February 2021

Update | Guyana terminates agreement with Taiwan

February 08, 2021 in Regional

The Government of Guyana on Thursday announced the termination of an agreement with Taiwan to establish an investment office in the country. The announcement was made less than a day after Taiwan said that it had an investment office in Georgetown. This led to questions surrounding Guyana’s...

Bowlers revive West Indies in Bangladesh Test

February 05, 2021 in Sports

The West Indies claimed three quick wickets in the second innings to restore some parity in the first Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong on Friday. The hosts on the third-day stumps reached 47-3, stretching their 171-run first-innings lead to 218 after bowling out the West Indies...

Your $1,400 stimulus checks coming ‘within a week’ of approval: Rep. Jim Clyburn

February 05, 2021 in International

[caption id="attachment_15490" align="alignleft" width="300"] Joe Biden[/caption] The Senate’s budget resolution adoption on Friday puts Democrats one step closer to getting President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion fiscal stimulus passed -- with or without Republicans’ help. With the Senate split evenly among Republicans and Democrats, Vice President Kamala Harris...