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Friday, March 29, 2024

Music icon Prince dead at 57

Taken from CNN Prince Rogers Nelson, the eclectic virtuoso who penned such gems as "Kiss" and "Let's Go Crazy" and who took on the music...

Michelle Obama ‘ape in heels’ Facebook post: Woman ‘to return to work’

(BBC) A woman suspended after calling First Lady Michelle Obama an "ape in heels" in a Facebook post is set to return to work...

Mexico town’s entire police force detained after murder

(BBC)-The entire police force of the Mexican town of Ocampo has been detained on suspicion of involvement in the murder of a mayoral candidate. Fernando...

Mozambique cyclone: Death toll rises as storm blocks aid

The death toll in cyclone-hit northern Mozambique has risen to 38, officials say, as aid workers struggle to reach the worst-affected areas. Cyclone Kenneth struck...

Major int’l firms interested as Guyana prepares to sell carbon credits globally

By: Andrew Carmichael  Several international firms have already expressed interest as Guyana prepares to sell its carbon credits on the world market. This announcement was made...

Afghanistan cricket team granted Test status

LONDON, United Kingdom (CMC) — Just two weeks after shocking West Indies for their first win over a major Test-playing side, minnows Afghanistan have...

South African man ‘found with 21 severed vaginas’ in his freezer

  - A man who was allegedly found with 21 pieces of female genitalia in his freezer has appeared in court. Peter Frederiksen, 63, a...

Christmas star: Jupiter and Saturn set to align in the night sky

(BBC) Jupiter and Saturn are set to cross paths in the night sky, appearing to the naked eye as a "double planet". The timing of...

Japan’s strongest typhoon in 25 years kills at least six

(BBC) Japan has been hit by its strongest typhoon in 25 years, causing at least six deaths and 160 injuries. Typhoon Jebi made landfall in...

Wole Soyinka, Nigerian Nobel prize winner, gives up green card over Trump

(CNN) Africa's first Nobel Prize winner for Literature, Wole Soyinka, has spoken for the first time since he said in October that he would...

Recent Articles

“Gunbutt” shot by armed men who took advantage of stepson

An investigation has been launched into a shooting incident involving 41-year-old Calvin Johnson, called “Gunbutt”, of East Ruimveldt Trench Road in Georgetown. That incident reportedly...

Man chops reputed wife after threatened with eviction

Overseas-based Guyanese Deomattie Rampersaud of Highbury Village, East Bank Berbice (Region Six: East Berbice-Corentyne) is now a patient of the New Amsterdam Hospital after...

18 areas earmarked for new housing developments

The government has revealed a comprehensive strategy aimed at further reducing the backlog of house lots within the Ministry of Housing and Water’s database. Minister...

Legal icon Justice (rtd.) Désirée Bernard dies

Former Chancellor of the Judiciary of Guyana Justice Désirée Bernard has died. Justice Bernard’s biography is chronicled on the CCJ’s website. It states that she...

Traffic Advisory for Easter Monday

Traffic Advisory from the Guyana Police Force: Be informed that in on Monday 1st April, 2024 Easter activities will be celebrated country wide with an...

UK donates drone to GMCS for mangrove monitoring

A group of young indigenous girls and boys are being trained to champion conservation efforts in the Barima Mora Passage. They are being trained...

Counselling, other support for families of girls that died in Massara

The government has pledged to provide counselling and other support that may be necessary to the families of the three young girls who lost...

Current dry spell to persist until end of April, desist from lighting fires –...

Public Advisory from the Ministry of Home Affairs:  In recent developments, there has been a significant decrease in visibility attributed to a combination of ground...

Death of GDF rank: Truck driver says highway was dark, soldiers were not wearing...

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  Police are investigating a fatal accident which occurred at about 21:00 hrs last night (Wednesday) at Madewini,...

Texas-based Lindsayca to work on petrochemical plant, refinery & oil block in Guyana

Texas-based oil and gas firm Lindsayca has revealed that it will be doing critical work on three major local initiatives: a petrochemical plant, as...