With fuel and water scarce, stricken Puerto Rico presses for shipping waiver
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico/NEW YORK, (Reuters) – As Puerto Rico struggles with a lack of fuel, water and medical supplies following the devastation of...
Senate Republicans pull plug on latest Obamacare repeal bid
(AFP) US Senate Republicans have aborted their latest plan to dismantle Obamacare, they said Tuesday, after it became clear President Donald Trump's party did...
‘Put people above debt,’ Puerto Rico official urges amid Maria’s devastation
Dave Graham, Robin Respaut
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) - San Juan’s mayor urged the United States on Tuesday to prioritize “people above debt” as...
North Korea says U.S. ‘declared war’ warns it could shoot down U.S. bombers
By Michelle Nichols, Ben Blanchard, Christine Kim
UNITED NATIONS/BEIJING/SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea’s foreign minister said on Monday that President Donald Trump had declared war...
Conditions growing dire in hurricane-hit Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AFP) — Living conditions in hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico are growing worse by the day, with tired, bewildered people lining up...
US expands travel ban to include Venezuela, N Korea
(BBC) US President Donald Trump has expanded his controversial travel ban to include people from North Korea, Venezuela and Chad, citing security concerns.
The new,...
Puerto Rico dam failure ‘imminent’ after Hurricane Maria
(BBC) A failing dam is causing "extremely dangerous" flooding on a Puerto Rico river in the wake of Hurricane Maria, authorities say.
The National Weather...
German airlines to launch flights to Caribbean
(CMC) German leisure carrier, Condor and Lufthansa Group Eurowings, will launch flights to the Caribbean next Monday from Dusseldorf.
This follows the closure of Airberlin's...
Law wants ‘settled’ team for World Cup qualifier
West Indies coach Stuart Law has challenged his one-day squad to use the remainder of the series against England to prove they should be part of...
North Korea: Trump and Kim call each other mad
(BBC) Kim Jong-un has said remarks by "deranged" US President Donald Trump have convinced him he is right to develop weapons for North Korea.
In...
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Fmr. PNC General Secretary, Oscar Clarke passes
Former General Secretary (GS) of the People's National Congress (PNC) reportedly died on Wednesday after complaining of feeling unwell. He died at a private...
GMSA urges T&T authorities to resolve ‘breach’ swiftly
Full statement below:
The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) has taken note of the recent denial of entry into the Republic of Trinidad and...
Guyanese exporters have been subjected to unfair treatment by T&T for decades – GOGEC
say latest development is blatant violation of free trade embodied in the Treaty of Chaguaramas
The Guyana Oil and Gas Energy Chamber (GOGEC) has...
GCCI calls for removal of NTB following T&T’s refusal to import milk, water from...
Full statement below:
The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce & Industry (GCCI) notes, with strong consternation, the attempts by Trinidad & Tobago (T&T) to frustrate the...
MoA procures 100 Vessel Monitoring Devices for fisheries sector
The Agriculture Ministry through its Fisheries Department recently procured 100 Vessel Monitoring Devices (VMDs) as part of its monitoring strategy for artisanal fisheries in...
CARICOM Trade Ministers meet in Georgetown for 58th COTED
CARICOM Ministers with responsibility for trade began a two-day meeting on Tuesday, May 14 at the CARICOM Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana.
Minister of Trade and...
MoE issues warning letters sent to 9 contractors for failing to meet deadlines, substandard...
The Education Ministry has issued several warning letters to nine contractors for breaching their stipulated contractual deadlines as well as for producing substandard work.
This...
Security officer shot dead after allegedly opening fire on Police
A security officer attached to Kalibur Security Service was on Tuesday shot and killed after he opened fire on a team of police officers...
Long Creek smash-up claims 6th victim
A sixth person has succumbed to his injuries following the horrific smash-up at Long Creek Linden-Soesdyke Highway on Monday which has already claimed the...
High Court throws out BK’s challenge of quarry licences granted to Hadi’s World Inc.
An application made by BK Quarries Incorporated, challenging the quarry licences granted to Hadi’s World – a company owned by businessman Nazar “Shell” Mohamed...