Jamaican woman is 2017 Young Global Leader from C’bean
A Jamaican woman has been selected as the sole representative of the English and Spanish-speaking Caribbean in the World Economic Forum’s 2017 cohort of...
Venezuela crisis: Guaidó ‘considering asking US for military intervention’
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó has said he is considering asking the US to launch a military intervention in the embattled country.
Speaking to...
‘Trinidad not much different from Guyana: hard there, hard here’
- Trinidad is no bed of roses. This, according to a Guyanese vendor, who has been operating a stall in Port of Spain...
Caribbean eye on U.S. Vote
Caribbean migrants living in the United States are keeping an extremely close eye on today’s US presidential election.
With the contest between Democratic nominee Hillary...
Up to member boards to revamp bilateral cricket – ICC chairman Manohar
(ESPNcricinfo) ICC chairman Shashank Manohar has said the revival of bilateral cricket is in the hands of the members boards, because bilateral cricket does...
Late Nobel Laureate Walcott to be honoured at Caribbean Writers Congress
(CMC) The late St Lucian Nobel Laureate, Sir Derek Walcott, will be remembered during the fifth Caribbean Writers Congress to be held early next...
Grenada’s Mitchell ‘confident’ of victory after casting ballot
(CMC) – Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell says he is “extremely confident” that his New National Party (NNP) will be victorious in the general election...
Guyana pledges US$2M to support Caricom food security initiatives
President Dr Irfaan Ali, who is leading the Caribbean Community’s (Caricom) food production and food security programme, has pledged some US$2 million in support...
Minor magnitude 4.6 earthquake hits Jamaica
(JAMAICA GLEANER) Jamaicans in all but one parish reported yesterday that they felt a minor earthquake.
In a statement yesterday, the Earthquake Unit at the...
BREAKING…Former T&T PM Patrick Manning dies
Former Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Patrick Manning, has died. He passed away at 8.15 a.m at the San Fernando General Hospital. He...
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Berbice man nabbed in Suriname remanded for attempted murder
Sasenarine Sankar, called ‘Barber’ or ‘Wire’, the 47-year-old man who had been wanted for attempted murder committed on Sandy Persaud, has been remanded to...
Govt wants hinterland communities to be self-sufficient, supply food to mining districts
In his first trip to Batavia, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) since Amerindian Heritage celebrations in September 2023, President Dr Irfaan Ali laid out his vision...
Conversation Tree Road project likely to be completed by S Jagmohan Construction – Edghill
Work on the incomplete section of the Conversation Tree-to-Dennis Street Road Expansion Project could be executed by the contractor who completed the first section...
Govt housing heavily subsidised – Croal rejects Opposition’s motion to review costs
Opposition Member of Parliament (MP) Annette Ferguson on Thursday night presented a motion calling for the establishment of special select committee to review charges...
‘Our Congress was funded entirely by party funds, not State money’ – Jagdeo
General Secretary of the Peoples Progressive Party (PPP) Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has refuted claims that the party’s 32nd Congress was funded by taxpayers’ money....
Opposition’s motion to remove autonomy of Local Govt Commission voted down
The government on Thursday voted down Opposition-proposed amendments to the Local Government Commission Act to remove its autonomy in the hiring of staff for...
PPC engages IDB to strengthen procurement processes
The Public Procurement Commission (PPC) held a meeting with representatives from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) on May 8th, 2024, at the PPC’s offices...
GEA to host Electric Vehicle expo at Tain campus this Saturday
The Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) is set to host its signature Electric Vehicle (EV) Show and Tell Exhibition on Saturday, May 11, 2024, at...
Opposition MP Maureen Philadelphia apologises for false claims on teachers’ training
APNU+AFC Member of Parliament, Ms. Maureen Philadelphia, retracted her statement and issued an apology for her statement issued in January, where she asserted that...
Chinese national dies in Essequibo River boat collision
See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:
Police in Regional Division #7 are investigating a boat mishap that resulted in the death of Chinese...