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Retiring Bolt the ‘Ali of Athletics’ – Coe

(AFP) World athletics chief, Sebastian Coe, says Usain Bolt will retire as the “Muhammad Ali of track and field”, hanging up his spikes as...

TV Batman actor Adam West dies at 88

(BBC) Adam West, the US actor best known as the star of the 1960s hit TV series Batman, has died aged 88. West died peacefully...

Texas toddlers die ‘after left intentionally in car for 15 hours’

(BBC) Two young sisters have died in Texas after their mother allegedly left them in a car for 15 hours in temperatures of up...

May pledges minority government after UK election debacle on eve of Brexit talks

By Costas Pitas and Kylie MacLellan | LONDON (Reuters) British Prime Minister Theresa May said she would form a government backed by a small Northern...

Trump goes on offensive against ex-FBI chief, calling him a ‘leaker’

By Doina Chiacu | WASHINGTON (Reuters) President Donald Trump said he was vindicated and derided James Comey as a "leaker" on Friday after the fired...

Trump administration begins vetting social media profiles for visa applicants

(ABC News) The Trump administration has implemented a new rule that allows officials to demand five years' worth of social media profiles and 15...

Life in the fast lane: International news agency delves into Bolt’s childhood

(AFP) Usain Bolt's journey from country boy to Olympic gold medal hero and global sports icon has its roots in the rugged and isolated...

FBI ex-head Comey accuses Trump administration of defaming him, telling ‘lies’

By Patricia Zengerle and Susan Cornwell | WASHINGTON (Reuters) James Comey said on Thursday he was disturbed by President Donald Trump's bid to get him...

120 aboard missing military plane, search ongoing in Andaman Sea

A Myanmar military flight is missing with 120 people on board, a Myanmar military spokesman told CNN on Wednesday. According to CNN, crews are searching...

Ohio man with HIV charged with murder after girlfriend dies of AIDS

(NY POST) A married man accused of not telling his longtime girlfriend that he was HIV-positive was charged with murder after the woman died of...

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President Ali dispels claims of discrimination

President Irfaan Ali has sought to dispel claims of his party discriminating against some communities and administrative regions in its development programmes. The President...

“We have to win the 2025 elections and win them massively” – Jagdeo

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) is hosting its Congress at an important juncture since the country’s next General and Regional Elections are slated for...

“We will fly our flags in and out of elections” – Teixeira to Opposition

People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Executive Member Gail Teixeira on today said her party will continue to display its party colours and flags across the...

GHDS to host “Sanskriti” in G/Town, Berbice to mark Indian Arrival Day

The Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha (GHDB) will host Sanskriti – a celebration of Our Heritage, Our Culture, Our Traditions - for two days to...

$543.6M for vital bridge rehabilitation in Region Four

The Ministry of Public Works has allocated a significant sum of $543.6 million for the rehabilitation of vital bridges across Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica), enhancing...

Removal of Marxism-Leninism from Party’s Constitution among proposals as PPP 32nd Congress gets underway...

The People’s Progressive Party’s 32ndCongress gets underway today and during the two-day forum, the ruling party is expected to consider several proposals made by...

GRA reviewing invoices in 2nd oil audit to detect overstatements – VP Jagdeo

Following the recent detection of a false declaration on oil well equipment that was imported on behalf of ExxonMobil, the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA)...

Father of 4 killed after rescuing fellow villager from attackers

Joseph Forde, a 44-year-old contractor of Middle Street, Sparendaam, East Coast Demerara (ECD), lost his life on Thursday evening after he was chopped and...

Prisoner further remanded for murder of cellmate

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force: A 23-year-old prisoner, Shamar Davis called Stamma of Lot 56 B Field, Sophia who has been on...

Update: Policeman in custody for killing pedestrian in hit-and-run

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force: Police ranks in Regional Division 4'B' are probing a 'hit-and-run' fatal accident that occurred on Wednesday, May...