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Caribbean legislator in NY wants popular Brooklyn street named after Muhammed Ali

A Caribbean-American legislator in New York wants to honour the memory and legacy of the late Muhammad Ali by co-naming a popular Brooklyn street...

‘We are counting down the days to the biggest party in sport’ – Shah...

Looking ahead to the start of the 2016 CPL campaign, Shah Rukh Khan, owner of TKR, said: “We’re counting down to the start of...

PPP/C condemns Orlando attack – calls for int’l cooperation to stamp out terrorism

Two days after a lone gunman walked into a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida and shot dead 50 persons, the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C)...

Jamaican woman in Florida charged with double murder of her children

A Jamaican woman in the U.S. State of Florida is facing two premeditated murder charges after allegedly suffocating her two children. The mother of four,...

‘We want food!’ Looting and riots rock Venezuela daily

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – A young woman faints in the heat as hundreds fight for pasta, screaming they are hungry. Slum-dwellers and armed gangs wait...

THE GUYANA-VENEZUELA BORDER CONTROVERSY

MINISTRY OF THE PRESIDENCY FEATURE The mighty Essequibo has been the heart of an age old unsubstantiated claim on Guyana’s sovereign territory Venezuela, which spans...

Bollywood star Anil Kapoor aims to spotlight suffering of India’s child workers

(Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Bollywood star Anil Kapoor today kick-started a campaign to highlight the plight of millions of children in India who are...

U.S. approves flights to Cuba by six American carriers

The United States has approved flights on six U.S. airlines to Cuban cities other than Havana, linking the former Cold War foes closer together,...

Trotman to lead high-level delegation to Norway REDD forum

Natural resources Minister Raphael Trotman, along with a high level-delegation will be leaving Guyana for the Kingdom of Norway to attend the “Oslo REDD...

Venezuelan authorities say shooting incident reports are false

A week after launching an investigation into an alleged shooting incident in the Cuyuni River, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni), the Venezuelan Government on Friday denied...

Recent Articles

Men linked to murders in Guyana gunned down in Suriname

    Surinamese authorities are investigating the execution-style killings of two Guyanese suspected of involvement in separate murder cases in Guyana. Dead are Jerimiah Smith and Oswick...

Local company eyes possibility of building oil tankers in Guyana

    Guyana Port Incorporated (GPI), a local company that offers dry-docking and ship repair services, has aspirations of moving into shipbuilding, in particular the future...

Soldier likely died of brain aneurysm & swollen heart – wife changes ‘inconclusive’ PME...

Hours after the widow of Corporal Leroy Thom, who died during training at Tacama in Region Ten (Upper Demerara-Berbice), spoke about the inconclusive nature...

Lost at sea: Body of missing fisherman recovered, colleague still missing

Some four days after they were reported missing at sea, the body of a fisherman has been recovered while his colleague remains missing. The two...

Moruca children receive cleft lip repair surgeries through FFTP programme

Two young children from the hinterland regions of Guyana have received life-changing cleft lip repair surgeries, thanks to the support of Food for The...

Vreed-en-Hoop-to-G/town water taxis to operate from Harbour Master Boathouse

See full statement from the Maritime Administration Department:  Commuters travelling between Georgetown and Vreed-en-Hoop via water taxis are advised that the boarding and disembarking of...

Cop to face Judge, jury for murder of Quindon Bacchus

Police Lance Corporal Kristoff De Nobrega, accused of fatally shooting 23-year-old Quindon Bacchus from Golden Grove, East Coast Demerara (ECD), has been ordered to...

Govt unveils cybersecurity policy framework

To enhance cybersecurity resilience, the National Data Management Authority (NDMA) unveiled 43 new policies as part of Government’s National Cybersecurity Policy Framework at the...

Stabroek Market collapse: 5 persons received minor injuries

Five persons have received minor injuries following the collapse of structures aback the Stabroek Market. This was related by Ministers Deodat Indar, Robeson Benn and...

BREAKING NEWS: Several injured after structures aback Stabroek Market collapses

Several persons are reported injured after several wooden structures aback Stabroek Market collapsed. The incident occurred moments ago and emergency response personnel are on the...