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Thursday, March 28, 2024

Sports Illustrated predicts five gold medals for Jamaica

...American magazine forecasts Bolt will retain titles, but Shelly to lose out Respected American magazine Sports Illustrated has predicted that Jamaica will win 11 medals,...

Chase, Blackwood raise Windies hopes of draw

(CMC) – Jermaine Blackwood struck his second half-century of the game while Roston Chase carved out his maiden one in Tests, as West Indies...

Kes to ‘Bring the Beat’ to Hero CPL Party Stand

The Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) Grand Final this Sunday (7 August) will be headlined with a half time and post-match concert from Trinidadian...

WICB president wary of poor Test attendances

WICB president has said it is necessary for his board to better peoples' experience at the ground during Test cricket, to draw bigger crowds....

Hero CPL confirms suspension of TKR’s William Perkins

The Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) have announced the immediate suspension of Trinbago Knight Riders batsman William Perkins for the remainder of this year’s...

Emirates plane crash-lands at Dubai airport

(BBC) An Emirates plane has crash-landed at Dubai International Airport. All 300 people on board were able to escape from the burning aircraft. The plane...

Guyanese teen missing in New York

By RACHAEL TROST (NBC News) The Bissal family came to the United States for the same reason so many families do: so their daughters could have...

Girl aged two can recite capital cities of 196 countries – in UNDER...

Rakshitha Kumar's parents became aware of their daughter's remarkable memory after playing a game to keep her occupied on an 11-hour flight from India A...

Obama says Trump ‘unfit’ for presidency

 (CNN) President Barack Obama offered one of his sharpest denunciations of Donald Trump to date Tuesday, declaring the Republican nominee entirely unfit to serve...

Reports of chemical gas attacks in 2 Syrian cities

(CNN) Two chemical gas attacks have been reported in northern Syria, one in the region where a Russian helicopter was downed a day...

Recent Articles

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...

GDF rank struck, killed by truck during annual walk

A Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Sergeant was struck down and killed by a vehicle while participating in the Force’s annual walk. Dead is Sergeant Deslyn...

Guyana will aggressively pursue oil for national development – Pres Ali to BBC

  An interview between President Dr Irfaan Ali and Stephen Sackur, the host of BBC’s “HardTalk” show, saw the Head of State forced to defend...

11 homeless after fire flattens Angoy’s Avenue houses

  Eleven people are now homeless after fire destroyed two houses at Angoy's Avenue, New Amsterdam, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) on Wednesday. Rudolph Majeet disclosed that...

EPA orders rice farmers to desist from burning fields

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered rice farmers across the country to desist from burning their fields. See full advisory:  

‘Oil spill’ legislation to be tabled later this year – VP Jagdeo

A comprehensive oil spill legislation will be tabled in the National Assembly later this year, setting out the proposed procedures for oil spill preparation,...

Health Ministry begins chickenpox vaccination drive at Lusignan Prison

The Ministry of Health has commenced the administration of chickenpox vaccines to the general population at the Lusignan Prison, as the Guyana Prison Service...

Letter: Why does Dr Vincent Adams believe that he should not have been fired...

Dear Editor, In 2015, Permanent Secretaries Collin Croal and Nigel Dharamlall mounted political platforms during the General Election campaign, and both subsequently resigned, as required...