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Several Jamaican schools dragged before the Court for non-payment of taxes

Several schools are now in hot water after they were dragged before the Sutton Tax Court in Kingston, Jamaica for the non-payment of taxes. The...

Venezuela’s violation of Argle Declaration “highly regrettable” – Minister Benn

Home Affairs Minister, Robeson Benn has called out Venezuela over its blatant violation of the Argle Declaration – a peace pact signed between President...

Jamaica not preparing to leave Caricom, says Holness

Jamaica's Prime Minister Andrew Holness, yesterday, launched his promised Caricom Review Commission and immediately dismissed speculation that Jamaica is preparing to pull out of...

Jamaica PM disappointed with slow progress on CSME

(Jamaica Observer) Prime Minister Andrew Holness yesterday expressed disappointment with what he described as “uneven” implementation of decisions made at Caricom’s 39th Heads of Government...

World leaders sign landmark Paris climate accord …‘We are in a race against time,’...

United Nations - As world leaders gathered at United Nations Headquarters in New York this morning to officially sign the Paris Agreement on climate...

Outgoing CCJ President believes institution can make positive changes to C’bean social order

The outgoing President of the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), Sir Dennis Byron says the court, which was established in 2001, to replace...

CARICOM official says app development critical to Single ICT Space

(CMC) Deputy Programme Manager for Information and Communication Technology (ICT), at the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Jennifer Britton, says the development of applications such as...

Pooran’s career best knock gives Tridents the win at Hero CPL

The Barbados Tridents ended their home leg of the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) with a victory over the St Lucia Zouks. A superb...

T&T woman brutally raped, murdered …PM Rowley expresses disgust

(Trinidad Guardian) Women in this country deserve to live their lives without fear of sexual assault, Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley said yesterday, as...

Student claims he was kicked off flight for speaking Arabic

Reprinted from CNN One day, Khairuldeen Makhzoomi was proudly asking the U.N. secretary-general a question. The next, he was booted from a Southwest flight...

Recent Articles

Update: Sister of survivor from Mahdia tragedy jumps from window during ‘mattress fire’ at...

Though the fire at the President’s College dormitory was quickly extinguished before it escalated into a complete disaster, a terrified student, during the pandemonium,...

PM Phillips calls for collective action to protect ‘Guiana Shield’

Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips Monday highlighted the importance of safeguarding the Guiana Shield at the opening ceremony of the third Guiana Shield...

Man stabbed to death during brawl at Bagostown bar

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  Police in Regional Division 4B are investigating an alleged murder which occurred yesterday, (April, 28th, 2024) at...

Construction of first 100 young professional homes to begin soon at Palmyra

The government will be constructing the first 100 young professional homes at Palmyra in Region Six within two months. The area is ready for the...

“Apart from being away from my children, I do not regret my time in...

Kristy Griffith, a 43-year-old businesswoman and mother of five, was sentenced to five years in prison for a $1.1 million drug bust in 2020. Before...

Major disaster averted after student allegedly sets fire to mattress at PC dorm

A major disaster has been averted after a male student allegedly set fire to a mattress at the President’s College Dormitory located at Golden...

Letter: Guyana should be a major exporter of potable water

Dear Editor, I was heartened when the president made the statement of Guyana becoming a major exporter of clean, fresh drinking water. It is a...

Local Govt Ministry played no part in removing ‘Demico House’, ‘Discount’ vendors

See full statement from the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development: The Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development (MLGRD) notes an erroneous article...

Over 41,000 DUI cases made out against drivers from January to April

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) recently released statistics showing that a total of 41,358 cases of Driving Under the Influence (DUI) were made out...

Hess requests Stabroek Block shares dispute hearing for 3rd quarter of 2024

Amid the ongoing dispute between oil giant ExxonMobil and Hess, over its decision to sell its shares to fellow United States (US) oil company...