Guyana among 19 OAS countries not recognizing legitimacy of Maduro’s Govt
On the same day as the swearing-in of Venezuela President Nicholás Maduro, Guyana was among 19 countries to support a resolution refusing to recognise...
Trinidad acid bath victim gets $1m award
(Trinidad Guardian) A 61-year-old man, who was left permanently scarred after doused with acid by his sister-in-law, has finally received compensation after an almost two-decade-long...
Air Canada makes emergency landing in Barbados after passenger dies
An Air Canada flight was forced to make an emergency landing at the Grantly Adams International Airport yesterday, following a medical emergency in which...
Ecuador’s top court approves same-sex marriage
Ecuador's highest court has approved same-sex marriage in a landmark ruling in the traditionally Catholic country.
The vote at the nine-member Constitutional Court came...
Guyana signs historic Amazonian pact to protect tropical forest
Guyana joined six fellow Amazonian countries on Friday (September 6, 2019) in Letecia, Colombia to sign a pact to protect the world’s largest tropical...
Brazilian Who Visited Italy Is First Coronavirus Patient in Latin America
- A 61-year-old man from São Paulo who returned recently from a business trip to Italy has tested positive for the coronavirus, Brazilian...
Barbados PM among global leaders mobilising support for UN COVID-19 recovery framework
Current CARICOM Chairman and Barbados Prime Minister, Mia Mottley, is one of ten prominent global advocates chosen to mobilise support for the new United...
West Indies set to play three-match T20 series in Australia in October
The West Indies are set to play Australia in three T20 Internationals in October, Cricket Australia has announced.
According to a schedule released by Cricket...
Trinidad and Tobago Govt says borders may remain closed for election
(CMC) The Trinidad and Tobago government says it has no plans to rush towards reopening the borders of the country, which have been closed...
TRINIDAD: Kamla concedes elections defeat
Political Leader of the United National Congress (UNC), Kamla Persad-Bissessar has conceded defeat in the recent national elections in Trinidad and Tobago.
Following is a...
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Police investigating alleged bomb threat at St Rose’s High School
See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:
On May 2, 2024, at 13:45hrs, an alleged bomb threat was made to St. Roses High School...
Govt to seek over US$180M in supplementary funding for GPL
Government will soon approach the National Assembly for US$180M- US$250M in supplementary funding for the Guyana Power and Light (GPL).
This sum will be used...
4 persons robbed of cash & jewellery after returning home from concert
See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:
On May 02, at about 03:15 hours, at Lot 184 Durban Backlands, Georgetown, four (4) persons were...
Grove man dies after being struck down by speeding cop
A pedestrian was last evening struck down and killed by a vehicle driven by a policeman, along the Farm Public Road, East Bank Demerara...
Jamaican Information Minister “impressed” with Guyana’s media landscape
Jamaica’s Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Robert Nesta Morgan on Thursday said he is “very impressed” with...
Govt awards 150 mining blocks; more areas to be allotted in coming months
See full statement from the Ministry of Natural Resources:
Emanating from a commitment H.E. President Mohamed Irfaan Ali made to the mining stakeholders, on Friday...
Over 90 persons vying for seat on PPP’s 35-member Central Executive Committee
A total of ninety-three persons are vying to be a part of the People’s Progressive Party’s (PPP) Central Executive Committee at this weekend’s Congress.
The...
Guyana must recognise rapidly evolving work culture – GAWU on reduced hours, days
The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) has pointed out that the global movement to reduce working hours and days without compromising conditions...
Pupils expressed confidence, readiness for NGSA 2024
A total of 15, 488 pupils are writing this year’s National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) on May 2 and 3.
The pupils are being tested...
4 homeless after unattended stove goes up in flames
A mother and her three children are now homeless after their Number 60 Village, Corentyne, Berbice home went up in flames.
The woman had to...