying “hello” and “welcome” in fluent Mandarin Chinese, as more and more passers-by crowded around him. The exhibitor from Mali was using the drum to promote shea butter produced by his manual

CHINESE Premier Li Qiang pledged to open the country’s huge market further to share more growth opportunities with the rest of the world on Tuesday as the seventh edition of the China International Import Expo (CIIE) opened in Shanghai. The business exhibition of the world’s first national-level exposition dedicated to imports has attracted about 3,500

was passing through Water Street recently, near Stabroek Market, when I stopped to snap a picture of a vendor, explaining that I was doing a series on One Guyana. “When duh gun happen?” asked another vendor. “Maybe not in my lifetime,” I replied, “but it’s happening.” “The last shall be first and the first shall

THE APNU+AFC enjoys testing the limits of democracy. James Madison, the framer of the American Constitution, warned that good governance relies on virtuous people who are determined to adhere to the established checks on power and follow explicit rules and traditional norms. With APNU+AFC we have been witnessing a relentless beat-down on one of the

IN 1995, a 29-year-old Chinese young man named Wang Chuanfu bade farewell to his stable wages in a large state-owned company and started his own business in Shenzhen, a special economic zone in Southern China. The new company, BYD, later grew into a global leader in electric vehicles, “It was an era of start-ups, and

(Xinhua) China stands ready to work with other countries to pursue open and inclusive sci-tech cooperation, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said recently. According to the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2024 recently released by the World Intellectual Property Organization, China moved up one spot to 11th place in the ranking of the world’s most innovative

(Xinhua) CHINA is forging its own path to modernisation, offering not only inspiration to other developing countries but also tangible opportunities for growth amid a sluggish global economy. Amid rising trade protectionism, China, the world’s largest developing nation, remains committed to advancing high-level opening up and serving as a reliable partner for developing countries on

(GUANGZHOU) THE 136th China Import and Export Fair, popularly known as the Canton Fair, kicked off in Guangzhou, the capital of South China’s Guangdong province. Themed “Serving high-quality development, promoting high-level opening-up,” this edition of the fair features more than 30,000 exhibitors showcasing 1.15 million new products. Many new companies, products, technologies and business models

EVER since the government announced it will distribute a one-off cash grant of $100,000 to every adult Guyanese, it has been the talk of the town. We recently learned that Guyanese who live overseas with a valid national ID are eligible to receive the cash. Those who have been sending a “small piece” for their