Rihanna and former Australian PM to raise US$3 Billion for education in Malawi
Barbados’ superstar Rihanna and former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard first came together for a good cause in 2016 and were reunited earlier this...
Jason Holder to lead Test Team for upcoming series
St John’s, ANTIGUA – The selection panel of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) today announced a 12-member squad to face India in the...
Soldiers protecting last drops of gasoline in Venezuela
(Bloomberg) — The few gasoline stations still open in Caracas are manned by armed soldiers, and those waiting to fill their vehicles in day-long...
Neesham seeks return to ‘laissez faire’ approach
James Neesham's last Test match, in Brisbane last November, wasn't the happiest of experiences. Having just come back into the New Zealand side after...
Trump brands claims of compromising material ‘sick and phoney’
BBC- US President-elect Donald Trump says allegations Russia has compromising material on him is "fake news, phoney stuff", put together by "sick people".
He was...
Commonwealth SG calls for greater unity on climate change
LONDON, United Kingdom (CMC) – Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland, has called for more action to deal with the impact of climate change as the...
Concerns grow as Artic river turns ‘blood-red’
Red river near Arctic nickel plant examined by inspectors
(BBC) Russian environmental inspectors are trying to establish why a river near the Norilsk Nickel industrial...
Blood and benefits: Duterte imposes his hometown formula on the Philippines
By Manny Mogato, Karen Lema, David Lague and Jerome Morales (Reuters)
The president has brought the iron-fist approach he used to rule Davao to the...
Kim Kardashian tied up, robbed of millions at gunpoint in Paris
PARIS, France (AFP) — US reality television star Kim Kardashian was tied up and robbed at gunpoint at a luxury Paris residence by assailants...
International food prices continue rising in April
6 May 2021, Rome - International food commodity prices rose for the 11th consecutive month in April, with sugar leading the increase and cereals resuming their...
Recent Articles
Letter: Teachers dancing to whose tune?
Dear Editor,
Dancing has dominated many a deliberation recently in Guyana and has been food for thought. The German teacher and author of “The Power...
Mahdia tragedy 1st anniversary: Separate memorial services planned for today
As Guyana reflects on the 20 innocent lives lost on May 21, 2023, during the tragic fire that ripped through the Mahdia Secondary School...
ERC urges appreciation for cultural diversity
See full statement from the Ethnic Relations Commission:
The United Nations (UN) designated May 21 as World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development.
This...
Pres. Ali urges contractors to expedite infrastructural works in Reg. 3
President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali on Monday inspected housing and road infrastructure works in Region Three where he urged contractors to expedite the projects...
Conciliation cannot begin until teachers end strike – MoE
See full statement from the Ministry of Education:
On 12th May 2024, the Ministry of Education (MoE) initiated the conciliation process in keeping with the...
Guyana to champion forest conservation at upcoming G20 Summit – Jagdeo
Guyana has been invited to attend the upcoming Group of Twenty (G20) Summit in Brasilia, Brazil in October, and will champion forest conservation and...
Power ship reaches maximum capacity of 36MW – GPL
Over the weekend, the power ship stationed at Everton, East Bank Berbice incrementally increased its generation output to 35 megawatts to the Demerara-Berbice Interconnected...
Govt makes 2nd NRF withdrawal for 2024 to the tune of US$300 million
See full statement from the Ministry of Finance:
Pursuant to the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) Act 2021, as amended by the Fiscal Enactments (Amendment) Act...
Construction of US$35M Mackenzie-Wismar Bridge to begin in August
Traffic congestion and long delays will soon be things of the past for commuters using the Mackenzie-Wismar Bridge, as construction of a new US$35...
Body of missing pensioner found in Essequibo River
See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:
Police in Regional Division #7 are investigating a report of suspected drowning of Philistine Franci called ‘PI’,...