Cuba offers rum to pay off $276m Czech debt
(BBC) Cuba has come up with an unusual way to repay its multi-million dollar debt to the Czech Republic - bottles of its famous...
President Bouterse to visit Guyana tomorrow
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that His Excellency Désiré Delano Bouterse, President of the Republic of Suriname, will pay a one-day working visit...
‘Missing T&T woman’: I was having a time
Heather Barriteau, the woman at the centre of a fake abduction has confessed that she lied.
“I was not abducted, I went on my free...
Brazil: Clashes as Senate approves 20-year austerity plan
(BBC) The Brazilian Senate has approved a controversial amendment to the constitution capping public spending for the next 20 years.
The approval of the austerity...
Guyanese Travis Dowlin added to WICB selection panel
Former West Indies cricketer Travis Dowlin has been added to the selection panel of the West Indies Cricket Board and will begin official duties...
Jimmy Adams is new director of cricket; Pybus steps down — report
(CMC) Former West Indies batsman Jimmy Adams is the new director of cricket for the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), according to regional media...
Rice from Guyana and Suriname to be released into Jamaica – Samuda
-as plastic probe continues
(Jamaica Gleaner) Industry and Commerce Minister, Karl Samuda has announced that rice imported from Suriname and Guyana will be allowed to...
WICB pays glowing tribute to legend Lloyd on Golden Anniversary
(CMC) The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) on Tuesday paid glowing tribute to Clive Lloyd, the former West Indies captain for his 50 years...
Venezuela seizes 4.8 million toys
Venezuelan president called a 'Grinch' after government toy seizure
Caracas, Venezuela (CNN) Venezuelan officials have confiscated nearly 5 million toys from a toy distributor, accusing...
Venezuela seizes Christmas toys to distribute to poor
(BBC) Venezuelan authorities have arrested two toy company executives and seized almost four million toys, which they say they will distribute to the poor.
Officials...
Recent Articles
Region Three Business Chamber makes “impactful connections” at int’l conference in Brazil
See the below statement from the Region Three Chamber of Commerce and Industry on its recent attendance at the International Roraima-CARICOM Business Meeting held...
Motorcyclist dies after colliding with tree on Tapakuma Trail, Reg. Two
A young motorcyclist was killed in the wee hours of today after he collided with a tree on the Tapakuma Trail in Region Two...
Decomposed body of male washes up at Hope Beach
The decomposed body of a male was washed up at the Hope Beach on the East Coast of Demerara.
This discovery was made at about 11:30h...
Cevon’s driver shot by bandits during robbery at South Rimveldt office
A driver attached to Cevon Waste Management is now hospitalised after he was shot during a robbery at the company's Aubrey Barker Road, South...
Police suspect vessel in Port Kaituma was used for drug trafficking, transshipment – Benn
More than one week after a semi-submersible vessel was found along a river at Port Kaituma in Region One (Barima-Waini), Home Affairs Minister Robeson...
5 new chickenpox cases recorded at Lusignan Prison
In the past week, the Health Ministry recorded a total of five new chickenpox cases at the Lusignan Prison, East Coast Demerara (ECD).
This was...
No seawall vendor has been dislocated – Min Edghill assures
No vendor operating at the Georgetown Seawall has been dislocated, according to Public Works Minister Juan Edghill as he responded to a statement issued...
Guyanese American Chamber of Commerce “gravely concerned” over boycott threats against Guyanese businesses
Condemnation continues to increase against the recent antics of the Caribbean Guyana Institute for Democracy (CGID), which attracted backlash after threatening to boycott any...
Region 9 produces first batch of Pharmacy and Nursing Assistants
History was made on Friday as the first batch of newly trained Nursing and Pharmacy Assistants graduated in Lethem, Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo)...
Significant boost for Region 9 district hospitals with new Ultrasound units
Ultrasound services will now be offered to residents of Annai, Karasabai, Aishalton and Sand Creek in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo), eliminating the need...