HAVANA, Cuba (CNN) — Although the news that one of the longest-serving leaders in the world was officially stepping down sent ripples around the globe, Fidel Castro’s resignation announcement barely registered in Cuba.
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Guyana gunmen kill 12 in attack
Gunmen in Guyana have killed 12 people, including three police officers, in an attack on a small town, local officials have said. The gunmen were dressed in military uniforms and took weapons from a police station in Bartica, 80 miles (130km) south-west of the capital Georgetown.
Sir Eric Matthew Gairy
Eric Matthew Gairy, son of Douglas and Theresa Gairy, was born in the parish of St. Andrew’s on the beautiful Caribbean Island of Grenada on February 18, 1922. He received his early education at the St. Mary’s RC School in La Fillette and the St Andrew’s RC School in Grenville. […]
