Mexico border wall: Trump confirms emergency move
President Trump has confirmed he will use emergency powers to build a wall on the US border with Mexico, saying "walls work".
Building the wall...
School hit by deadly cyclone landslide in Zimbabwe
Two boarding school pupils are among 31 people to have been killed in eastern Zimbabwe by Cyclone Idai.
They were asleep in their dormitory when...
Sri Lanka attacks “linked to foreign network”
A wave of bombings that killed 290 people in Sri Lanka on Sunday was carried out with the support of an international network, officials...
NY Assembly votes to permit driver’s licences for undocumented immigrants
New York state would become the 13th state to permit driver's licences for immigrants who entered the country illegally under legislation passed by the...
Puerto Rico governor resigns after mass protests
Puerto Rico's Governor Ricardo Rosselló has announced his resignation after days of mass street protests in the US territory.
Mr Rosselló, who had only...
Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed wins Nobel Peace Prize
(BBC) The 2019 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed who made peace last year with bitter foe Eritrea.
He...
Guyana bags Guinness World Record for ‘most stickers on a car’
The Embassy of Guyana in Kuwait has set a Guinness World Record in the category of ‘most stickers on a car.’ The Embassy on...
COVID-19: The pandemic is about to devastate the developing world
Reprinted from the Washington Post (By Brian Klaas, Global Opinions contributor)
Covid-19 is about to overload health-care systems in Italy, France, Spain, Britain and the...
Coronavirus: How India will play a major role in a Covid-19 vaccine
(BBC) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said last fortnight that India and the US were working together to develop vaccines against the coronavirus.
Mr...
103-year-old Massachusetts woman beats coronavirus
Shelley Gunn describes her Polish grandmother, Jennie Stejna, as having a feisty spirit. Stejna certainly displayed that spirit as the 103-year-old woman recently...
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Police investigating alleged bomb threat at St Rose’s High School
See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:
On May 2, 2024, at 13:45hrs, an alleged bomb threat was made to St. Roses High School...
Govt to seek over US$180M in supplementary funding for GPL
Government will soon approach the National Assembly for US$180M- US$250M in supplementary funding for the Guyana Power and Light (GPL).
This sum will be used...
4 persons robbed of cash & jewellery after returning home from concert
See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:
On May 02, at about 03:15 hours, at Lot 184 Durban Backlands, Georgetown, four (4) persons were...
Grove man dies after being struck down by speeding cop
A pedestrian was last evening struck down and killed by a vehicle driven by a policeman, along the Farm Public Road, East Bank Demerara...
Jamaican Information Minister “impressed” with Guyana’s media landscape
Jamaica’s Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Robert Nesta Morgan on Thursday said he is “very impressed” with...
Govt awards 150 mining blocks; more areas to be allotted in coming months
See full statement from the Ministry of Natural Resources:
Emanating from a commitment H.E. President Mohamed Irfaan Ali made to the mining stakeholders, on Friday...
Over 90 persons vying for seat on PPP’s 35-member Central Executive Committee
A total of ninety-three persons are vying to be a part of the People’s Progressive Party’s (PPP) Central Executive Committee at this weekend’s Congress.
The...
Guyana must recognise rapidly evolving work culture – GAWU on reduced hours, days
The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) has pointed out that the global movement to reduce working hours and days without compromising conditions...
Pupils expressed confidence, readiness for NGSA 2024
A total of 15, 488 pupils are writing this year’s National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) on May 2 and 3.
The pupils are being tested...
4 homeless after unattended stove goes up in flames
A mother and her three children are now homeless after their Number 60 Village, Corentyne, Berbice home went up in flames.
The woman had to...