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Articles Written by: BERT WILKINSON
loyal to the cult leader.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana — It has taken more than 30 years, but the government of Guyana has erected a memorial plaque at the site of the Jonestown cult massacre, a dark episode the South American country had long sought to ...
From BERT WILKINSON,
Inside Bay Area,
20 Nov 2009
It has taken more than 30 years, but the government of Guyana has erected a memorial plaque at the site of the Jonestown cult massacre, a dark episode the South American country had long sought to downplay.
A simple, white stone plaque was ...
From BERT WILKINSON,
Taiwan News,
19 Nov 2009
Two Guyana police officers have been arrested on suspicion of dousing a 14-year-old murder suspect with alcohol and setting him ablaze as they investigated the killing of a former government official.
Police Chief Henry Greene said Sunday that ...
From BERT WILKINSON,
eTaiwan News,
1 Nov 2009
GUYANA:
GEORGETOWN, Sep 22 (IPS) - Earlier this month, Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula DaSilva flew more than 1,600 kilometres from his base in Brasilia to a remote state on the Guyanese frontier to formally commission a border river ...
Guyana's security ministry should have "better handled" the detention of about 40 Mormon missionaries who have been ordered to leave the country because their travel documents were out of date, President Bharrat Jagdeo said Friday.
Jagdeo told ...
From BERT WILKINSON,
Taiwan News,
12 Sep 2009
Authorities in Guyana grew "uncomfortable" with the presence of Mormon missionaries who have been ordered to leave the South American country, a governing party leader said Thursday.
About 40 missionaries were briefly detained Wednesday and told ...
From BERT WILKINSON,
eTaiwan News,
4 Sep 2009
traveling to Guyana need a valid U.S. passport, and immigration officials usually grant visitors a 30-day stay, according to the U.S. Department of State.
Georgetown, Guyana » At least 30 Mormon missionaries were detained Wednesday in the South ...
From BERT WILKINSON ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER,
Salt Lake Tribune,
2 Sep 2009
West Indies cricketers who have been on strike for the past month in a dispute over pay and contracts must play in an annual limited overs tournament in Guyana in late October to qualify for selection for future series, a top official said ...
From BERT WILKINSON,
eTaiwan News,
2 Sep 2009
Talks to resolve the monthslong dispute between the West Indies Cricket Board and senior players ended without an agreement, Caribbean officials said on Tuesday.
A statement from the Guyana-based Caribbean Community, which was asked to mediate ...
From BERT WILKINSON,
Taiwan News,
1 Sep 2009
Guyana's main opposition party has re-elected a prominent attorney as its leader, but the party vote was marred by allegations of fraud and vote rigging.
Robert Corbin was returned as head of the People's National Congress during a party congress ...
From BERT WILKINSON,
Taiwan News,
23 Aug 2009