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...
Maldives quits Commonwealth, weeks after democracy warning
(Reuters) – The Maldives said yesterday it will leave the Commonwealth, weeks after the organisation warned it could be suspended because of its lack...
Donald Trump is running out of ways to win
(CNN) Donald Trump cast himself in almost messianic terms Thursday in Florida, describing the presidential race as "a struggle for the survival of our...
Beautiful coffins for joyous funerals
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Hope, Powell named in WI ODI squad for Zimbabwe tri-series
Batsman Shai Hope and allrounder Rovman Powell have been picked in West Indies' squad for next month's tri-series in Zimbabwe, after the selectors decided...
King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand dies
Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej has died aged 88, according to a statement from the Royal Palace read on state TV this morning (Thursday).
The announcement...
U.S. Russia in outright conflict
Russia, US move past Cold War to unpredictable confrontation
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Trump presidency ‘dangerous’, says UN rights chief
(BBC) Donald Trump's "deeply unsettling and disturbing" views make him a danger internationally, the UN's human rights chief has said.
UN High Commissioner for Human...
Janet Jackson pregnant at 50
(CNN) Janet Jackson is finally letting the world in on her big news.
The superstar has confirmed to People Magazine that she is indeed expecting...
Three-person baby ‘race’ dangerous
(BBC) The UK, which pioneered the advanced form of IVF, was the first country to introduce laws to allow the creation of babies from...
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Man found dead in car on Heroes Highway
Police ranks from Regional Division #4B today discovered the body of a male in a motorcar along the Heroes Highway, East Bank Demerara.
Based on...
WCD labourer busted with ganja
A 30-year-old labourer has been arrested after police found a quantity of marijuana at his Best Village, West Coast Demerara home.
The discovery was made...
Pensioner killed on EBD roadway
A pensioner was killed Saturday night on the East Bank Demerara Public Road after a motorcar crashed into his electric bike.
Dead is 81-year-old Donovan...
Helicopter carrying Iran’s President Raisi crashes, search under way
DUBAI, May 19 (Reuters) - A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister crashed on Sunday as it was crossing mountain...
New ramp, dredging, road upgrades for fisherfolks at Ogle outfall
Fisherfolks operating at the Ogle Outfall on the East Coast of Demerara will benefit from a new ramp to bring their boats onshore and...
“Every single person must be employed” – Pres. Ali as Welding Certification programme rolled...
Employment has been guaranteed for Guyanese participating in a new welding programme being facilitated by the Guyana Government through the School of the Nations...
MMA-ADA receives $110M excavator to advance agricultural works
The Mahaica-Mahaicony Abary- Agricultural Development Authority (MMA-ADA) at Onverwagt, Region Five on Saturday received a $110 million Amphibious Excavator to aid in the efficient...
Nearly 5lbs of ganja found at La Grange
Police in Regional Division #3 have unearthed close to five pounds of marijuana in an abandoned workshop at La Grange, West Bank Demerara.
The discovery...
Guyana to host regional Legal Conference on Criminal Justice Reform in July
See below for a statement on Guyana hosting the regional Legal Conference on Criminal Justice Reform in July:
The Government of Guyana, through the Attorney General’s...
Guyana Energy Conference & Supply Chain Expo 2025 set for February 18-21
See below for a statement on the 2025 hosting of the Guyana Energy Conference and Supply Chain Expo:
The Guyana Energy Conference and Supply Chain...