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Friday, March 29, 2024

Argentine nuns ‘helped hide cash and jewels hoard’

(BBC) The Roman Catholic Church in Argentina has launched an investigation into whether four nuns helped to hide a hoard of cash and jewels. The...

Turkey declares state of emergency – President vows ‘all viruses within the armed...

(BBC) Turkey's president has declared a state of emergency for three months following Friday night's failed army coup. Speaking at the presidential palace in Ankara,...

Excitement building as St Lucia Zouks prepare for first home game

Morne Morkel is in a positive frame of mind as he looks ahead to the St. Lucia Zouks’ first home game in the Darren...

Half of Brazilians are against the Olympics -poll

(CNNMoney)  Brazilians are not happy that the Olympics are in their backyard. An estimated 50% of Brazilians are against the Olympics, according to Brazilian polling agency...

Jagdeo in Rome to participate in forestry events

Former President of Guyana and Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo, has urged the FAO's Committee on Forests (COFO) to play a more active role in...

Hero CPL: A view from the grounds ahead of USA chapter

With the Lauderhill leg of the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL), which takes place between 28-31 July in Central Broward Stadium, fast approaching, international...

Pakistani man dismembered, killed for having affair, police say

(CNN) A 24-year-old Pakistani man was mutilated in a so-called honor killing, police said. Allah Ditta was stabbed multiple times by five men Tuesday in Pakistan's...

Kevin Pietersen signs up with Dolphins again

Kevin Pietersen will return home, to KwaZulu-Natal, to play for Dolphins in South Africa's T20 competition in the upcoming season. Pietersen, who was born in...

Guyanese national jailed for Florida mortgage scam

A Guyana-born man has been jailed for more than 20 years by a Florida court, for a series of multimillion-dollar mortgage fraud schemes in...

How to stop deforestation? Give indigenous people rights to land – U.N. expert

(Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Indigenous peoples are better than governments at preventing forests from being cut and should be seen as a solution, not a...

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...