US$5.3M initiative launched to support farmers & build food security in the C’bean
Building food security took a leap forward on Wednesday, January 24, when the United States Government, through the United States Agency for Development (USAID),...
Quake-hit T&T farmers seek relocation, $$ relief
(Trinidad Guardian) Demanding relocation and compensation, a handful of irate farmers confronted Agriculture Minister Clarence Rambharat yesterday, as he braved rains and potential floods...
C’bean governments owe millions to UWI
(CMC) Caribbean governments owe the University of the west Indies (UWI) more than US$100 million and as a result the regional tertiary institution says...
LIAT cancels flights due to high winds
– Regional carrier LIAT is apologizing to its customers travelling to and from St. Vincent and Dominica for any inconvenience they have been experienced due to...
EU cautious as allies back Venezuela ‘acting president’
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — The EU reacted cautiously Thursday to the fast-moving crisis in Venezuela, reluctant to abandon all hope of dialogue in a...
Guyana becomes 1st country in region to launch high-yield, zinc-enriched rice strain
– as rice production is projected to grow to 847,000 tonnes by 2025
Guyana has been able to develop and launch its own strain of...
T&T PM says crime at ‘crisis’ level…122 murders to date
(Trinidad Express)
PORT OF SPAIN – A national crisis. That is how Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has described the unacceptable level of criminal conduct in...
Six confirmed dengue deaths in Jamaica
(Jamaica Observer) The Ministry of Health says there have been six confirmed deaths from dengue fever as at February 8.
Five of those deaths occurred in...
Alberto is 2018’s first named tropical system
MIAMI, United States (AP) — The first named tropical weather system of the 2018 hurricane season has formed. The National Hurricane Centre says a...
Hero CPL secures broadcasting first for cricket with Facebook Live
The Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) are delighted to announce that all 34 matches in this year’s CPL will be broadcast live on Facebook...
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Mechanic nabbed with ganja at Bartica home
A mechanic was arrested on Saturday after he was busted with a quantity of marijuana at his Bartica, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) home.
The discovery was...
ECD man arrested after cops find ammo, toy gun
An East Coast Demerara man is now in police custody following the discovery of several pieces of ammunition along with a toy gun at...
Cell phones, improvised weapons among contrabands found at Mazaruni Prison
Several contraband items were confiscated during a search exercise carried out by ranks of the Joint Services at the new Mazaruni Prison in Region...
Another person charged for murder of miners at Arimu Backdam
A pensioner is the latest person charged by the police in connection with the murder of two miners at Arimu Backdam, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) last...
President Ali dispels claims of discrimination
President Irfaan Ali has sought to dispel claims of his party discriminating against some communities and administrative regions in its development programmes. The President...
“We have to win the 2025 elections and win them massively” – Jagdeo
The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) is hosting its Congress at an important juncture since the country’s next General and Regional Elections are slated for...
“We will fly our flags in and out of elections” – Teixeira to Opposition
People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Executive Member Gail Teixeira on today said her party will continue to display its party colours and flags across the...
GHDS to host “Sanskriti” in G/Town, Berbice to mark Indian Arrival Day
The Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha (GHDB) will host Sanskriti – a celebration of Our Heritage, Our Culture, Our Traditions - for two days to...
$543.6M for vital bridge rehabilitation in Region Four
The Ministry of Public Works has allocated a significant sum of $543.6 million for the rehabilitation of vital bridges across Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica), enhancing...
Removal of Marxism-Leninism from Party’s Constitution among proposals as PPP 32nd Congress gets underway...
The People’s Progressive Party’s 32ndCongress gets underway today and during the two-day forum, the ruling party is expected to consider several proposals made by...