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Woman wakes up after 27 years in a coma

A woman from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) who was seriously injured in a traffic accident in 1991 has made a seemingly miraculous...

Baby cut out of mother’s womb dies at US hospital

A baby cut out of his murdered teenage mother's womb died Friday at a Chicago hospital of severe brain injury nearly two months after...

Neymar rape case dropped over lack of evidence

Police investigating rape allegations against Brazilian football player Neymar say they have closed the case. The São Paulo attorney general's office said the case...

Newborn girl found alive in shallow grave in India

(BBC) A newborn baby girl has been discovered buried alive in northern India, a local police chief has revealed. Abhinandan Singh told reporters the baby...

Kobe Bryant death: Recovery of bodies from helicopter crash “very difficult”

The recovery of bodies from the scene of a helicopter crash that killed US basketball player Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven other...

Coronavirus: Tiger at Bronx Zoo tests positive for Covid-19

(BBC) A four-year-old female Malayan tiger at the Bronx Zoo has tested positive for the coronavirus. The tiger, named Nadia, is believed to be the...

WHO concerned about COVID-19 impact on immunisation programmes

The World Health Organisation (WHO) is concerned about the impact the vovel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic will have on other health services, especially for children. WHO...

Trump says U.S. “terminating” relationship with WHO

President Trump announced Friday that he's "terminating" the United States' relationship with the World Health Organization, claiming China has total control over it. As...

Kenyan 12-year old girl married to two men within a month

(BBC) A 12-year-old girl has been rescued by authorities in Kenya after she was married off to two men in the span of one...

China’s new richest person is a bottled water tycoon

(BBC) The richest person is China is a bottled water tycoon, knocking Alibaba founder Jack Ma from his mantle. Zhong Shanshan founded Nongfu Spring in...

Recent Articles

Fmr. PNC General Secretary, Oscar Clarke passes

Former General Secretary (GS) of the People's National Congress (PNC) reportedly died on Wednesday after complaining of feeling unwell. He died at a private...

GMSA urges T&T authorities to resolve ‘breach’ swiftly    

Full statement below: The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) has taken note of the recent denial of entry into the Republic of Trinidad and...

Guyanese exporters have been subjected to unfair treatment by T&T for decades – GOGEC

say latest development is blatant violation of free trade embodied in the Treaty of Chaguaramas The Guyana Oil and Gas Energy Chamber (GOGEC) has...

GCCI calls for removal of NTB following T&T’s refusal to import milk, water from...

Full statement below: The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce & Industry (GCCI) notes, with strong consternation, the attempts by Trinidad & Tobago (T&T) to frustrate the...

MoA procures 100 Vessel Monitoring Devices for fisheries sector  

The Agriculture Ministry through its Fisheries Department recently procured 100 Vessel Monitoring Devices (VMDs) as part of its monitoring strategy for artisanal fisheries in...

CARICOM Trade Ministers meet in Georgetown for 58th COTED

CARICOM Ministers with responsibility for trade began a two-day meeting on Tuesday, May 14 at the CARICOM Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana. Minister of Trade and...

MoE issues warning letters sent to 9 contractors for failing to meet deadlines, substandard...

The Education Ministry has issued several warning letters to nine contractors for breaching their stipulated contractual deadlines as well as for producing substandard work. This...

Security officer shot dead after allegedly opening fire on Police

A security officer attached to Kalibur Security Service was on Tuesday shot and killed after he opened fire on a team of police officers...

Long Creek smash-up claims 6th victim

A sixth person has succumbed to his injuries following the horrific smash-up at Long Creek Linden-Soesdyke Highway on Monday which has already claimed the...

High Court throws out BK’s challenge of quarry licences granted to Hadi’s World Inc.

An application made by BK Quarries Incorporated, challenging the quarry licences granted to Hadi’s World – a company owned by businessman Nazar “Shell” Mohamed...