Indian police arrested main suspect in an alleged gang-rape and murder of a teenage...
Dhanu Bhuiyan and his accomplices are accused of burning the 16-year-old alive on Friday in the state of Jharkhand. She was killed after her...
India girl, 16, burnt alive after rape
BBC- A 16-year-old girl in India was burnt alive after her parents complained to village elders that she had been raped, according to police.
Fourteen...
Kilauea: Hawaii emergency declared over volcano eruption
Kilauea volcano has erupted near a residential area on Hawaii's largest island, prompting a local state of emergency and the mandatory evacuation of 1,700...
At least 125 killed as storms batter India
AGRA, India (AFP) — A huge dust storm and lightning strikes killed at least 125 people across India which braced Thursday for more wild...
Cambridge Analytica: Facebook data-harvest firm to shut
Cambridge Analytica, the political consultancy at the centre of the Facebook data-sharing scandal, is shutting down.
The firm was accused of improperly obtaining personal information...
US Treasury decision paves way for Rusal, two other Russian firms to avoid sanctions
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US Treasury Department extended on Tuesday a deadline for investors to relinquish their interests in three Russian firms,...
US says border crossing doesn’t have room for asylum seekers
TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — After traveling through Mexico with great fanfare for a month under the Trump administration's watchful eye, nearly 200 Central American...
UK’s Interior Minister resigns over Windrush scandal
Britain’s interior minister has resigned after Prime Minister Theresa May’s government faced criticism for its treatment of some long-term Caribbean residents who were wrongly...
Australian University evacuated after gas leak
The BBC have reported that more than 500 students and teachers were evacuated from a university in Melbourne, Australia, as a result of a...
Bill Cosby found guilty of sexual assault in retrial
US comedian Bill Cosby has been found guilty of three counts of sexual assault, each of which carries a potential 10 years in prison.
The...
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Ramsay Ali re-elected as GMSA President
Georgetown, Guyana, May 2, 2024: The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) is delighted to announce the successful election of its new Board of...
Govt designates ambassadors to Brazil, Switzerland, Belgium
The Guyana Government, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, today announced several diplomatic appointments.
Professor Compton Bourne has been appointed as the...
3rd victim in fatal Williamsburg smash-up dies
The third person who was involved in the fatal smash-up at Williamsburg, Corentyne, has succumbed to his injuries.
Dead is 17-year-old Veeram Seecharran of Lot...
‘Public Works Ministry has been delinquent’ – Jagdeo on illegal structures on Govt reserves
The Ministry of Public Works needs to be more proactive in addressing the construction of illegal structures on the government’s reserves, according to Vice...
Diplomats urge journalists to maintain integrity
ABCEU Joint Statement – World Press Freedom Day:
The Heads of Missions of the Embassy of the United States of America, H.E. Ambassador Nicole Theriot;...
GPA calls for injection of more resources into special productions on environmental issues
See full statement from the Guyana Press Association:
The Guyana Press Association salutes all media workers in Guyana for this World Press Freedom Day 2024....
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...