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T&T Granny was suffocated …churchyard death for ‘killer’

(Trinidad Express) Grandmother Haniffa Bedassie operated a mini mart in her Chaguanas community for over two decades without ever being robbed, until yesterday. The criminal...

Mrs. Granger, CARICOM and African First Ladies and Spouses to advance investment in women

Guyana’s First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, yesterday, joined with the First Ladies and Spouses of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), members...

At least 49 killed in powerful Mexico quake

(AFP) At least 49 people were killed when a powerful, 7.1-magnitude quake hit Mexico on Tuesday, authorities say. The count was an initial toll, given...

St Lucia survives Hurricane #Maria; acting PM concerned about ‘fake news’

 (CMC) Acting Prime Minister Lenard Montoute, says that apart from damage to the road network, and the island's vital banana sector the island had...

BVI under curfew as Hurricane Maria approaches

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The British Virgin Islands was under curfew Tuesday as the Caribbean archipelago, still reeling from the devastation caused by...

US Coast Guard seizes millions of dollars in cocaine in C’bean Sea

(CMC) The United States Coast Guard says it has seized an estimated 1,800 kilograms of cocaine with a wholesale value of more than US$50...

Hurricane Maria ‘devastates’ Dominica: PM

(BBC) Dominica has suffered "widespread damage" from Hurricane Maria, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says, as the storm hammers neighbouring Guadeloupe. "We have lost all that...

Technical meeting between Govt, ExxonMobil commences tomorrow

The first in a series of continued discussions on commercial and power generation issues will be held when officers of the Government of Guyana...

Gayle return ‘huge boost’ for Windies — Holder

(AFP) West Indies captain Jason Holder has backed the returning Chris Gayle to make a big impact in the one-day international series against England...

CAL announces cancellations due to Hurricane Maria

Caribbean Airlines (CAL), earlier today, said that it has cancelled a number of flights scheduled for September 18 due to threats from Hurricane Maria. The...

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Dr Bharrat Jagdeo unanimously re-elected as PPP General Secretary

See full statement from the Peoples Progressive Party: The newly constituted Central Committee of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) convened its first meeting today, May...

18-Y-O drowns at Rockstone

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  Police in Regional Divisional #10 are investigating the suspected drowning of Adiel Thomas, age 18, a student...

Grand Coastal Hotel wins TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Award 2024

Grand Coastal Hotel has announced that it has been honoured with the TripAdvisor’s® Travellers’ Choice® Awards for 2024. The award honours businesses that consistently...

New partnership to boost trade & business development between Guyana & Suriname

The Suriname Guyana Chamber of Commerce (SGCC) has announced the signing of a groundbreaking Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Berbice Chamber of Commerce...

Ameena Gafoor Institute goes global

The Ameena Gafoor Institute (AGI) was created from scratch in March 2020 under the directorship of Professor David Dabydeen. The Institute was formally launched...

Guyana expresses solidarity with Brazil following devastating floods

In the wake of devastating floods in Southern Brazil that have claimed the lives of over 80 and displaced over 120,000, President Dr. Irfaan...

Chevron arbitration to go into 2025, ExxonMobil CEO tells CNBC

Exxon CEO Darren Woods said Monday that the dispute with Chevron over Hess Corporation’s oil assets in Guyana likely will not be resolved until...

4 friends arrested, to be charged for disorderly behaviour at police roadblock

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force: 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 ----relative to a video uploaded on social media (Facebook) On May 6, 2024, at approximately 21:15 hours...

Minister Indar leads Guyana’s delegation at OTC in Houston

  Minister Deodat Indar is leading a delegation at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, Texas where several Guyanese companies and Government stakeholders are...

Over 15,000 pupils receive meals during NGSA this year

The Ministry of Education has distributed over 49,500 meals, including breakfast and lunch to over 15,000 pupils countrywide who sat the National Grade Six...