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U.S. will accept WHO-approved COVID-19 vaccines for international visitors

WASHINGTON, Oct 8 (Reuters) - The United States will accept the use by international visitors of COVID-19 vaccines authorized by U.S. regulators or the...

Presidential debate: How the world’s media reacted

(BBC) US voters have endured the first of three presidential debates between President Donald Trump and Joe Biden. The event has also prompted a huge...

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...

Seven Americans reported dead in Bahamas helicopter crash

Police in the Bahamas worked Friday to identify the bodies of seven Americans killed in a helicopter crash after being told that billionaire coal...

Muhammad Ali to be buried after final journey through hometown

Louisville, Kentucky (CNN) A funeral procession for Muhammad Ali will travel through his hometown, passing by his childhood home to the first boxing gym...

AB de Villiers ruled out of Australia tour

South Africa’s captain AB de Villiers has been ruled out of the home ODI series and away Test series against Australia because of a...

Algeria protests: Police use water cannon to disperse demonstrators

Algerian police have used water cannon to disperse protesters demonstrating against Abdelkader Bensalah's appointment as interim president. Bensalah, the speaker of parliament's upper house, succeeds...

Global anti-smoking measures quadruple since 2007 — WHO report

(AFP) Warnings about the dangers of smoking and restrictions on tobacco use have quadrupled worldwide since 2007, but more needs to be done to...

Liz Truss to quit as UK prime minister next week

LONDON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Liz Truss said on Thursday she was resigning as British prime minister just six weeks after she was appointed,...

Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner to lead US federal overhaul

(BBC) President Donald Trump is expected to unveil a new unit aimed at overhauling the US federal bureaucracy, and headed by his son-in-law Jared...

Recent Articles

Soldier likely died of brain aneurysm & swollen heart – wife changes ‘inconclusive’ PME...

Hours after the widow of Corporal Leroy Thom, who died during training at Tacama in Region Ten (Upper Demerara-Berbice), spoke about the inconclusive nature...

Lost at sea: Body of missing fisherman recovered, colleague still missing

Some four days after they were reported missing at sea, the body of a fisherman has been recovered while his colleague remains missing. The two...

Moruca children receive cleft lip repair surgeries through FFTP programme

Two young children from the hinterland regions of Guyana have received life-changing cleft lip repair surgeries, thanks to the support of Food for The...

Vreed-en-Hoop-to-G/town water taxis to operate from Harbour Master Boathouse

See full statement from the Maritime Administration Department:  Commuters travelling between Georgetown and Vreed-en-Hoop via water taxis are advised that the boarding and disembarking of...

Cop to face Judge, jury for murder of Quindon Bacchus

Police Lance Corporal Kristoff De Nobrega, accused of fatally shooting 23-year-old Quindon Bacchus from Golden Grove, East Coast Demerara (ECD), has been ordered to...

Govt unveils cybersecurity policy framework

To enhance cybersecurity resilience, the National Data Management Authority (NDMA) unveiled 43 new policies as part of Government’s National Cybersecurity Policy Framework at the...

Stabroek Market collapse: 5 persons received minor injuries

Five persons have received minor injuries following the collapse of structures aback the Stabroek Market. This was related by Ministers Deodat Indar, Robeson Benn and...

BREAKING NEWS: Several injured after structures aback Stabroek Market collapses

Several persons are reported injured after several wooden structures aback Stabroek Market collapsed. The incident occurred moments ago and emergency response personnel are on the...

Engineers Bill for Parliament before year-end – Nandlall

  The government has retained the services of a consultant to review the draft Engineers Bill following recommendations for changes in the governance structure. The...

Govt welcomes PPC report on Belle Vue Pump Station contract award

  See full statement from the Ministry of Finance: The Government of Guyana welcomes the finalization of the report by the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) on...