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Thursday, April 18, 2024

Caricom leaders hoping to lobby U.S. authorities over banks’ withdrawal

Coming out of the 37th Caricom Heads of Government Meeting held earlier this week in Guyana, regional Leaders have decided to lobby the United...

Skerrit announces new Prime Ministerial Sub-Committee for cricket

Effective governance of Caribbean cricket has long been an issue under the radar of Caricom leaders. Caricom Chairman, Prime Minister of Dominica, Roosevelt Skerrit...

Developing nations to get ‘tailor-made’ advice on climate action

  For developing countries seeking to turn their national climate action plans into reality, help will soon be at hand in the form of a...

T&T mom, baby found in death embrace – Cops suspect murder/suicide

(Trinidad Guardian) The decomposing bodies of Anika Gabriel and her baby were found on a bed at their South Oropouche home by the baby’s...

Bank of America cut ties with Guyana – but Ganga says no need to...

As foreign banks, particularly those in the United States continue to sever ties with financial institutions in the Caribbean over money laundering concerns, the...

Members must see CARICOM as a market for each other – Trinidad’s PM

Members of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) can enjoy favourable economic advantages similar to Trinidad and Tobago only if  "regimes of fairness and working institutions"...

Guyana’s President confident of CARICOM’s support on Venezuela border issue

President David Granger told media operatives on the final day of the 37th CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting that he was confident of CARICOM’s...

Best thing about CARICOM is move towards Single Market and Economy – President Granger

The 37th Regular Meeting of the Heads of Government of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States continued today in Georgetown. Today’s session saw a private caucus...

‘Biggest party in sport’ returns to Guyana – CPL officials confident of enormous crowd...

By Akeem Greene The “Biggest Party in Sport” returns to Guyana in its fourth edition and Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) Chief Operations Officer Pete...

What ‘double dipping’! …Teixeira roasts Gov’t over plan to deny pensions to Guyanese living...

Government came in for heavy criticisms today, for its plan to restrict overseas-based Guyanese from accessing a Guyanese pension. Opposition Chief Whip Gail Teixeira, stated...

Recent Articles

Venezuelan stabbed to death by co-worker

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  A report of an alleged murder committed on one called ‘Frankie’, Venezuelan, by suspect, Cane Vincent, age...

“Words can’t express how much they mean to me” – mother demands answers, justice...

By: Andrew Carmichael “Words can’t express how much they mean to me, dem is me children,” expressed Rihanna Persaud, the mother who lost her nine-year-old...

No increase in electricity costs for consumers – Jagdeo assures amid power ship deal

Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has assured that the electricity price will not increase following the government’s move to charter a power ship to...

Govt would hire contractors without “full experience” to keep up with rapid development –...

New contractors would be hired by the government to keep apace with the ongoing rapid development in the infrastructure sector. This is according to Vice...

Stabroek Market Wharf cleanup making significant progress

Works on clearing the rubble from the collapsed roof of the Stabroek Market Wharf continued on Thursday. A 45-member crew is working assiduously to remove...

US$1M mobilisation fee for rental of power ship – GPL

  See full statement from the Guyana Power and Light: On April 13, 2024, the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Inc. signed a contract with Urbacon...

Truck involved in Water Street fatal accident was unregistered – police

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  A fatal accident occurred on Monday, April 15, 2024, on Water Street, Georgetown, involving an unregistered motor...

Mother of 3 crushed to death by truck

A 36-year-old mother of three was last evening crushed to death by a hauler truck at High and Princes Streets, Georgetown. She has been identified...

Remigrant calls for better police response after home burglarised; over $1.5M in items stolen

A businessman’s home in Berbice was burglarized while he was overseas, resulting in over $1 million in items being stolen. The man, a remigrant is...

IDPADA-G never filed discrimination complaint with ERC – Commissioner

See full statement from the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC): The International Decade of People of African Descent Assembly – Guyana (IDPADA-G) has never filed a...