US Supreme Court debates ban on sex offenders accessing social media
(AFP) The US Supreme Court on Monday took up a case involving a North Carolina law that bars registered sex offenders from accessing social...
UN seeks settlement to Venezuela-Guyana border dispute
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Monday appointed a new envoy to resolve a border dispute between Venezuela and Guyana, saying he was ready...
Trump hints at Visa sanctions for countries that refuse deported ‘illegal’ immigrants
Just 49 days into his Presidency, US Head of State Donald Trump has made it clear that he wants to get rid of undocumented...
Kim Jong-Nam killing: Suspect ‘was paid $90 for baby oil prank’
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Giant cannabis factory found in nuclear bunker in England
(BBC) A large-scale cannabis factory has been found in an underground former nuclear bunker, Wiltshire police have said.
Several thousand cannabis plants with an estimated street...
Fasting diet ‘regenerates diabetic pancreas’
By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News website
(BBC) The pancreas can be triggered to regenerate itself through a type of fasting diet,...
Chemical weapon VX nerve agent killed N.Korean leader’s half brother: Malaysian police
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(Reuters) VX nerve agent, a chemical the United Nations classifies as a weapon of mass destruction,...
Astronomers discover 7 Earth-sized planets orbiting nearby star
(CNN) Astronomers have found at least seven Earth-sized planets orbiting the same star 40 light-years away, according to a study published Wednesday in...
Mexico rejects ‘unilateral’ US migration moves
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — Mexico vowed not to let the United States impose migration reforms on it as its leaders prepared Thursday to...
List of players sold and unsold at IPL auction 2017
Sixty-six players sold in 2017 auction
Sold players
INR 1 crore = INR 100 lakh = INR 10000000 = USD 149254 approx
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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...