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Friday, March 29, 2024

$600M budgeted for hurricane ravaged Barbuda

The Prime Minister of Barbuda, Gaston Browne have announced a budgeted $600M for the rebuilding of Barbuda which was late last year devastated by...

CDB injects US$112M into Linden-Mabura road project

The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has approved funding for the road project spanning 121 kilometres from Linden to Mabura Hill – the first phase...

Regional leaders concerned about information flow in the C’bean

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Caribbean Community (Caricom) leaders have expressed disappointment at the flow of information within the 15-member grouping and have...

CARICOM heads to consider dismantling marijuana prohibition

(Jamaica Gleaner) The dismantling of the prohibition of marijuana in its totality across member states is a key recommendation contained in the report of...

Relatives of missing Trinidad fishermen go silent, Trinidad Guardian reports

Rel­a­tives of the kid­napped Morne Di­a­blo fish­er­man are re­fus­ing to com­ment on the mat­ter as they claim me­dia cov­er­age is jeop­ar­dis­ing the safe­ty of...

GPHC creates “emergency” to sole source $605M drugs from Trini firm

… local companies with cheaper supply snubbed … could have saved over $100M taxpayers’ dollars Another major corruption scandal appears to be in the making as...

UWI awaiting formal police update on female body found in pond

The senior management of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona says it is awaiting a formal report from the police regarding the...

IMF projecting 2.4% growth for some Caribbean countries

(CMC) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday said economic prospects for the Caribbean are generally improving and that growth in the tourism dependent...

Olympic gold medalist Fraser-Pryce to release autobiography

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Double Olympic gold medalist, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, is set to publish her tell-all autobiography this year, detailing her many struggles and obstacles...

Guyanese Shyam Nokta receives prestigious Anthony N Sabga Award

Guyanese businessman and environmentalist Shyam Nokta has been bestowed with the prestigious Anthony N Sabga award, which is meant to recognise and reward excellence...

Recent Articles

“Gunbutt” shot by armed men who took advantage of stepson

An investigation has been launched into a shooting incident involving 41-year-old Calvin Johnson, called “Gunbutt”, of East Ruimveldt Trench Road in Georgetown. That incident reportedly...

Man chops reputed wife after threatened with eviction

Overseas-based Guyanese Deomattie Rampersaud of Highbury Village, East Bank Berbice (Region Six: East Berbice-Corentyne) is now a patient of the New Amsterdam Hospital after...

18 areas earmarked for new housing developments

The government has revealed a comprehensive strategy aimed at further reducing the backlog of house lots within the Ministry of Housing and Water’s database. Minister...

Legal icon Justice (rtd.) Désirée Bernard dies

Former Chancellor of the Judiciary of Guyana Justice Désirée Bernard has died. Justice Bernard’s biography is chronicled on the CCJ’s website. It states that she...

Traffic Advisory for Easter Monday

Traffic Advisory from the Guyana Police Force: Be informed that in on Monday 1st April, 2024 Easter activities will be celebrated country wide with an...

UK donates drone to GMCS for mangrove monitoring

A group of young indigenous girls and boys are being trained to champion conservation efforts in the Barima Mora Passage. They are being trained...

Counselling, other support for families of girls that died in Massara

The government has pledged to provide counselling and other support that may be necessary to the families of the three young girls who lost...

Current dry spell to persist until end of April, desist from lighting fires –...

Public Advisory from the Ministry of Home Affairs:  In recent developments, there has been a significant decrease in visibility attributed to a combination of ground...

Death of GDF rank: Truck driver says highway was dark, soldiers were not wearing...

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  Police are investigating a fatal accident which occurred at about 21:00 hrs last night (Wednesday) at Madewini,...

Texas-based Lindsayca to work on petrochemical plant, refinery & oil block in Guyana

Texas-based oil and gas firm Lindsayca has revealed that it will be doing critical work on three major local initiatives: a petrochemical plant, as...