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Self-belief, fight crucial to beating Zimbabwe — Brathwaite

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe (CMC) — Vice-captain Kraigg Brathwaite has warned the two-Test series against Zimbabwe will not be a straightforward one, and has urged his...

Puerto Rico mostly in the dark one month after hurricane

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AFP) — It's been a month since Hurricane Maria ripped through Puerto Rico and Samuel de Jesus still can't drive...

325-pound woman charged for murder after sitting on 9-y-o girl

FLORIDA, United States (AP) — A 325-pound Florida woman is charged with killing her nine-year-old cousin by sitting on the child as punishment. Veronica Green...

‘Obamacare is dead’ — Trump

(AFP) President Donald Trump declared Monday that his predecessor Barack Obama's signature reform and expansion of the US health insurance system is defunct, after...

C’bean bracing for decline in visitor arrivals due to hurricane damage

(CMC) The Caribbean is predicting a slowdown in the growth of tourist arrivals for the remainder of the year as the region comes to...

Test, ODI leagues approved by ICC Board

A genuine Test match world championship and an ODI league will be introduced to international cricket after both were given in-principle agreement by the...

Frustrated by Congress, Trump signs order to weaken Obamacare

By Yasmeen Abutaleb, Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an order to make it easier for Americans to buy bare-bones...

US withdraws from UN’s cultural agency UNESCO

By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) - The United States announced on Thursday it was withdrawing from UNESCO, the U.N.’s cultural and educational agency, complaining about...

ICC urges higher pay to stop women leaving cricket

NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — A top ICC official has urged cricket bodies around the world to follow Australia's lead and dramatically raise wages...

Ireland confirm Pakistan as first Test opponents

Ireland's first Test match will be against Pakistan in May 2018 after the two countries came to an agreement during the ICC meetings in...

Recent Articles

Over 3000 migrants enrolled in local schools, revised curriculum to include Spanish – Edu....

Over 3000 migrant children from countries like Venezuela, and Trinidad and Tobago are currently enrolled in Guyana’s School system, and steps will be taken...

Prisoner escapes during labour duties at Lusignan training school

Law enforcement officials have launched a manhunt for convicted prisoner, Jose Awad, who escaped from the Lusignan Prison, East Coast Demerara on Tuesday after...

Legal, forensic training among areas for potential collaboration to fight transnational organised crimes –...

See below for a statement from the Attorney General's Chamber on a recent engagement with officials from the Europe-Latin America Programme of Assistance against...

“Quality and timely delivery” top priority as $963M in contracts signed to upgrade Police...

In a move to modernise law enforcement infrastructure, the Home Affairs Ministry has signed some G$963,829,709 in contracts to upgrade police stations across the...

Nigel Dharamlall being questioned by investigators at Cove and John over sexual assault allegations...

The Guyana Police Force has revealed that former Local Government and Regional Development Minister Nigel Dharamlall is currently being questioned at the Cove and...

13,000 to benefit from $11B in student loan write-off – Finance Minister

Finance Minister, Dr Ashni Singh has announced the commencement of phase one of the student loan write-off as was outlined during the 2024 budget...

Latin America, int’l community will respond strongly if Venezuela uses force against Guyana –...

Amid Venezuela’s continued provocative actions in relation to its border with Guyana, former Colombian President Iván Duque is of the view that the international...

MV Ma Lisha enters drydock 1 year after delivery

As part of the contractual agreement between the Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD) of the Public Works Ministry and the Garden Reach Ship Builders...

Berbice motorcyclist dies after colliding with donkey

Twenty-four-year-old Kumar Atmaram also called 'Shawn', a construction worker of Gangaram Village, East Canje Berbice died after he reportedly collided with a donkey on...

Update: Long Creek accident claims life of 5th victim

A fifth person has died in the fatal accident that occurred on Monday morning at Long Creek, Soesdyke Linden Highway. The fifth victim has been...