Venezuela to remove five zeroes from currency
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday announced the removal of five zeroes from the country's currency — two more than...
T&T: Billion-dollar payout for Petrotrin refinery workers
(Trinidad Guardian): A billion-dollar Petrotrin payout is ahead to refinery workers who will lose jobs—including an early retirement package for those over 55 who...
Trini student charged with attempted theft of plane at Florida airport
(TRINIDAD NEWSDAY) Trinidad-born aviation student Nishal Sankat, 22, has been arrested and charged by US law enforcement agents for attempting to steal an American...
Trinidad: Woman in labour trapped by 10-ft high water
Trinidad Guardian- Soldiers from the T&T Defence Force are now struggling to evacuate dozens of families from Greenvale Park, La Horquetta, after floods as...
Ambassador urges Jamaicans in the US to become citizens to avoid deportations
(Jamaica Observer) Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States Audrey Marks is urging eligible Jamaicans residing in the US to take the necessary steps to...
T&T cop charged with holding woman, son at gunpoint
(Trinidad Guardian) A Police Constable attached to the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) is currently in police custody after being charged with two counts of...
Earthquake shakes several Caribbean islands
An earthquake on Monday morning shook several Caribbean islands including Dominica, Guadeloupe and Antigua, according to reports.
The Saint Lucia News Online (SNO) reported that...
Cops finally nab sex ring mastermind in Trinidad
(Trinidad Express) A Chinese national described by police as one of the masterminds behind a major sex and drug ring operating in Western Trinidad that...
Guatemala prison shooting kills at least seven inmates
At least seven people have been killed in a shooting at a prison near the Guatemalan capital Guatemala City.
Some 1,500 soldiers and police...
St Lucia, Barbados on Ebola alert
At least two Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries have responded to a warning by the Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) that regional States...
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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...