Hospital fire kills at least 20 – in Bhubaneswar, India
(BBC) At least 20 people have been killed in a fire at a hospital in eastern India.
The fire began in the intensive care unit...
Pakistan overcome Bravo epic for thrilling win
Pakistan's bowlers held their nerve to seize a 56-run win over West Indies after an intense, attritional fifth day in Dubai, in which Darren...
Hitler’s birthplace to be demolished
Hitler house in Austria to be demolished after long row
(BBC) The house in Austria where Adolf Hitler was born is set to be demolished...
What does the world’s most expensive meat taste like?
By Chris Dwyer, for CNN
"Would you prefer the 2000 or 2003 vintage?" A standard question if you're deciding on wine in a fine restaurant...
Priyanka Chopra sorry for magazine cover ‘insulting refugees’
(BBC) Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra has apologised after being criticised for modelling an "insensitive" top on a Conde Nast Traveller magazine cover.
The top has...
Trump challenges Clinton to drug test before debate
(BBC) Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has accused rival Hillary Clinton of being "pumped up" during their last debate, saying they should both be...
Surgeons in NY separate twins conjoined at the head
(BBC) Twin boys who were conjoined at the tops of their heads have been separated by a team of surgeons in New York.
Thirteen-month-old Jadon...
Pennsylvania pastor charged with impregnating 15-yr-old girl from his youth group
(New York Daily News) A Pennsylvania pastor faces charges he impregnated a 15-year-old girl from his youth group during a seven-month sexual relationship, according...
Deadly stampede at Hindu procession
(CNN) The death toll from a stampede Saturday in the northern Indian city of Varanasi has climbed to 20, with several more people critically injured,...
Venezuela’s Maduro signs 2017 budget, bypassed Congress cries foul
CARACAS, (Reuters) – President Nicolas Maduro yesterday signed off on Venezuela’s 2017 budget, drawing fire from the opposition-led National Assembly which accused the unpopular...
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Dr Bharrat Jagdeo unanimously re-elected as PPP General Secretary
See full statement from the Peoples Progressive Party:
The newly constituted Central Committee of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) convened its first meeting today, May...
18-Y-O drowns at Rockstone
See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:
Police in Regional Divisional #10 are investigating the suspected drowning of Adiel Thomas, age 18, a student...
Grand Coastal Hotel wins TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Award 2024
Grand Coastal Hotel has announced that it has been honoured with the TripAdvisor’s® Travellers’ Choice® Awards for 2024. The award honours businesses that consistently...
New partnership to boost trade & business development between Guyana & Suriname
The Suriname Guyana Chamber of Commerce (SGCC) has announced the signing of a groundbreaking Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Berbice Chamber of Commerce...
Ameena Gafoor Institute goes global
The Ameena Gafoor Institute (AGI) was created from scratch in March 2020 under the directorship of Professor David Dabydeen. The Institute was formally launched...
Guyana expresses solidarity with Brazil following devastating floods
In the wake of devastating floods in Southern Brazil that have claimed the lives of over 80 and displaced over 120,000, President Dr. Irfaan...
Chevron arbitration to go into 2025, ExxonMobil CEO tells CNBC
Exxon CEO Darren Woods said Monday that the dispute with Chevron over Hess Corporation’s oil assets in Guyana likely will not be resolved until...
4 friends arrested, to be charged for disorderly behaviour at police roadblock
See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:
𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞
----relative to a video uploaded on social media (Facebook)
On May 6, 2024, at approximately 21:15 hours...
Minister Indar leads Guyana’s delegation at OTC in Houston
Minister Deodat Indar is leading a delegation at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, Texas where several Guyanese companies and Government stakeholders are...
Over 15,000 pupils receive meals during NGSA this year
The Ministry of Education has distributed over 49,500 meals, including breakfast and lunch to over 15,000 pupils countrywide who sat the National Grade Six...