CARICOM reaffirms support for Guyana’s sovereignty, territorial integrity in face of Venezuela threat
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) says it views with grave concern the reported interception by the Venezuelan navy on Saturday, 22 December 2018 of a...
Three killed in T&T drive-by shooting
(Trinidad Express) A shooting incident in the Western Division last night has left three people dead and two others injured.
While up to 11 p.m....
Telephone giants welcome liberalisation of telecoms market
After years of anticipation, Digicel Guyana is now breathing a sigh of relief, saying that it welcomes the passage of the Telecommunications Bill, which...
Heart-breaking search continues for T&T girl, step-dad
(Trinidad Express) The search continued on Monday for teenager Renisha Basdeo and her 50-year-old step father, Deoraj Harridass, who disappeared in the waters near...
C’bean urged to closely monitor depression that could become hurricane by next week
MIAMI, United States (CMC) — Caribbean countries, particularly those in the Windward Islands, are asked to closely monitor the passage of a tropical depression...
Over 50% of elderly in the C’bean without pension — study
SANTIAGO, Chile (CMC) — A new study by two United Nations' agencies has found that more than half of older persons in Latin America...
T&T mom, 44, killed, daughter critical after gunman storms Manzanilla bar
(Trinidad Guardian) A 44-year-old mother of two was killed and her daughter and three other people were injured, after a gunman opened fire in...
Caribbean News Round-up
Ruptured cocaine pellets spurs emergency landing
- A man from Birmingham who had swallowed 61 pellets of cocaine to smuggle it into Britain from...
Caribbean leaders to attend CARICOM-Mexico Summit
(CMC) — Leaders from across the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will participate in the IV CARICOM-Mexico Summit that is scheduled to begin on Wednesday in...
“Happy child” accidentally hangs self from rope swing in Trinidad
TRINIDAD EXPRESS – A 15-year-old Claxton Bay schoolboy is suspected to have accidentally hanged himself while swinging from a length of rope tied to...
Recent Articles
Guyana to champion forest conservation at upcoming G20 Summit – Jagdeo
Guyana has been invited to attend the upcoming Group of Twenty (G20) Summit in Brasilia, Brazil in October, and will champion forest conservation and...
Power ship reaches maximum capacity of 36MW – GPL
Over the weekend, the power ship stationed at Everton, East Bank Berbice incrementally increased its generation output to 35 megawatts to the Demerara-Berbice Interconnected...
Govt makes 2nd NRF withdrawal for 2024 to the tune of US$300 million
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Pursuant to the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) Act 2021, as amended by the Fiscal Enactments (Amendment) Act...
Construction of US$35M Mackenzie-Wismar Bridge to begin in August
Traffic congestion and long delays will soon be things of the past for commuters using the Mackenzie-Wismar Bridge, as construction of a new US$35...
Body of missing pensioner found in Essequibo River
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Police in Regional Division #7 are investigating a report of suspected drowning of Philistine Franci called ‘PI’,...
Cyclist hospitalised after Sheriff Street Roundabout ‘hit and run’ accident
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Police in Regional Division 4A are investigating a report of a hit and run serious accident which...
Pedestrian dies after being struck down by truck at Enmore
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Police in Regional Division 4C are investigating a report of a fatal accident which occurred on Sunday...
PM Phillips Commends CIUG for a Decade of Chinese Cultural Exchange at 10th Anniversary
Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret’d), the Honourable Mark Phillips, praised the Confucius Institute at the University of Guyana (CIUG) for its outstanding achievements in fostering...
GPHC receives modern devices to facilitate better treatment of persons with kidney diseases
Through a collaborative effort between the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), and Boston Scientific, several LithoVue scopes were...
Work on sentencing guidelines nearing completion – AG
The government is close to completing work on sentencing guidelines, a project that has been funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)-funded ‘Support for...